Mumbai: Actress Priyanka Chopra, who has acted in the remake versions of 'Don' and 'Agneepath', says the remakes provide younger generation an opportunity to revisit the original cult films.

Priyanka was last seen in Farhan Akhtar's 'Don 2', a sequel to 'Don: The Chase Begins Again' (2006), which was a remake of the 1978 Hindi cult classic 'Don', starring Amitabh Bachchan.

The actress would be next seen in 'Agneepath', which is a remake of the 1990-film, starring Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay Dinanath Chauhan, played by Hrithik Roshan. Priyanka is playing the lead role opposite Hrithik.

"I had not seen 'Agneepath' until the time Karan Malhotra told me about this film. When you create a remake, it is a good thing in a way, as the younger generation might not have seen the cult classic films and experienced it," Priyanka told reporters here.

"Remaking cult classics...old films are a tribute to that cinema. These films (remakes) are inspired. So it is for today's generation to watch it and get familiar with those films. In case of 'Agneepath', Karan Malhotra (director) has done it in a brilliant way. So there are no comparisons between these films as we are not trying to make it that way or reach...touch that level," she said.

In 'Agneepath', which is Karan Johar's forthcoming film as a producer, Priyanka essays the role of a Maharashtrian girl- Kaali. "For the second time, I was playing a Maharashtrian girl. So when I was talking to Karan Malhotra about this character, we were clear that it should be different from Sweety in 'Kaminey'. In 'Agneepath', she is the strength of Vijay and she is the soul, happiness and naughtiness in the film," she said.

It was quite a bit of a controversy when actor Shah Rukh Khan’s Patna trip was suddenly cancelled because of security concerns. But now that SRK has finally made it to the city after pushing back the dates of the Dubai premiere of his new film, the actor praised actor and the ‘original’ onscreen Don, Amitabh Bachchan, all the way when he was there. Bachchan Senior is still arguably the most popular star in Patna.

Shah Rukh and co-star Priyanka Chopra landed there for a quick visit when his fans in Patna vented their anger at the star’s visit being cancelled.

“I am an absolute fan of Amitabh Bachchan and it is true that I still regard him as the original Don of the film industry. My film, Don is fully inspired by him and I think that he is the real Don,” he said.

Flanked by Priyanka, SRK thanked his fans for loving him in the city. Earlier trouble broke out a few days back when the actor couldn’t land in the city and his fans clashed with the police. At least 10 policeman and 13 fans were injured in the clash that took place on December 13. A blame, counter-blame ensued between the district administration and the police.

However, everything was forgotten when Shah Rukh welcomed his fans. “I am thankful to God that everybody here has shown me enough love. I am sorry that I couldn’t come here earlier. I would love to come here again,” added Shah Rukh. This was Shah Rukh’s maiden visit to the city and a record number of visitors had turned up to see him.