Abhishek Kapoor denies rumours of directing ‘Magadheera’ remake

BizAsia recently reported that Abhishek Kapoor had been signed by producer Sajid Nadiadwala to direct the remake of Telugu film ‘Magadheera’ (2009), with Shahid Kapoor in the male lead role. However, this has since been denied by the director himself.

A spokesperson for Kapoor told BizAsia, “This is not true.��Abhishek Kapoor is��busy��finishing��Fitoor. His next film will be announced once��that is finished.”

Kapoor is working on ‘Fitoor’ which is a Hindi adaptation of ‘Great Expectations’. It will see Katrina Kaif, Aditya Roy Kapur and Tabu in main roles.