New Sholay: Starcast!

[Ramu]

We all know Ram Gopal Verma is making a remake of the greatest hit on Indian cinema scene, Sholay. Now here is the new starcast which has finally been announced in full:
Gabbar Singh:

The role played by Amjad Khan in the original, is like we all know will be played by Amitabh Bacchan himself this time around. Infact by bigB’s own admission, he wanted to play the role of Gabbar even in the original.
Thakur Baldev Singh(Thakur):

The role was played by Sanjeev Kumar in the original. The new one will be played by South Superstar and a guy known for his hard hitting performances, MohanLal. Its even learnt that the price money he is offering this time to catch Gabbar has been hiked from 50 thousand in the original to 8laks this time around.
Veeru:

The adorable and comical Dharmendra’s role this time is being played by the rather intense Ajay Devgan. ahmm can’t imagine veeru like jokes this time around so goodbye to that.
Jai:

Probably the most shocking role assignment. The role played by the BIg B is now going to be played by a rank newcomer in Prashant Raj Sachdev. A model by profession, this role was earlier assigned to Mohit Ahlawat, another model. Well, strange choice for an important role, and by the looks of the guy, i am not too sure i am liking this one bit.
Radha(the widow):

The role played by Amitabhs actual wife, Jaya Bahaduri, is now being played by Sushmita Sen. Its also learnt that unlike the original, where she was rather quiet and reserved, Sushmita Sen’s role will not be as bland.
Basanti:

The churby, talkative Basanti, the tange wali, a role immortalized in Indian cinema history by Hema Malini will now be played by surprize surprize(ahh ok half the world know by now) Nisha Kothari. Known fr her skimpy clothes and on screen kisses with Emraan Hashmi rather than acting skills, one seriously questions the judgement of selecting her for the role. While its believed that the character of Basanti(Ghunguru) as she will be known in new Sholay is quite opposite to old Basanti with her bein rather bold(ahmm can she be anything else) She will not be riding a tanga but rather a Rickshaw this time(called Laila) and umm she happens to be only women rickshaw puller in whole Mumbai.
Helen:

The role played by Helen and the famous belle dance will now be done by Urmila with she doing “Mehbooba o Mehbooba”.
Soorma Bhopali:

The unmistakable role of Soorma Bhopali done by Jagdeep in the original will now be done by Rajpal Yadav. Probably the most closest looking choice this.
Angrez Jailer:

“Hum Angrez zamane ke Jailer hain” Asrani’s super role is all set to be done by Boman Irani in the remake. ahmm.. this could be fun.
Sambha:

The famous sambha’s dialogues will now be spoken by Sushant Singh, the role originally played by MacMohan. (no match, even before seeing the movie)
Thats about it as far as major star cast goes. On the music side; Asha Bhosle, who was originally supposed to sing the famous track ‘Mehbooba O Mehbooba’, the original song being sung by her late husband R D Burman, has been replaced by Sunidhi Chauhan, Amitabh Bachchan will pitch in a few lines too. Earlier Himesh Reshammiya was to compose a different special remixed version of the original number for the film, however things seem to have changed and Ganesh Hegde roped in, because Himesh is quite busy with his schedule.


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