RGV Ki Aag is almost ready to burn the Box Office.....or IS IT? (I love that usage). Since the movie was announced it's been in the news for a variety of reasons, first people calling RGV an idiot for trying to remake Sholay, then the whole casting rumors - who's playing what? then the Mehbooba song and so on and so forth.....
Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma is hoping to recreate the enduring magic of the 1975 super hit Sholay with his remake Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, featuring Amitabh Bachchan as the feared dacoit Babban (Gabbar) Singh.
“The original Sholay created an excitement by giving the audience one slammer of a scene after another. I hope to do the same,” Varma told IANS.
Varma also confesses his take on Sholay is the “only original film” that he has made so far.
“I haven’t made a single original film till Aag. Every scene shot and frame of my earlier films have been copied from some source or the other. It could be a novel, a Hollywood or an old Hindi film.”
“If I haven’t been caught out it’s because people haven’t been able to locate my sources. Aag is my first original film.”
The film had nothing to do with the underworld, says Varma.
“It’s almost a throwback to the kitschy films of the 1970s, like Nasir Husain’s Yaadon Ki Baraat or Chori Mera Kaam. It isn’t a gangster film nor is it a dacoit drama.”
Varma, currently in Hyderabad shooting for the sequel to Sarkar, says he has made Aishwarya look different for Sarkar 2. The film also stars the two Bachchans - Amitabh and Abhishek.
Amitabh Bachchan, the Jai character in the original Sholay movie is now playing the role of Ghabbar Singh in the remake of Sholay.
It appears to be a season full of remakes with Sholay following the remake of Don, but we hope it will not flop the way the remake of Don did.
Ajay Devgan plays the lead role in this movie with Sushmita Sen having been picked to play a part in this movie.
Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma is hoping to recreate the enduring magic of the 1975 super hit Sholay with his remake Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, featuring Amitabh Bachchan as the feared dacoit Babban (Gabbar) Singh.
“The original Sholay created an excitement by giving the audience one slammer of a scene after another. I hope to do the same,” Varma told IANS.
Varma also confesses his take on Sholay is the “only original film” that he has made so far.
“I haven’t made a single original film till Aag. Every scene shot and frame of my earlier films have been copied from some source or the other. It could be a novel, a Hollywood or an old Hindi film.”
“If I haven’t been caught out it’s because people haven’t been able to locate my sources. Aag is my first original film.”
The film had nothing to do with the underworld, says Varma.“It’s almost a throwback to the kitschy films of the 1970s, like Nasir Husain’s Yaadon Ki Baraat or Chori Mera Kaam. It isn’t a gangster film nor is it a dacoit drama.”
Varma, currently in Hyderabad shooting for the sequel to Sarkar, says he has made Aishwarya look different for Sarkar 2. The film also stars the two Bachchans - Amitabh and Abhishek.
Amitabh Bachchan, the Jai character in the original Sholay movie is now playing the role of Ghabbar Singh in the remake of Sholay.
It appears to be a season full of remakes with Sholay following the remake of Don, but we hope it will not flop the way the remake of Don did.
Ajay Devgan plays the lead role in this movie with Sushmita Sen having been picked to play a part in this movie.
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