Fardeen Khan may have shelved the Qurbani remake

B-Town is abuzz about Fardeen Khan deciding to shelve a project close to his heart -- the Qurbani remake. FK's dad, the late Feroz Khan had produced and starred in the 1980 original.

Says an industry source, "It's been a difficult year for the film industry (and Fardeen is no exception) and several films have been shelved. Kurbaani is an expensive project with a multi-star cast.

While Khan Jr's actress friends have expressed availability for the flick, they have been asking for obnoxious amounts. Money isn't coming in and FK has instead decided to produce other films and return to the sequel later."

Last year, Sanjay Dutt had said he would produce and act in Kurbaani. While Fardeen Khan would play his father Feroz Khan's role, Dutt would step into Amjad Khan's cop role. However, Dutt has already announced his first home production Rascals starring himself and Ajay Devgn. David Dhawan directs.

Prior to that, Sanjay Gupta was to make Kurbaani with Saif Ali Khan and Fardeen as the protagonists. Apoorva Lakhia, Soham Shah and Sanjay Gadhvi were top contenders for the director's post.

Fardeen Khan however denies the rumors. He says, "When I haven't even announced it, the question of it being shelved does not arise. It's a film that is very dear to me on several levels and when everything falls into place you will be the first to know."