The most happening director of B-town, Kabir Khan is all set to begin work on his next biggie by teaming up with Eros International. A source says, “After the all time blockbuster success of Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Kabir is easily amongst the top 5 directors of the country today. His success rate has been quite phenomenal as he is the only one other than Rajkumar Hirani (PK, 3 Idiots) to have given a triple century (Bajrangi Bhaijaan) and a double century (well, almost, as Ek Tha Tiger had done 199 crores). His next movie had to be special as well.”
The past couple of years Kabir hadn’t signed any new film as he was concentrating entirely on Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Phantom. With both films seeing almost back to back releases this year, he is now beginning to work on his next lot of films. “Expectedly, his next too would have geo-politics as a strong element, just as has been the case since the days of Kabul Express and New York,” adds a close associate, “He doesn’t believe in making something that doesn’t reflect the current affairs in some way or the other. It could be the focal theme or something that is cleverly interspersed but then that element has to be there.”
Considering Eros to be a money-spinner success with the last two movies, it was quite evident that they would make a film together again. “The production house too is currently on a roll with other major successes like Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Badlapur and NH10 this year. With over 650 crore generated so far at the Box Office just in 2015, they are looking at another biggie, Bajirao Mastani, to close the year. An association with Kabir Khan was a logical next step,” an industry source adds.
Source: www.bollywoodhungama.com
