Fitoor and Rock On!! director Gattu (as Abhishek is fondly called in the industry) has been offered to direct the Hindi remake of Magadheera for Sajid Nadiadwala's company. The filmmaker, currently occupied with the final schedule of Fitoor with Aditya Roy Kapoor, has had a couple of meetings with Sajid who is keen that he directs the remake which already has Shahid in the lead.
The rights were acquired in early 2014. The film is one of the seven prime projects on Sajid's slate this year in the capacity of a producer. The remake is expected to roll by the first quarter of next year. "Sajid bhai was keen that Rajamouli helms the remake as well but he refused to do it. He doesn't believe in remaking his own films. Abhishek is one of the prime choices to direct the remake. But a lot will depend on how Fitoor turns out to be and how it fares at the box office," says a source close to the development.
Shahid will step into Telugu superstar Ram Charan's shoes. The reincarnation drama goes back and forth between the current times and the mideval era where the lovers met and separated due to circumstances.
The heroine for the remake has not been finalised yet.