Aag (2007 film)

Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay
Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay
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Directed by	Ram Gopal Varma
Written by	Ram Gopal Varma
Produced by	Ram Gopal Varma
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan,; Mohanlal,; Ajay Devgan,; Mohit Ahlawat,; Sushant Singh,; Rajpal Yadav,; Urmila Matondkar; Gaurav Kapoor
Music by	Himesh Reshammiya
Distributed by	Adlabs Films; T-Series
Release date	May 2007
Language	Hindi

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Ram Gopal Varma Ke Sholay 2007 film is the remake of the 1975 film Sholay.

Ram Gopal Varma has already surprised the public by announcing that Amitabh Bachchan will play the role of Gabbar Singh played by Amjad Khan in the original. Varma also roped in Mohanlal, the popular Malayalam actor, to play the role of Thakur Baldev Singh. The character of Jai will be portrayed by new find, Mohit Ahlawat. Another shocking casting decision was Katrina Kaif being chosen for the role of Radha, but the latest news is Varma had announced that Katrina is no longer playing Radha in his Sholay. According to insiders, Ramu was unhappy with Kat's diction and asked her to opt out of the film, the director is already in talks with Sushmita Sen for the role. Esha Deol was rumored to play the role of Basanti originally played by her mother Hema Malini, rumour also has it that Kajol has been roped in to play Basanti. Abhishek Bachchan was originally meant to play the role of Veeru but dropped out. When Ram Gopal Varma discussed the film's end with Amitabh and Abhishek, they realised it would be very difficult to show the real-life father and son duo fight each other for shooting the climax. This led to Abhishek bowing out of the film. Saif Ali Khan was then offered the role but he turned it down as well. It was announced in December 2005 that Ajay Devgan will now essay the role of Veeru. Manoj Bajpai, who was offered the role of Sambha, has turned down the offer. It is known that actor Manoj Bajpai and Ram Gopal Varma have not been on talking terms with each other. Sunil Shetty was also considered for the role of Sambha but later Ramu signed Sushant Singh for Sambha’s role. They are rumours that Boman Irani was offered to play Angrez Jailer.Shreyas Talpade was offered to play Ahmed, but turned down the offer, now Gaurav Kapoor will essay the role of Ahmed. Asha Bhosle will be singing the famous track ‘Mehbooba O Mehbooba’, the original song being sung by her late husband R D Burman, Amitabh Bachchan will pitch in a few lines. Apart from this, Himesh Reshammiya is also recording a different special remixed version of the original number for the film. Interestingly, he will also feature in the music video of the song along with Big B and Urmila Matondkar, an old favourite of Ramu.

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan ... Gabbar Singh
Mohanlal ... Thakur Baldev Singh
Ajay Devgan ... Veeru
Mohit Ahlawat ... Jai (Jaidev)
Esha Deol ... Basanti (Rumored)^[1] or * Kajol ... Basanti (Rumored)^[2]
Sushmita Sen ... Radha (Rumored)^[3]
Sushant Singh ... Sambha
Rajpal Yadav ... Soorma Bhopali
Boman Irani ... "Hum angrez ke zamene ke jailor hain"(Rumored)^[4]
Gaurav Kapoor ... Ahmed
Urmila Matondkar ... Gypsy Dancer
Himesh Reshammiya ... Gypsy Singer

Character	Played by in the Remake	Played by in the Original
Gabbar Singh	Amitabh Bachchan	Amjad Khan
Thakur Baldev Singh	Mohanlal	Sanjeev Kumar
Veeru	Ajay Devgan	Dharmendra
Jai	Mohit Ahlawat	Amitabh Bachchan
Basanti	Esha Deol or Kajol (Rumored)	Hema Malini
Radha	Sushmita Sen (Rumored)	Jaya Bachchan
Sambha	Sushant Singh	Mac Mohan
Soorma Bhopali	Rajpal Yadav	Jagdeep
" Hum angrez ke zamane ke jailor hain"	Boman Irani (Rumored)	Asrani
Ahmed	Gaurav Kapoor	Sachin
Gypsy Dancer	Urmila Matondkar	Helen
Gypsy Singer	Himesh Reshammiya	Jalal Agha

External links

Footnotes

^ "http://www.apunkachoice.com". Esha Deol to play Basanti?. Retrieved September 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ "http://www.glamsham.com". Kajol to play Basanti?. Retrieved October 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ "http://www.santabanta.com". Katrina Kaif out!. Retrieved October 12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
^ "http://www.planetbollywood.com". Boman Irani Offered Asrani´s Role?. Retrieved September 9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[1] "http://www.apunkachoice.com". Esha Deol to play Basanti?. Retrieved September 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[2] "http://www.glamsham.com". Kajol to play Basanti?. Retrieved October 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[3] "http://www.santabanta.com". Katrina Kaif out!. Retrieved October 12. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

[4] "http://www.planetbollywood.com". Boman Irani Offered Asrani´s Role?. Retrieved September 9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); External link in |title= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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