Much
has
been
said
about
Sarkar
Raj
being
a
package
deal,
considering
the
fact
that
it
stars
the
entire
Bachchan
family
comprising
of
Amitabh
Bachchan,
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Aishwarya
Bachchan.
However,
as
always,
Ram
Gopal
Varma,
the
man
behind
Sarkar
Raj,
chooses
to
laugh
away
the
insinuation.
"Believe
me
Sarkar
Raj
would
have
been
all
the
same
even
if
the
character
played
by
Aishwarya
would
instead
have
been
a
man.
Not
a
single
word
of
the
basic
plot
of
the
film
would
have
changed
if
I
had
taken
a
male
protagonist
instead",
declares
Ramu
who
is
caught
at
his
cheerful
best.
In
the
film's
prequel,
Sarkar,
Abhishek
Bachchan
turned
out
to
be
a
surprise
element.
Though
all
eyes
were
(rightly)
focused
on
Amitabh
Bachchan,
who
did
come
up
with
one
of
his
best
performances
in
last
few
years,
Abhishek
did
manage
to
stand
on
his
own
and
came
up
with
a
delightful
performance.
Considering
the
fact
that
it
is
a
given
the
two
Bachchans
would
come
up
with
yet
another
powerhouse
performance
again,
what's
the
surprise
element
to
look
for
in
Sarkar
Raj?
"Aishwarya",
says
Ramu
promptly,
"As
Anita
Rajan,
she
enters
the
lives
of
Subhash
(Big
B)
and
Shankar
Nagare
(Abhishesk)
and
her
character
grows
over
a
period
of
time.
She
is
an
element
which
connects
audience
with
the
Nagare
family." He
continues
to
add
though
that
Ash
plays
a
very
strong
character
in
the
film
even
though
there
is
absolutely
no
scope
of
any
romance
built
up
in
Sarkar
Raj.
"Don't
even
look
for
a
romantic
drama
in
Sarkar
Raj
since
there
isn't
scope
of
any.
Just
because
a
film
stars
Abhishek
Bachchan
and
Aishwarya
doesn't
mean
that
they
start
romancing
with
each
other.
And
let's
not
forget
that
Abhishek's
character
is
already
married
to
Tanisha
(Mukherjee)
in
the
film",
jokes
Ramu.
Also
starring
Ravi
Kale,
Govind
Namdeo,
Victor
Banerjee,
Supriya
Pathak,
Sayaji
Shinde,
Dilip
Prabhawalkar
and
Upyendra
Limaye
in
principal
roles,
Sarkar
Raj
is
confirmed
for
a
6th
June
release
and
is
the
most
anticipated
film
arriving
this
summer.
Story first published: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 12:35 [IST]