| | | | Ram Gopal Varma with Amitabh Bachchan | The ongoing battle of supremacy between the Bachchans and Shah Rukh Khan has now taken a dramatic turn.
Ram Gopal Varma, who was supposed to launch his first film with SRK this September, has decided to scrap the project and launch his long-cherished dream project, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Sholay, instead.
While SRK-starrer Time Machine stands shelved, the long-in-the-pipeline Sholay remake, featuring Amitabh Bachchan, is being launched at exactly the same time when the SRK-Kareena film was supposed to roll.
Kisko chunoon?
A Varma-Khan confrontation has been brewing for some time now. Right after Varma announced his decision to work with SRK for the first time, there were serious second thoughts on the proposed project. Varma was torn between his loyalty towards the Bachchans, and the temptation to work with Khan for the first time.
The director finally decided to pitch his might , completely and unconditionally, behind the Bachchans, who will now be seen in several forthcoming RGV projects, including the sequel to Sarkar, and the ambitious epic, Ek.
Karan slur
Apparently, the flashpoint between Varma and the proposed SRK project was reached when the outspoken director referred to SRK's best friend, Karan Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, as a "horror film". The "jest" wasn't taken kindly to by Khan and Johar.
Says Varma, "Yes, it's true that I'm starting Sholay. That should put to an end to all the speculation about whether I really intend to make the film or not. In fact, I'm starting it in September."
Isn't that the time he was supposed to start the SRK film? "Yes. But since I've decided to scrap Time Machine, I'll start Sholay."
Could this decision have something to do with Ramu's remarks on Johar's Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham?
"When I called K3G a horror film, I was actually paying Karan a backhanded compliment. I'm not capable of making a film like that. As you know, Sholay is my favourite film.
To do my take on my favourite film, with my favourite actor in the lead, excites me more than any other project. As for Karan, he's one of the sweetest souls I've ever met. I wish Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna all the best. And I'm sure Karan is equally enthused about my Sholay." |
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