Sanjay Dutt will play the role of the main villain in the remake of Agneepath. Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra will also star in the film.
In the original, Danny Denzongpa essayed the role of crime baron Kancha Cheena.
Earlier, Rishi Kapoor was offered the villain's role by Dharma Productions. But after Rish Kapoor's falling out with Karan Johar last week over the Koffee With Karan episode, the role has been offered to Dutt.
This is the first time, Dutt will work under the Dharma Productions banner. He has never played a hard-core villain in any film before.