Andaz Apna Apna Producer's Kids On Aamir Khan Announcing Sequel: 'We'll Never Sell Rights To Him'

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25-04-2025

Vinay Sinha's kids say Aamir Khan and Rajkumar Santoshi don't own rights to Andaz Apna Apna sequel.
Aamir Khan may have left fans buzzing when he revealed that a sequel to Andaz Apna Apna with Salman Khan is in the works, but the late producer Vinay Kumar Sinha's children have now clarified that neither Aamir nor Rajkumar Santoshi owns the rights to the film. In a new interview with Lehren Retro, Priti Sinha, Amod Sinha, and Namrata Sinha—children of the original film's producer—set the record straight, asserting that their father was the sole rights holder of the cult classic and they haven't sold any rights to the actor or the filmmaker.
They pointed out that while Rajkumar Santoshi, who directed the original 1994 film, had often spoken about working on a sequel with their father, it never materialised. They said the script was discussed for years, with promises and meetings, but nothing came of it.
'Aamir was never a producer (of the film), he was just an actor. We will never sell the rights to him or Rajkumar Santoshi," they said. They added that although Aamir recently claimed that Rajkumar Santoshi is working on the sequel, only they as producers could announce it officially. 'Everyone can say they are writing the film. But if the producers don't announce the film, then it's only talk," Priti added.
They further revealed that their father and Santoshi had been close collaborators and had almost formalised a sequel deal, but the project never advanced. They questioned why the sequel didn't happen while their father was still alive, despite so much groundwork.
When asked if they would consider Santoshi to helm the sequel, the siblings said no decision had been made yet. However, they hoped that if a sequel is made with Aamir and Salman, they as producers will be a part of it, as that had always been the understanding between their father and Santoshi.
Interestingly, they also shared how Salman Khan had advised them to re-release the film during the shoot of Ready. Paresh Rawal too encouraged them to promote the re-release on social media. Both Salman and Aamir supported the film's renewed release efforts, but Rajkumar Santoshi was absent from the promotions due to his work on Lahore 1947.
Aamir had recently told the media, 'We would all want Andaz Apna Apna 2. We have told Raj ji to work on the script. As soon as his script is ready, Salman and I would definitely want to work on it."
Andaz Apna Apna, which originally featured Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon, Karisma Kapoor, Paresh Rawal and Shakti Kapoor, became a cult comedy over the years. The story revolves around two slackers trying to woo an heiress, only to fall in love with different women after mistaken identities and hilarious mishaps. The film has now re-released in theatres on April 25.
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