Vashu Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment brought Amitabh Bachchan and Govinda together in Bade Miyan Chote Miyan in 1998 directed by David Dhawan. Twenty four years later, the production house is reportedly rebooting the film with Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff in the lead. Tiger Shroff shared the announcement of the remake by Pooja Entertainment on his social media.
Apart from Bachchan and Govinda in double roles, the original Bade Miyan Chote Miyan also starred Ramya Krishnan, Raveena Tandon, Anupam Kher and Paresh Rawal in important roles.
The comedy which released on 16 October 1998 went on to become one of the highest grossing hits of the year. One of the highlights of the film was the song Makhna... featuring Madhuri Dixit in a special appearance with Bachchan and Govinda.
According to the buzz around the Bade Miyan Chote Miyan remake, the new film will be directed by Abbas Ali Zafar of Sultan, Tiger Zinda Hai and Bharat fame. The remake is expected to be an action entertainer and since Kareena Kapoor Khan has also shared a teaser of the announcement, we wonder if Kareena will be featuring in a remix of Makhna in this one. The official announcement of the new Bade Miyan Chote Miyan along with its cast and crew is expected to be made tomorrow.
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