Aag (2007 film): Difference between revisions

| name = Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag

| based_on = {{Based on|''[[Sholay]]'' (1975)|[[Salim–Javed]]}}

| starring = [[Amitabh BachchanMohanlal]]<br />[[MohanlalAmitabh Bacchan]]<br />[[Ajay Devgn]]<br/>[[Sushmita Sen]]

| music = '''''Songs'':'''<br />[[Ganesh Hegde]]<br />Prasanna Shekhar<br />[[Amar ''Mohile]]<br />'''Score'':'''<br />[[Amar Mohile]]

| distributor = [[Reliance Entertainment|Adlabs]]

| budget = ₹210 million

| gross = ₹227.3 million

'''''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag''''' ({{transtranslation|Ram Gopal Varma's ''Fire''}}), alsoor known assimply, '''''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag''''' ({{transtranslation|Ram Gopal Varma's ''Fire''}}), is a 2007 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action film|action]]-[[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] produced and directed by [[Ram Gopal Varma]], the film features [[Amitabh BachchanMohanlal]], [[MohanlalAmitabh Bacchan]], [[Ajay Devgn]], [[Prashant Raj Sachdev]], [[Sushmita Sen]], [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], and [[Suchitra Krishnamoorthi]] in principal roles.<ref>{{cite web |last1=D'Souza |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin D'Souza |title=Movie Review : RGV KI AAG |url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/movie_review_ram_gopal_varma_ki_aag_0807.asp |website=glamsham |access-date=2020-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018125224/http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/movie_review_ram_gopal_varma_ki_aag_0807.asp |archive-date=2007-10-18 |url-status=unfit}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/an-insincere-tribute-to-evergreen-sholay-film-review/article1902995.ece An insincere tribute to evergreen ‘Sholay’ Film Review – ANDHRA PRADESH]. The Hindu (1 September 2007). Retrieved on 2016-11-20.</ref><ref name="Boxofficeindia">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131109040918/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=214 Box Office 2007]. boxofficeindia.com</ref> The film is an adaptation of the 1975 Hindi film ''[[Sholay]]'', upon release, it was negatively received by the critics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/ram-gopal-varma-ki-aag/235592|title=Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag|website=Outlook|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/ram-gopal-varma-ki-aag/213997/0|title=Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=2020-04-02}}</ref> It is considered as [[List of films considered the worst#Aag (2007)|one of the worst films]] made.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-20 |title=A Decade of decadence |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-31/news-interviews/28236351_1_rakhi-sawant-salman-khan-vivek-oberoi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020040304/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-31/news-interviews/28236351_1_rakhi-sawant-salman-khan-vivek-oberoi |archive-date=2013-10-20 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2012-02-15 |title=66 Worst Movies Of All Time |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/66-worst-movies-of-all-time/ |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[Total Film]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-12 |title=57 Worst Films Ever – II |url=http://www.fhmindia.com/57-worst-films-ever-ii/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912012157/http://www.fhmindia.com/57-worst-films-ever-ii/ |archive-date=2012-09-12 |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=[[FHM India]]}}</ref>

Nashik-based Heerendra Dhaan and Raj Ranade are bodyguards of a politician, but, after their employer is implicated in a scam, they end up assaulting a police officer and flee to [[Mumbai]]. Once there, they meet with Rambhabhai, who, in turn, gets them employed with a gangster named Shambhu. After a short, while the duo is apprehended by Police Inspector Narsimha, questioned, and after they agree to cooperate to bring down Shambhu, they will be let go. The two succeed in assisting the police arrest Shambhu, but they themselves are arrested, tried in Court, and sentenced to a year in jail.

After their discharge, they are again metapproached by Inspector Narsimha, who, this time, wants to recruit them to capture and kill dreaded bandit Babban Singh,. whoBabban Singh had slaughtered his wife, Kavita, and son, Subbu, as well as cut his fingers off. He had done this as revenge for killing his brother, whom he really loved, and for having him sent to jail. Heerendra and Raj agree to carry out this task for 8 Lakh Rupees. They re-locate to Kaliganj, where Heerendra falls in love with an auto-rickshaw driver, Ghungroo, while Raj gives his heart to Subbu's widow, Durga. They then set out to capture Babban and meet with some success during Diwali, but Babban manages to escape. Babban then starts to ambush and kill the Kaliganj residents to compel them to surrender the duo to him.

*[[Mohanlal]] as Police Inspector NarsimhaNarasimha

[[Ganesh Hegde]], Nitin Raikwar & [[Amar Mohile]]

| title1 = Mehbooba,

| extra1 = [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]], [[Abrar ul Haq]], [[Zoheb Hassan]] & [[Ali Zafar]]

| extra5 = [[Sunidhi Chauhan]] & [[Jamie xx]]

The [[Delhi High Court]] fined Ram Gopal Varma {{INRConvert|1|m}} for the "deliberate act" of copyright infringement for the usage of characters such as "Gabbar Singh" of original ''[[Sholay]]''.<ref>[http://www.livelaw.in/delhi-hc-imposes-10-lakh-fine-on-ram-gopal-varma-for-infringing-copyright-on-sholay/ Delhi HC imposes 10 lakh fine on Ram Gopal Varma for infringing copyright on Sholay]. Livelaw.in (2 September 2015). Retrieved on 2016-11-20.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://lobis.nic.in/ddir/dhc/MAN/judgement/31-08-2015/MAN24082015S18922006.pdf|title = Delhi High Court judgement on August 24, 2015|work=nic.in|access-date=1 September 2015|archive-date=21 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921173553/http://lobis.nic.in/ddir/dhc/MAN/judgement/31-08-2015/MAN24082015S18922006.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

This film received negative reviews from critics and also turned out to be a commercial failure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/2009/may/12/slide-show-3-rgv-ke-controversies.htm|title =Ram Gopal Varma ke controversies|date=12 May 2009|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=1 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Chaudhuri2014">{{cite book|last=Chaudhuri|first=Diptakirti|title=Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT423|date=12 September 2014|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-93-5118-799-8|pages=423–424}}</ref> [[Rajeev Masand]] rated it zero out of five.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-rgv-ki-aag-is-rgv-ka-daag/47834-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090722120747/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/review-rgv-ki-aag-is-rgv-ka-daag/47834-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-07-22|title=Review: RGV Ki Aag is RGV ka daag}}</ref> ''[[The Times of India]]'' stated that ''Aag'' "destroyed Bollywood's greatest film" and acknowledged that some "consider it the [[List of films considered the worst|world's worst film]]."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-31/news-interviews/28236351_1_rakhi-sawant-salman-khan-vivek-oberoi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020040304/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-12-31/news-interviews/28236351_1_rakhi-sawant-salman-khan-vivek-oberoi |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-20 |title=A Decade of decadence |date=2010-12-31 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref> ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' awarded it the "Lifetime's Worst Ever Movie Award."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-Ram-Gopal-Varma-Ki-Aag/Article1-245543.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117015847/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-Ram-Gopal-Varma-Ki-Aag/Article1-245543.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2011-11-17 |title=Review: Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=2007-08-31 |access-date=2013-08-25 }}</ref> It came in first in a ''[[FHM (India)|FHM India]]'' list of the 57 worst movies ever made.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fhmindia.com/57-worst-films-ever-ii/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120912012157/http://www.fhmindia.com/57-worst-films-ever-ii/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-12 |title=57 Worst Films Ever – II |publisher=[[FHM (India)]] |access-date=2013-08-25 }}</ref> ''[[Total Film]]'' included it in their list of the 66 worst films of all time.<ref name=TotalFilm>{{cite web|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/features/66-worst-movies-of-all-time|title=66 Worst Movies Of All Time|date=February 15, 2012 |work=[[Total Film]]|access-date=September 30, 2013 }}</ref> Amitabh Bachchan later admitted that the film was "a mistake."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/bollywood/news/a329312/amitabh-bachchan-ram-gopal-varma-ki-aag-a-mistake.html |title= Amitabh Bachchan: 'Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag a mistake' |date= 11 July 2011 |publisher=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=2013-08-25}}</ref>

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