HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD Expect a 'very different' Sholay from Ramu13th June 2006 20.30 IST By Nikhil Kumar When Ram Gopal Varma is at the helm of affairs, you can expect the unexpected. Trust Ramu to make Ramesh Sippy ’s all-time classic Sholay in his own unique style and interpretation. While there are no doubts that the film will indeed be made in the coming months, the maverick filmmaker promises a surprise for the movie buffs by adapting the same story into an entirely different setting. 
Moreover, the casting Ramu has chosen is equally unexpected. Amitabh Bachchan , one of the two main heroes in the 1975 original, will play the villain Gabbar Singh in Ramu’s ‘Sholay’. And if this was not enough, Ramu has roped in none other than Ajay Devgan , the introvert and quiet actor, to play the role of outspoken and humorous Veeru in the film. Dharmendra played the same role in Sippy’s movie. Varma’s blue-eyed boy Mohit Ahlawat will essay the part of stoic Jai, while Katrina Kaif will play the reticent widow Radha. Ramu still has to finalize the actress who will play Basanti in the film. The filmmaker has ruled out Mallika Sherawat for the role. The film will also have Urmila Matondkar gyrating to the song “Mehbooba Mehbooba”. Urmila will make appearance for this song only. Speaking to a tabloid, Ramu said that he has a very different vision for ‘Sholay’. The film will be Gabbar-centric, and therefore only Amitabh Bachchan has the pivotal role in it. The other actors, Ramu said, were dispensable. “You’ve to understand that my Sholay will be placed in a totally different setting... Sholay in 1975 has to be culturally and socio-economically very different from Sholay in 2006,” Mid-Day quotes Ramu as saying. The film is likely to go on the floors in August and be completed by November this year. Related Ram Gopal Varma Ramesh Sippy Sholay Amitabh Bachchan Ajay Devgan Dharmendra Mohit Ahlawat Katrina Kaif Mallika Sherawat Urmila Matondkar | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage Song Lyrics ALSO READ scoop ~ Hello – Movie Review ~ Akshay Kumar replaces Amitabh in Deepa Mehta film ~ Mona Singh joins '3 Idiots' ~ 'Roadside Romeo' gets shorter? ~ Arjun Bajwa being sought by Telugu filmmakers ~ Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar bhai bhai ~ Shweta Kumar not scared of comparisons ~ Amitabh Bachchan's Hollywood foray still a distant dream ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Shahrukh to be star attraction of Singapore carnival ~ Rekha working on her autobiography ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > New Year, Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Hello, Drona, Kidnap, Welcome To Sajjanpur, Hulla, The Last Lear, 1920, Saas Bahu Aur Sensex, Ru-Ba-Ru, A Wednesday, Rock On, Phoonk, Chamku, Dostana , Heroes , Karzzzz , Golmaal Returns MUSIC Drona , Kidnap celebs » wallpapers » the celeb A-Z who's in » Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Ranbir Kapoor | Harman Baweja | Aishwarya Rai | Abhishek Bachchan | Imran Khan | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | John Abraham | Shahid Kapur | Kareena Kapoor | Vidya Balan | Priyanka Chopra | Rani Mukherjee | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Karisma Kapoor | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Sneha Ullal | Mahima Chaudhary | Meghna Naidu | Gayatri Joshi | Rakhi Sawant | Bhumika Chawla | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amrita Rao | Amrita Arora | Genelia D'Souza | Arjun Rampal | Amitabh Bachchan | Vivek Oberoi | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rimi Sen | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | Celina Jaitley | Sonam Kapoor | Neha Oberoi | Nisha Rawal | Manjari Fadnis | Kamal Haasan | Rajnikant | Asin | Sanjay Dutt | Shahid Kapoor | Sherlyn Chopra | Farhan Akhtar | Prachi Desai | Koel Purie | Shahana Goswami | Adah Sharma | Kangana Ranaut | Anushka Sharma | Mugdha Godse | Masumeh Makhija | Minissha Lamba | Vidya Malvade | Malaika Arora | more... POPULAR WALLPAPERS Katrina Kaif | Deepika Padukone | Salman Khan | Aishwarya Rai | Shahrukh Khan | Akshay Kumar | Kareena Kapoor | Ranbir Kapoor | Priyanka Chopra | Kajol | Mallika Sherawat | Rani Mukherjee | Hrithik Roshan | Vidya Balan | Amrita Rao | Genelia D'Souza | Sneha Ullal | Riya Sen | Preity Zinta | Bipasha Basu | Minissha Lamba | Ayesha Takia | Imran Khan | Nigar Khan | John Abraham | Sherlyn Chopra MOVIE TRAILERS & VIDEOS Drona | Kidnap | Hello | Fashion | EMI | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Raat Gayi Baat Gayi | Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai | Aashayein | Paathshaala | Dostana | Toonpur Ka Superhero | Ek Vivaah Aisa Bhi | Rang Rasiya | Chal Chala Chal | Heroes | Karzz | Horn Ok Please | Golmaal Returns | Ghajini | Yuvvraaj | Kambakth Ishq | Dil Kabaddi | Billoo Barber | | 
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