EXCLUSIVE: Son of Chandni Bar producer responds to The Kerala Story director Sudipto Sen’s claim of acquiring rights : Bollywood News-OxBig News Network

Chandni Bar (2001) is remembered not just for its gritty narrative and award-winning performance but also because it made Madhur Bhandarkar a director to watch out for. Talks of the sequel have been going on for a long time and if recent reports are to be believed, then it’s all set to materialize soon.

EXCLUSIVE: Son of Chandni Bar producer responds to The Kerala Story director Sudipto Sen’s claim of acquiring rights

Sudipto Sen of The Kerala Story (2023) and Bastar – The Naxal Story (2024) fame confirmed to journalist Vickey Lalwani that he was in the process of acquiring the rights to the first film from producer R Mohan. He further added that certain legal formalities remain and that it should be completed by next week. He further expressed his desire to make a sequel to this much-acclaimed film.

But when Bollywood Hungama contacted Amit Mohan, the son of R Mohan, he clarified, “We had discussed with him some months ago. Nothing has been decided or finalized. The rights are with us”

Chandni Bar starred Tabu and Atul Kulkarni and was the story of a girl working in a dance bar to earn a living. It was released with minimal expectations and awareness but by its sheer word of mouth, it managed to be not just critically acclaimed but also commercially successful. It also won 4 National Awards – Best Film on Other Social Issues, Best Actress (Tabu), Best Supporting Actor (Atul Kulkarni) and Best Supporting Actress (Ananya Khare).

Interestingly, last year, Chandni Bar’s writer Mohan Azad confirmed that he was making Chandni Bar 2. He said in a press note, “The producer of this film R. Mohan had expressed this desire long ago about the sequel of Chandni Bar, about whose story we were very confused. But I am happy that we have written the story of this sequel film in a tremendous manner. And I am sure that we will be able to repeat the same success of Chandni Bar once again in the coming year.”

And that’s not all. In 2018, producer Shaailesh R Singh claimed that he had the rights to the film. He said, “I am really excited to produce Chandni Bar 2 with Madhur as the director once again. I have already acquired the rights to the film and can’t wait to take it to the floors.”

Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: Sudipto Sen on Bastar: The Naxal Story, “I strongly believe that we have been largely successful in this endeavour”

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