Dhaka, Jan. 22 -- Veteran lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar has said he would not choose to remake Amitabh Bachchan's classic film Don, arguing he has no creative regret about the script, and therefore sees no reason to rewrite it.

The comments resurfaced as Akhtar recently disclosed that he was approached by the makers of Border 2 to rewrite songs from the 1997 blockbuster Border, but he declined, calling the idea a sign of "creative bankruptcy" and saying he did not want to create nostalgia.

In an earlier interview, Akhtar said if he were to remake any of his own films, he would prefer one where he felt he had made mistakes and could improve it on a second attempt. Since he felt satisfied with Don, he said he would not remake it....