Sidharth and Sonakshi are excited as they kick off shoot of Ittefaq

Mumbai: The remakes of several films of the earlier generation like ‘Don’, ‘Agneepath’ and ‘Sholay’ made a lot of buzz before and during the release and another film of that generation, ‘Ittefaq’, is all set for a remake.

In a fresh pairing, Sidharth Malhotra and Sonakshi Sinha have been signed on to play the lead characters which were played by Rajesh Khanna and Nanda respectively in the original.

The lead actors kicked off the shoot of the film on Monday and took to social media to share a picture of them holding the clapboard.

The original was a thriller directed by Yash Chopra and produced by his brother B R Chopra and this new version is again produced by B R Films and directed by Ravi Chopra’s son Abhay.

Karan Johar’s banner Dharma Productions and Shah Rukh Khan’s banner Red Chillies also find a mention on the clapboard, confirming their association with the project.

The film is likely to release later this year.