The upcoming masala entertainer of Salman Khan ‘Kick’ has changed hands...

The remake of 2009 Telugu superhit film ‘Kick’ was initially planned with Shirish Kunder directing the film; however of late the director said to have opted out of the project.

The film will be now helmed by producer Sajid Nadiadwala, who will be making his debut in direction.

Interestingly it was Sajid who had initially shown his interest to remake ‘Kick’. Wrote Shirish on his micro-blogging site, "Sajid Nadiadwala will be directing Kick. He had originally envisioned the project and I feel he is the best person to bring it to life."

Besides, recently after Shirish left, while Sajid was searching for replacement, Salman insisted the producer to take up the directorial reins instead. And following his close friend’s suggestion, Sajid will direct the film as well as produce it under his banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

According to sources, Shirish Kunder, whose film ‘Joker’ released recently, is of the opinion that he is not very keen to direct remakes and instead, wants to make films with original scripts and "bring in novel stories in a mainstream format...