Ramgopal Varma has not only changed the title of his forthcoming film from ‘Ramgopal Varma Ke Sholay’ to ‘Ramgopal Varma Ki Aag’, but he has also given new names to the characters in his film, which is inspired by G.P.Sippy’s ‘Sholay’. As may be recalled, some members of the Sippy family dragged Varma to [...]

What have you been so busy with lately?
I’ve been shooting one day a week for Indian Idol. I’ve also been constantly travelling in and out of the city. I’m doing up our house with Shabana (Azmi). It’s taking up a lot of our time. Right now, it’s in a mess.
How come Shabana Azmi [...]

Working in a remake project of all time block buster movie, and playing a role originally played by Hema Malini is sufficient to have nervous breakdown for any rising actress. Ask Nisha Kothari, modern age Basanti in the film “Ram Gopal Verma ki Aag”.
When Ram Gopal Verma decided remaking Sholay, there were protests all [...]