Boney Kapoor finalises Mr India 2 shoot to coincide with his daughter's birthday

Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi turned nine on Thursday and his film Wanted completed a 50-day run

Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi turned nine on Thursday and his film Wanted completed a 50-day run. The day the producer decided to finalise the shooting schedule for Mr India 2. The film stars his wife Sridevi, Anil Kapoor and Salman Khan.

Boney Kapoor and Sridevi with their daughters Janhavi and Khushi

Script locked in

Mr India 2 goes on the floors early next year. "We've already locked in the script. In two weeks, we'll finalise the director," points out Boney. "Last year, I even had Anurag Basu's cheque ready to direct Mr India 2." But Basu preferred to direct Kites for Rakesh Roshan. "This time I'm not taking any chances," says Boney.

He adds, "Sri's fans can finally breathe a sigh of relief. There has been a great deal of speculation about her return and now it is finally on. Mr India 2 will also have a younger pair."

Boney's Wanted star Salman Khan is a fan of Mr India and Sridevi. When heu00a0 heard about the sequel to Shekhar Kapoor's 1987 trendsetter, he insisted on being au00a0u00a0 part of it. And Boney can't refuse his blue-eyed hero anything.

One wonders, though how Boney plans to balance his brother Anil Kapoor's ego with Salman's when they start shooting.

"Sridevi will definitely be part of Mr India 2, how can she not? And my brother Anil Kapoor whom I last worked with in No Entry is back. And yes, Salman is also in Mr India."

Not without Sallu

Laughs Boney, "I don't think I can make a film without Salman. He is in Mr India 2 and also in the sequels to No Entry and Wanted. I'm his new Sooraj Barjatya."

Sridevi's last film before marriage and retirement (Judaai in 1997) was also opposite her brother-in-law Anil Kapoor. Salman had romanced Sridevi in two films Chand Ka Tukda and Chandramukhi.