<i>Shiva</i> not a remake
Wednesday,
August
16,
2006
Mumbai,
Aug
16
(UNI)
Bollywood
filmmaker
Ramgopal
Varma
says
he
wants
to
re-invent
the
action
film
genre
which
had
made
the
hero
a
larger
than
life
character.
''Action
films
are
hardly
made
these
days.
So
it
is
not
correct
to
say
that
such
films
do
not
work
in
present
times,''
Mr
Varma,
whose
film
Shiva
is
set
for
an
August
25,
release
told
UNI.
My
latest
film
is
not
a
sequel
or
remake
of
my
debut
film
Shiva
15
years
ago,
he
said.
''The
previous
film
dealt
with
campus
violence
and
how
one
individual
takes
on
all
the
evil
forces.
The
new
film's
plot
line
is
the
same.
But,
it
is
in
contemporary
times
and
my
hero
is
a
new
recruit
in
the
police
force.
Here
lies
the
fundamental
difference,''
he
added.
He said his much publicized remake of Sholay was happening and will go on the floors soon. When asked whether remakes of cult films were required and necessary, he said, ''I cannot speak about other remakes which are being made. But as far as I am concerned, I feel that Sholay can be remade. The entire cast has been finalized except the character of Basanti played by Hema Malini in the original film.''
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