MUMBAI: After donning the director‘s cap in one of the stories in the film Dus Kahaniyaan, actor-director Rohit Roy is set to direct a new one. This is supposedly a remake of Basu Chatterjee‘s successful film Shaukeen that starred Ashok Kumar, Utpal Dutt, A.K. Hangal, with Mithun Chakraborty and Rati Agnihotri in lead roles.

The remaking rights have been acquired from Basu Chatterjee by Bunty Bahl, who will produce the film. Though both the producer and director have decided to retain the story and characters, they have decided to update the film to suit the present-day scenario.

Though the original version of Shaukeen was set in India, the new film would not. "We are looking at Las Vegas, Spain or Malaysia," divulges Roy.

It is learnt that the star cast would be finalised after the script is updated post Diwali.
The film will go on the floors early next year.