Ram Gopal Varma reacts to Shadab Khan
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Monday,
October
23,
2006
Ram
Gopal
Varma
is
both
amused
and
slightly
taken
aback
by
Shadab
Khan's
views
on
his
Sholay.
"First
let
me
say
I've
the
greatest
regard
for
Amjad
Khan
as
an
actor.
No
one
can
respect
Amjad
Khan
more
than
me
for
what
he
did
with
Gabbar
Singh.
But
the
truth
is,
after
I
saw
Amitji
playing
Gabbar
I
forgot
Amjad
Khan.
I
agree
with
Shadaab.
What
he
did
to
Gabbar
cannot
be
encored.
But
repeating
Amjad's
act
isn't
my
intention
at
all.
My
Sholay
isn't
being
made
to
be
one-up
on
anyone.
If
Amjad
Khan
has
become
legendary
as
Gabbar
I
needed
a
legendary
actor
to
get
into
Gabbar's
boots."
Reacting to Shadab's view that Amjad could give his best shot to Gabbar because his back was against the wall Ramu says, "I think great work happens because of the passion to excel, not because of desperation. And when it comes to passion for work Amitji is next to none. The richer Amitabh Bachchan got the better his performances got. Unlike some other actors who started with a bang, Amitji got better rather than inferior with each performance."
Concludes the work-driven director, "Neither Amitji nor I are doing Sholay to challenge anyone. My Sholay generates its own heat, creates its own rhythm and atmosphere." What about the fact that Big B's look is being criticized by some? "Amitji is playing a character and the emotion and personality will come through. To judge whether the character works or not, people will have to see the film."
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