As most you already know by now, Amitabh Bachchan is slated to play the iconic villain Gabbar Singh in the Ram Gopal Varma's remake of Sholay. Amitabh has said in recent interviews that he wanted to play Gabbar in the first outing. Now that Amitabh's wish has been granted, Shadaab Khan, the actor-director-screenwriter son of the late Amjad Khan, has come out swinging to declare that this a very bad idea. The good folks at glamsham give us this quote from Shadaab:
You can't get one legend (Amitabh Bachchan) to play the role played by another legend. It's like getting Kishore Kumar to sing a song already done by Mohammed Rafi. Both Bachchan saab and my dad have very strong personas. It wouldn't work. The image of my dad as Gabbar is too strong. Anything Varma would do would look like a caricature. No matter how hard Bachchan saab tries, he won't be able to better my dad's Gabbar.
Well said and point taken. Even though I can understand his need to preserve his father's image as the only Gabbar Singh, comments like this only go to show his own insecurities. RGV has maintained that Gabbar's character is going to be a reimagination where he heads a well-organized crime gang in Mumbai wielding a scorpion headed stick, a far cry from the commander of a ragtag gang of thieves lashing a leather belt in his hand. Like any other remake, this has high potential for failure. But just the curiosity factor of seeing Mr. Bachchan in the role is going to make it a memorable experience. I am going to wager this one against you Shadaab.
[via glamsham]
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