By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
September
04,
2007
You
have
quite
a
motley
crew
with
you
in
Aag.
Oh
yes.
There
was
a
very
wide
canvas.
There're
several
smaller
characters
who
have
been
very
nicely
portrayed.
I
specially
love
Mohanlal.
I
love
his
craft.
He's
an
exceptional
artiste.
With
such
simplicity
he's
able
to
display
emotions
that
are
so
complex.
Unfortunately,
I
didn't
have
much
to
do
with
Sushmita
or
not
too
many
scenes
with
Ajay
Devgan
either.
You've
had
the
singular
honour
of
being
in
both
the
versions
of
Sholay.
Why
just
me?
Sachin
is
also
in
both
the
versions.
He
plays
my
brother.
There're
these
little-little
things
that
have
been
incorporated
into
the
original.
Sholay
was
the
first
film
that
Ramu
saw.
So
he
has
a
nostalgic
attachment
to
that
film.
But
Ramu
has
developed
his
own
vision
based
on
his
attachment
to
Sholay.
To
bring
the
whole
theme
and
characters
into
the
city
is
a
very
bold
and
brave
thing
to
do.
All
the
actors
were
in
awe
of
you.
So
you
say.
I
haven't
seen
it.
Maybe
they
are
such
good
actors
they
hide
their
awe.
Then
I
need
to
be
in
awe
of
them
for
being
such
good
actors.
Why
haven't
you
and
Ramesh
Sippy
worked
together
lately?
He
hasn't
asked
me.
He
hasn't
been
directing
films.
Do
you
miss
working
with
those
directors?
Of
course!
I'm
damn
fortunate
to
work
with
Ramesh
Sippy.
Just
like
I
had
the
singular
honour
of
working
with
Prakash
Mehra,
Manmohan
Desai,
Hrishikesh
Mukherjee
and
now
the
new
generation
of
filmmakers.
Ramu's
craft
is
totally
different
from
Ramesh
Sippy's.
How
can
you
forget
your
past?
I
don't.
I
love
my
past.
Don't
you?
Ramu
keeps
threatening
us
with
several
projects
featuring
you
and
Abhishek
Yeah,
he
wants
to
do
Time
Machine
with
me
and
Abhishek.
It's
a
nice
concept
and
beautiful
story.
I'm
comfortable
working
with
Ramu.
So
why
not
another
film?
I
haven't
done
a
sci-fi
before.
Sarkar
2
was
a
fantastic
experience.
I
do
hope
it
lives
up
to
the
expectations
raised
by
the
earlier
film,
though
the
canvas
is
much
larger
this
time.
Sarkar
Raj
is
your
first
sequel.
Oh
yeah!
The
inter-relations
haven't
changed,
though
some
new
characters
have
been
introduced.
But
the
house,
the
ambience,
the
wife,
sons
and
daughters-in-law
and
the
working
relations
are
all
the
same.