I am indifferent to the new Sholay: Javed Akhtar

[Ramu]

Poet Javed Akhtar on Ram Gopal Varma’s retake on a classic he wrote:
The release of Ram Gopal Varma’s Sholay is finally round the corner. Are you happy to be mentioned in the story credits of the new film? Are you looking forward to watching it?
I am totally indifferent to RGV’s Sholay and have other things to feel happy about. I haven’t decided whether to watch it or not. The Salim-Javed team wrote Sholay and that’s a fact which can’t be overturned. But we have nothing to do with somebody doing a take-off on the film. It’s just another film. Since Sholay has inspired so many films, jingles, advertisements, jokes and even cartoons, why not a film?


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