Starring: Amitabh
Bachchan, Mohanlal, Sushmita Sen, Nisha Kothari, Ajay
Devgan,
Producer and Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Unofficially based on the original hindi movie SHOLAY,
which was a landmark film, the movie Ram Gopal Verma Ki
Aag has been presented by Ram Gopal Verma, a maverick
director keeps the basic storyline as same, but the setting
and interpretation is different.
The story is about the dark underbelly of Mumbai city,
where a cruel new leader has risen to rule the fetid
underworld. His name is Babban (Amitabh Bachchan) who is a
mean violent and the deadliest gangster the city has ever
known.
Nobody has ever seen him and if they did, they didn't
survive to tell the tale. But one man believed in his
existence. Its inspector Narsimha (played by the South
actor Mohanlal), who has a single-minded determination to
finish Babban.
One noteworthy sequence outside the courtroom of the
Bachchan - Mohanlal face off is remarkable. Then its
Bachchan act of avenging his brother's death by
eliminating Mohanlal's family which is terrifying…
Nisha Kothari and Ajay Devgan
CREDITS
Producer: Ram Gopal Varma
Director: Ram Gopal Varma
Star Cast:
Amitabh Bachchan - Babban
Mohanlal - Inspector Narsimha
Sushmita Sen - Durga Devi
Nisha Kothari - Ghungroo
Gaurav Kapoor - Ahmed
Rajpal Yadav - Rambha Bhai
Sushant Singh - Tambhe
Urmila Matondkar
Abhishek Bachchan
Prashant Raj - Raj Ranade
Ajay Devgan - Hirendra Chavan (Heero)
Jeeva - Dhaania
Suchitra Krishnamurthy - Kavita
Sachin - Gabbar's brother
Virendra Saxena - Naqvi Saab
Gaurav Kapoor - Ahmed
Rasika Joshi - Gangu Mummy
Anand Mishra - Ghungroo's father
Sanjay Narvekar - Ramlal
Ravi Kale - Pradhan
Chakravarthy - Subbu |
Amitabh Bachchaan is Babban
The introduction of the villan Babban is terrifying, and
the characters of Jai, Veeru, Thakur, Basanti are
presented in the present day times. To a certain extent,
RAMGOPAL VARMA KI AAG does justice to those characters,
especially Gabbar, who wore a sinister look on his face
all the while. Well, Gabbar is history, now its Babban
The original romance of Dharmendra-Hema Malini is
portrayed as the Ajay Devgan-Nisha Kothari "jodi", which
is not as the one to remember for in years.
The subtleness of SHOLAY is missing and hard hitting
violence and demanding characters are portrayed in this
informal remake of the original.
Nisha Kothari
Only highlight of the movie is the song 'Mehbooba',
which is enacted by Urmilla Matondkar and Abhishek
Bachchan's which actually bring the screen ablaze. The
original Sholay had Helen and Jalal Agha doing the song.
This song would be greeted by whistles from the
audiences in the stalls. Urmila Matondkar is just
sizzling…. And hot.
Excellent performance by Amitabh Bachchan as Babban,
Mohanlal is excellent. He matches up to Bachchan in
every sequence. Ajay Devgan is skilled while the
newcomer Prashant Raj is pleasing and convincing. He
stands up to the veterans and looks confident all
through. Sushmita Sen is subdued in her role, while all
marks to Nisha Kothari who plays the sometimes over
chattering and irritating character. Sushant Singh is
first-rate. Rajpal Yadav and Virendra Saxena are just
okay. Rasika Joshi makes her presence felt. Sanjay
Narvekar, Jeeva, Raju Mavani, Ravi Kale, J.D.
Chekravarthy and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi are apt in
their roles.
Comment around the Filmytown:
RAMGOPAL VARMA KI AAG this movie has a very impressive
beginning. Towards the second half which is as brutal
and violent, the film worth watching for the
performances of Amitabh and the hot new Mehbooba song.
Singers :
Amitabh Bachchan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh, Vinod
Rathod, Ravindra Upadhyay, Shweta Pandit, Farhad
Bhiwandiwala, Shreya Ghosal, Sudesh Bhosle
Lyrics: Shabbir Ahmed, Sajid, Farhad, Sarim Momin,
Nitin Raikwar
Music Directors: Ganesh Hegde, Amar Mohile, Prasana
Shekhar, Nitin Raikwar
Background Music: Amar Mohile
Executive / Associate / Co-Producer: Prabhuraj
Cinematography: Amit Roy
Choreography: Shabina Khan, Harshall, Vitthal,
Ganesh Hegde, Justinn Bhatt
Action: Pradyuman Kumar
Art Director: Tina Dharamsey
Editors: Amit Parmar, Nipun Gupta
Screenplay: Rahil Qazi
Dialogues: Farhad
Costumes by: Manish Malhotra, Neeta Lulla,
Raghuveer Shetty |
