Inspektor Narashima (Mohanlal) rekrutiert die zwei Kleinkriminellen Raj (Prashant Raj) und Hirendra Chavan alias Heero (Ajay Devgan), um den Gangsterboss Babban (Amitabh Bachchan) zu schnappen. Die beiden sind erst gerade aus dem Knast gekommen, schlagen jedoch ein. Narashima hat nicht nur ein berufliches Interesse, den Tyrannen kalt zu machen, sondern auch ein privates: Babban hatte auch seine ganze Familie niedergemetzelt. Nur Durga Devi (Sushmita Sen) überlebte. Während Raj sich in sie verliebt, flirtet Heero mit der jungen Rikscha-Fahrerin Ghungroo (Nisha Kothari). Doch viel Zeit für Schalk und Turteln bleibt nicht, denn Babban kennt mit seinen Feinden kein Pardon.
Character Synopsis:
Babban (Amitabh Bachchan): He perceives other human beings as objects to amuse or occupy him with. When he speaks, he does so to voice his own thoughts. He does not engage in conversation with anyone.
He likes to play with his victims.
When he is angry, his eyes take on a glazed look. He seems to be looking at you as you speak, but the focus of his gaze rests in the middle distance. It's as if he's looking right through you.
He loves people who challenge him, as then he can enjoy killing them more.
Tambe (Sushant Singh): If evil keeps company, none would be greater than the key henchman of Babban.
Hirendra Chavan - Heero (Ajay Devgan), Raj Ranade (Prashant Raj): Two young men from Latur, Hirendra Chavan and Raj Ranade arrive in the megapolis of Mumbai with as big sized dreams of buying out the city. It's another matter that they are jobless and don't have enough money even to buy a decent meal. Childhood friends, their loyalty is absolute with the younger Raj looking up to the elder Heero.
Narsimha (Mohanlal): Narsimha's eyes retain composure at all times. Dark circles collected over a sleepless nights betray the fact he is a man tormented by his own past. His thoughts have single point of focus: Babban
Durga Devi (Sushmita Sen): A trained nurse her life blossomed when love happened... and then tragedy struck. Stoic, dignified, silent, her demeanor hid an inner strength that at times raised itself beyond what one would expect from a woman.
Ghungroo (Nisha Kothari): She drives a 'rickshaw' named 'Laila'. Laila is her best friend and confidante. Ghungroo is Mumbai city's only woman rickshaw driver. She knows all the shortcuts in Mumbai city. She talks switching between Marathi, Hindi & English. She'd like you to believe she's a man. But deep inside, she is all woman.
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan Ajay Devgan Mohanlal Sushmita Sen Nisha Kothari Gaurav Kapoor Rajpal Yadav Sushant Singh Prashant Raj Jeeva Suchitra Krishnamurthy Sachin Urmila Matondkar (female dancer in the 'Mehbooba Mehbooba' item number) Abhishek Bachchan (male dancer in the 'Mehbooba Mehbooba' item number)
The most popular movie in the history of Indian cinema has been remade by maverick filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma .
A director who doesn’t care a hoot for convention, Ramu has already garnered ample criticism for venturing to remake Ramesh Sippy’s cult classic Sholay . But ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ is far from being a copy of the original. The movie’s setting is contemporary and urbane. Even some character sketches are different.
Don’t miss the movie’s slideshow (story in pictures) at Ram Gopal Varma Ki Sholay .
Character Sketches:
Amitabh Bachchan as Babban Singh (originally Gabbar)
In the dark underbelly of Mumbai City a nihilistic new leader has risen to rule the fetid underworld. His name is Babban Singh. Cruel beyond imagination, psychotically violent and far more devious than any gangster the city has ever known.
He perceives other human beings as objects to amuse or occupy him with. And he likes to play with his victims. He does not engage in conversation with anyone. When he speaks, he does so to voice his own thoughts.
When Babban is angry, his eyes take on a glazed look. He seems to be looking at you as you speak, but the focus of his gaze rests in the middle distance. It's as if he's looking right through you. He loves people who challenge him, as then he can enjoy killing them more.
Ajay Devgan as Heero, and Prashant Raj as Raj (originally Veeru and Jai)
Hirendra Chavan alias Heero (Ajay Devgan) and Raj Ranade (Prashant Raj) are two young men from Latur, who arrive in the megapolis of Mumbai with big-sized dreams of buying out the city. It's another matter that Heero and Raj are jobless and don't have enough money even to buy a decent meal. Childhood friends, their loyalty is absolute, with the younger Raj looking up to the elder Heero.
Mohanlal as Narsimha (originally Thakur)
Narsimha's eyes retain composure at all times. Dark circles collected over sleepless nights betray the fact he is a man tormented by his own past.
Nobody has ever seen Babban Singh and if they did, they didn't survive to tell the tale. But one man believed in his existence. And that is inspector Narsimha, an encounter specialist. His thoughts have single point of focus: Babban.
Sushmita Sen as Durga Devi (originally Radha)
Durga is a trained nurse. Her life blossomed when love happened. But then, tragedy struck. Stoic, dignified, silent, her demeanor hid an inner strength that at times raised itself beyond what one would expect from a woman.
Nisha Kothari as Ghungroo (originally Basanti)
Ghungroo drives a 'rickshaw' named 'Laila'. Laila is her best friend and confidante. Ghungroo is Mumbai city's only woman rickshaw driver. She knows all the shortcuts in Mumbai city. She talks switching between Marathi, Hindi and English. She'd like you to believe she's a man. But deep inside, she is all woman.
As the movie’s story goes, Heero and Raj arrive in Mumbai and find work with Shambhul Seth, a criminal with heavy underworld connections and also high on the police scanner.
In his pursuit of Shambhul, Inspector Narsimha comes into contact with Heero and Raj. On meeting them, he realizes that these were no hardened criminals. Small time hoodlums, perhaps, but deep inside their values were still intact.
In a deadly encounter with Shambhul Seth, Heero and Raj display their bravery and fearlessness to Narsimha. But the two are also arrested and sent to jail for a while.
Much later, when Inspector Narsimha needs help in his hunt for Babban Singh, his brief impression of Heero and Raj returns to him. He decides to enlist the help of Heeru and Raj.
How Heeru and Raj nab Babban Singh forms the crux of the story.
‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ is slated to release on August 31.
Vor allem werde ich versuchen Ashraf ein Plakat abzubetteln....und natürlich kommt meine *Kritik* gleich am Montag...wenn ich es überlebt haben sollte.... :oops:
Evil comes in many shapes and sizes. Evil could be within or outside you. Evil could be mortal or immortal. Evil could be a human being or an external force. Evil could be BABBAN!
Because Babban [Amitabh Bachchan] was someone who was far more than just an average human being. He was psychotic, he was ruthless and as he believed, he was immortal. He was also someone for whom no other human being was worthy enough to stand in front of him, look into his eye and build a conversation.
With an unmatched animal instinct, he was a force which could well be undefeated. But Inspector Narsimha [Mohanlal] though otherwise. For him, Babban was just another criminal. A criminal who was mad for sure but not invincible.
An encounter specialist, he had once arrested Babban. And now he wanted him dead. Dead, because Babban was out of jail and given him scars which could only be washed away with Babban's blood.
To aid him in his revenge, Narsimha roped in two small time crooks Heero [Ajay Devgan] and Raj [Prashant Raj]. The two being childhood buddies, they were inseparable and now aimed at making it big in the city of Mumbai. Little were they aware that they would soon be getting into a game which would make them juggle between life and death.
In this tough journey of their, they found the love of their life though. While Heero found Ghunghroo [Nisha Kothari], an unspoken bond developed between Raj and Durga [Sushmita Sen]. Ghughroo was everything that a man may 'not' want! Almost tom boyish in her persona, she was a huge Rajnikanth fan and an auto driver to boast. Loud mouth, over confident and coming with an 'I-Care-A-Damn' attitude, she was soon won over by Heero.
On the other hand Durga Devi was what one considers as an epitome of womanhood. With a massive tragedy behind her, she could have been one broken soul. But it had only made her stronger. Stronger enough to make sure that the person who did this to her and her family was not spared.
Battlelines were drawn. At one end there was Narsimha along with Heero and Raj while on the other there was Babban with his equally evil aide Tambhe [Sushant Singh].
A fierce battle was about to begin. A battle which would have no rules, no timelines and no conclusion except death. A battle which would involve fear, blood and 'aag'!
Releasing all over on 31st August all over, RAM GOPAL VARMA KI AAG also stars Urmila Matondkar in a special appearance as 'Mehbooba'.