Here s how the Ittefaq remake starring Sonakshi Sinha will differ from the original

Producer Karan Johar and director Abhay Chopra have decided to take gigantic creative liberties with the Yash Chopra-directed 1969 experimental suspense thriller Ittefaq. The original film featuring Rajesh Khanna and Nanda came at the peak of Khanna s superstardom. He chose to play against his romantic image and was cast as a severely traumatized man on the run from the law after being accused of murdering his wife.

In the original song less film Khanna seeks refuge in a house where only a woman exists. Nanda broke her goody goody image to play a husband-killer. But here is the thing. The neo-Ittefaq intends to alter the climax and the ending.

Says a source close to the project, Everyone has seen the original Ittefaq on television satellite DVD and the internet and they know how the whodunit ends. They can t have the same ending in the remake. The ending is being re-written and Sonakshi Sinha s character is no longer going to be a killer.

That isn t the only change in the pipeline. The original film contained no songs, which was extremely unusual in those days especially for a Rajesh Khanna starrer as he was known for his romantic melodies.

The new Ittefaq will have songs, including a promotional video featuring the new-age versions of Khanna and Nanda. Wonder what director Abhay Chopra s uncle Yash Chopra would have to say about all these changes.