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Ramu speaks out on ‘Aag’ debacle

After taking a lot of flak from the media and critics alike, Ram Gopal Verma finally speaks his mind over the debacle of his recent release ‘Ram Gopal Verma Ki Aag’.

Ramu maintains that ‘Aag’ was only a homage to Sippy’s Sholay and not intended to outdo it. He went on to say that the film only had the plot taken from Sholay which laid basis for several other films, successful and non-successful that followed Sholay.

Ramu was a touch dissapointed with the legal issues that surrounded the film prior to its release and went on to say that Ramesh Sippy was his inspiration in filmmaking.

“I owe my bread and butter and whatever I am today to Mr Ramesh Sippy. If he didn’t make ‘Sholay’ I’d have never become interested in filmmaking. I’d have remained a civil engineer,” said Ram Gopal Verma.

So, is that the aftershock guilt speaking up or was the media really harsh? Well, picking up characters and having starking resemblance to a classic is not always advisable.

Tanushree Chatterjee

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