Sholay reinvented!

Ram Gopal Varma has been working at a frantic pace to complete his interpretation of Sholay. Here's a glimpse of Ram Gopal Varma Ki Sholay.

Ramu on Sholay

My Sholay is a remix of many westerns and a completely different interpretation of the earlier Sholay. The uniqueness of Sholay's story is that it's not a genre film. It's the story of a man who wants to take revenge. It was supposed to be a dark, violent film where you hate the villain but instead made you love Gabbar Singh.

Ramu on Amitabh

When I first told Amitabh Bachchan that I was remaking Sholay he laughed. He thought I was joking. It took me 10 minutes to convince him I was serious. I narrated the scenes to him and the way I was planning to shoot, adapt and redesign the characters for contemporary times.

Ramu on Ajay

Ajay and I go back a long way so he has a certain trust in me as a director. I remember when I had narrated the Sholay script to him during the making of Bhoot Ajay was super excited about it. He was the first guy I spoke to about adapting Sholay. My intention of remaking Sholay is not to make a better one but to adapt it. I want to change her clothes and see her in another dress.

Sholay retold

Virendra Chavade (Ajay Devgan) and Jai Ranade (Raj) have grown up in Latur together admiring success and strength. They come to Mumbai and start working for Shambhul Seth who is being chased by police inspector Ranbeer (Mohan Lal). When Ranbeer comes into contact with Jai and Veeru he realises their values are still intact, exposes them to Shambhul's past and makes them help him getting revenge on Gabbar Singh (Amitabh Bachchan).

Gabbar, has destroyed the inspector's family and left behind a grieving widow, Devi (Sushmita Sen), who was married to Ranbeer's brother. Ghungroo (Nisha Kothari), is Mumbai's only woman auto-rickshaw driver, who lives close to Ranbeer's home. She is Devi's best friend.