'Khubsoorat' extremely contemporary, says Sonam  Mumbai, July 12
(IANS) Actress Sonam Kapoor, who will be seen in the remake of
"Khubsoorat", says it's a contemporary film and the story does
not ape the 1980 hit movie.  The original "Khubsoorat" had Rekha
in the lead role of a happy-go-lucky girl and she was joined by
the likes of Ashok Kumar, Dina Pathak and Rakesh Roshan in the
cast.  "Honestly, the script of 'Khubsoorat' is extremely
contemporary. There's nothing about it that resembles the
Hrishikesh Mukherjee film," said Sonam while talking about the
film's setting.  "We had the rights to the film and we took the
character, spirit of the character and have put her in another
setting. It is nothing like the old film at all. It's just the
essence and charm of the girl that's the same. She comes and
changes people's lives. And that was the essence of
'Khubsoorat'," she added.  Are you ready to face comparisons
with Rekha?  "I don't worry about comparisons. Since I am Anil
Kapoor's daughter, I always get com