Ram Gopal Varma is both amused and slightly taken aback by Shadab Khan’s views on his Sholay. “First let me say I’ve the greatest regard for Amjad Khan as an actor. No one can respect Amjad Khan more than me for what he did with Gabbar Singh. But the truth is, after [...]

Ram Gopal Varma’s Sholay is no more Sholay. It’s something else altogether. According to extremely reliable sources Ram Gopal Varma has entirely revamped, refurbished and re-dressed almost all the immortal characters from Ramesh Sippy’s historical epic.
In fact the relationships that bound the memorable characters in the 1975 epic [...]