Aurangzeb inspired by Trishul

YRF next is an adaptation of the 1978 film except that Arjun Kapoor plays both Big B’s and Shashi Kapoor’s role
The latest on Yash Raj Films' Aurangzeb that goes on floors this month is that it is an adaptation of Yash Chopra's powerful 1978 film Trishul that starred Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. The radical difference being up and coming actor Arjun Kapoor has a double role, where he plays both Bachchan's and brother Shashi Kapoor's character.
A source close to the film let spill, "It definitely looks like an inspired version of Yashji's Trishul. Jackie Shroff plays Sanjeev Kumar's part of a tycoon but in this case, his wife leaves him, taking one of the twins with her. He grows up, bearing resentment toward his father and the business empire, a la Bachchan. The other twin, also portrayed by Arjun Kapoor, looks after the business along with his father, similar to Shashi Kapoor in Trishul. It seems they've turned the role of the tycoon's two sons into a double role."
However, the mother figure, played by Waheeda Rehman in Trishul, remains central to the dramatic conflict in Aurangzeb. While the actress hasn't been decided yet, "It would have to be someone as dramatic and volatile as Shabana Azmi but must be able to look 30 as well as 60 since the mother leaves her tycoon-husband with the twin still young in her hand," the source hinted.
Aurangzeb is set in the Gurgaon business centre near Delhi. "The film will be shot in and around Delhi. North India has been lucky for Yash Raj. All their recent hits, from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi to Band Baajaa Baaraat to Ishaqzaade have been shot there."
YRF spokesperson however denied any likeness between the two films.