Haathi Mere Saathi to be remade with contemporary twist : Bollywood News

Back in 1971, the Rajesh Khanna, Tanuja starrer Haathi Mere Saathi enthralled the audience on the big screen, now decades later we hear that Trinity Pictures, a franchise of Eros International will be attempting a modern telling of the story.

While the said film will not essentially be a remake of the 1971 film, it is learnt that it will instead be based on similar lines of friendship between a human and an animal. Further we hear that Haathi Mere Saathi will in fact be used only as a reference point and the remake will be a modern-day retelling that will be directed by South filmmaker, Prabhu Solomon.

Haathi Mere Saathi to be remade with contemporary twist

Expected to go on floors later this year, the yet untitled film will feature a fresh story with more action than its predecessor.