Amitabh Bachchan's character in the 1973
Zanjeer was denied the 'privilege' of singing in the film, in keeping with his sober, no-nonsense personality.
In the remake, however, Ram Charan Teja -- who plays Vijay -- will get to sing.
This decision was taken in the light of Ram Charan's latest Telugu blockbuster
Naayak, where his singing and dancing have brought the collective Andhra audience to its feet.
Earlier, it had been decided that Ram Charan's Vijay in
Zanjeer would sing and dance only in the film's Telugu version, to save his Telugu fans from disappointment.
Says a source from Hyderabad, "There are two different versions of Zanjeer being made --