Bhushan Kumar's Karzzzz was flagged off on Jan 25, 2008, with a puja and introduction the entire star cast of the film.

Hosted by popular RJ and Anchor Siddharth Kannan, the event saw the presence of the Subhash Ghai and the evergreen Rishi Kapoor himself, who shared their fond memories while shooting the original Karz and expressed their heartiest wishes to the present crew to make it an even bigger success.

The starcast of Karzzzz includes Himesh Reshammiya, Debutante Shweta, Danny Denzongpa and Raj Babbar. Satish Kaushik, who will be directing the film, along with producers Mr. Bhushan Kumar, Mr. Krishan Kumar were present at the event also with the cast of the film.

Subhash Ghai considered it a proud moment when Bhushan Kumar and Himesh approached him for the remake of this film. He said, "It's a big compliment that they wish to bring the original film back to life." On the other hand, Rishi Kapoor who mesmerized everyone present said that he thoroughly enjoyed portraying Monty and he looks forward to the new Karzzzz.

Produced by Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar, Karzzzz is a remake of Subhash Ghai's 1980 film about reincarnation. Filmmaker Indra Kumar's daughter, Shweta, will make her acting debut with Karzzzz. The shooting is scheduled to commence from February 10 and the film will be shot in South Africa, Kenya and Mumbai.