Anguished Sai Paranjpye disowns the remake of Chashme Buddoor because of the director While Siddharth ( Farooq Sheikh) and Miss Chamko (Deepti Naval) may not appear to have a problem with the remake of Chashme Buddoor, the writer-director of the 1981 classic, Sai Paranjpye, is definitely not happy. Paranjpye strongly feels that David Dhawan will not be able to do justice to her film, as their creative sensibilities are poles apart. The 74-year-old Padma Bhushan winner has cut off all ties with her friend, Jayshree Makhija, for selling the remake rights of the film to Viacom 18. Makhija got the rights of the film after her brother and the producer of the film, Gul Anand, passed away.

It has learnt that two years back, before the deal was sealed, Paranjpye had clearly told Makhija not to let anyone tamper with her classic, a signature Sai comedy about three friends and a girl they all want to woo. Makhija had then explained that she wanted to sell the rights simply to fund the digital restoring of the classic. Her argument had failed to soften Paranjpye's stand and she turned down Makhija's offer to come on board for the restoration project. A filmmaker who is a common friend of both Paranjpye and Makhija said: "I fail to understand why Makhija and Paranjpye are fighting over a film made 31 years ago.

Moreover, the promos of Dhawan's remake do not look too similar to the original." According to the friend, the bone of contention in the Paranjpye-Makhija fallout was David Dhawan donning the director's hat for the remake. "Paranjpye was horrified by the idea of Dhawan directing her precious film." According to her, Paranjpye was not at all keen to have her treasured film remade by someone who is best known for Coolie No 1, Hero No.1 and more recently, duds like Do Knot Disturb and Rascals. With the promos of the remake lacking the finesse and spirit of the original, Paranjpye has more reasons to fume.

The veteran filmmaker is apparently so disappointed by Makhija's decision that she has turned a recluse and all attempts to reach her by the media and her friends have failed. While a close associate of Paranjpye confirmed the story, Makhija said: "I would like people to appreciate my decision of selling the remake rights. Look at the positive side, I have restored the original, which otherwise would have been lost." With the fully restored original releasing in theatres as part of PVR Director's Rare, the same day David Dhawan's remake hits screens, it is now up to the audience to decide if classics should be left alone.