" Amitabh Bachchan has given the best performance of his career" : Ram Gopal Varma
Features
-Staff
By Staff
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
August
21,
2007
You've
been
shooting
Sarkar
Raj
and
editing
Aag
at
the
same
time?
Yes.
But
it
isn't
as
if
I
was
suddenly
saddled
with
these
two
jobs.
It
was
Abhishek's
idea
to
shoot
Sarkar
2
in
Hyderabad.
We
decided
to
shoot
there
firstly
because
of
the
rains
and
secondly
because
we
could
get
the
whole
unit
at
one
place.
Everyone
went
to
Hyderabad
fully
prepared.
Every
member
of
the
cast
had
a
script
and
everyone
knew
his
or
her
lines.
The
whole
crew
just
ate
and
breathed
the
film.
Such
was
the
concentration
and
focus
that
we
finished
the
project
five
days
ahead
of
schedule.
Aag
took
a
much
longer
time.
It's
a
formula
film
with
a
lot
of
action
scenes.
On
the
other
hand,
Sarkar
is
a
very
dramatic
film.
How
different
was
the
Amitabh-Abhishek
pair
this
time
as
compared
with
Sarkar
2? Both
were
incredibly
professional
both
the
times.
Mr.
Bachchan
with
his
commitments
and
distractions
gave
all
of
himself
to
both
Aag
and
Sarkar
2.
The
moment
he's
called
for
a
shot
he's
all
there.
I've
done
three
films
with
Mr
Bachchan
and
I
still
can't
get
over
his
concentration.
What
was
the
interaction
like
between
Abhishek
and
Aishwarya? You
must
understand
they
aren't
antagonists
in
Sarkar
2.
They're
two
strong
individuals
looking
at
the
same
project
from
totally
different
perspectives.
He
brings
about
a
change
in
her
character.
Did
you
fraternize
with
the
Bachchans
off
camera? Not
really.
I
respect
Mr
Bachchan,
and
Abhishek
is
too
professional
for
back-slapping.
All
three
are
very
serious
actors.
I'm
not
concerned
with
my
actors
beyond
what
they
can
give
me
on
camera.
All
the
three
Bachchans
will
shock
audiences
with
the
intensity
of
their
performances.
During
the
last
twenty
minutes
of
the
narration,
I
truly
believe
that
Amitabh
Bachchan
has
given
the
best
performance
of
his
career.
And
I
say
this
as
a
diehard
Bachchan
fan
rather
than
a
director.