The
badshah of action Akshay Kumar candidly acknowledged that no actor can ever
replace the histrionics of Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra in SHOLAY.
Akshay
Kumar who is traveling these days, promoting his upcoming film BROTHERS, at a
press conference in Delhi recollecting his memories about SHOLAY candidly
confessed, “I don’t think anyone should ever try and remake the classic. It
will be complete injustice to the film as it is impossible to re-create the
genius of Sippy sir.”
On
being quizzed if he is offered to play a part in SHOLAY, which role from
Amitabh Bachchan or Dharmendra’s character he would select, Khiladi Kumar said,
“The roles played by Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra are so fantastic that I
think no actor can match up their histrionics.”
We
agree because each actor in SHOLAY has played his character so brilliantly that
no actor can repeat their performance. Even cameos by famous comedians like Jagdeep
as Surma Bhopali and Asrani as the angreez
ke zammane ka jailor became instant hit. What is amazing is that even
miniature roles like the dacoits Kaliya or Sambha have become immortal.
Though
time and again there have many duplicates of SHOLAY but none could create the
magic of Ramesh Sippy SHOLAY.
Who
can forget RAM GOPAL VERMA KI AAG which ace film director Ram Gopal Verma
attempted in 2007.
His
idea of the contemporary version of SHOLAY with Amitabh Bachchan playing the
key character of Gabbar Singh and South’s Mega Star Mohanlal playing the
central character of Sanjeev Kumar went for a toss on day at the box office
proving nobody can remake SHOLAY.
Even
Amitabh BNachchan had repented after working in RAM GOPAL VERMA KI AAG. In an
interview Bachchan had confided, “I personally acknowledge that acting in SHOLAY'S
remake was a mistake. I should not have acted in the remake of my own film
because a classic cannot be plagiarized.”
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