Let's put speculations and criticism to rest. Yes, it's a remake of the all-time blockbuster SHOLAY. Yes, somebody is crazy enough to remake it. Yes, it's our very own Ram Gopal Varma, who's given us hits like SHIVA, RANGEELA, RAAT, SATYA, COMPANY, BHOOT and the recent, SARKAR. Yes, it's consisting of a pretty-darn A-list such as Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Ajay Devagan, and Sushmita Sen. Yes, it's got Varma's favorite, Nisha Kothari as Basanti, sorry Ghungroo, the rickshawala, and debutant Prashant Raj as Jai, err Raj.
I'm not going to be like every damn critic and blsat RGV immediately by flaming that this remake sucks or I warned you before and so on. Instead, AAG is convential. There are certain parts of the movie that have Varma's stamp all over it. In the end, the film doesn't end up becoming a SHOLAY copy but rather SHOLAY directed by RGV.
No point in going over the tried-tested story but as far as performances goes: Mohanlal steals the show, or rather the movie. He proves to the other artists, why he's Kerala's most sought actor and national winning too. Second comes Amitabh Bachchan, who is highly competent as Babban Singh. Surely, Amjad Khan would be proud of him. Though he gets a bit carried away, he still stands tall for the juniors. Another competent performer is none other than Sushmita Sen.
Out of the the juniors, Prashant Raj makes a confident debut with the right body language and Characterization. Ajay Devagan is okay. Nisha Kothari is average.
As far as music goes, Mohile goes over the top with the background score making it too cheesy. But some songs that are worth listening to: Mehbooba, and Jee Le. That's about it.
On the flip side, the second half could've been trimmed better. The prem kahani was unecessary as well as Rajpal Yadav's comedy irritation.
On the whole, RGV ki AAG is a brave attempt and daringly different from Sippy's original classic. Too bad the junta has declared it the biggest disaster of the year since JHOOM BARBAR JHOOM.
Rating: ***
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