RGV flopped with his cast. Amitabh to play Gabbar Singh?! Gabbar Singh was Jai and Veeru’s age, not their Granddads! And Mohit Ahlawat to play Jai?! Who is he to fill Amitabh’s shoes? Further more, who the hell is he? I have come up with the cast below (with reasoning), considering the original 1975 was the cream of the crop of the 70's, I tried to assemble a cast worthy in our time to uphold such a film.
Gabbar Singh - Nana Patekar/Shahrukh Khan
Amjad Khan was the bad guy you loved to hate. Although he was a the villain, he was the hero of the film (most memorable character). People who had auras like that in my view are Nana Patekar (‘Parinda’/’Shakti’) and old school Shahrukh Khan (‘Baazigar’/’Darr‘). Actors who are at the top of their game can only attempt to fulfil Amjad Khan’s shoes. Wouldn’t it be a good surprise or shock to see SRK get his psycho on in such a film?
Thakkur Baldev Singh - Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff looks like that Baldev Singh kind of guy. That sincerity maturity allows him to uphold that leading role. What about Rajnikanth? Lol. Same hair and moustache as Baldev Singh!
Veeru - Bobby Deol/Akshay Kumar
I would've said Saif Ali Khan, he is lively, comical, but is he that action hero? The only real physical actors are the new wave of stars, like John Abraham, Hrithik Roshan, etc. Who I feel cannot uphold such a character. The Deol brothers are the answer to the assets of the character, Sunny being too serious, so the obvious choice - Bobby Deol. Also he looks like Dharmendra, no? I mean one of the reasons they chose SRK as 'Devdas' was because they thought he had a resemblance to Dilip Kumar, so looks are important! P.S. Akshay Kumar is a possibility (matching the stats).
Jai - Abishek Bachchan
Abhishek has been considered a flop actor, as was his Father in his earliest films. 'Sholay' was one of the major turning points in Amitabh's career and could be for Abishek. Regardless, looks wise, no one else can fit Amitabh's shoes, other than his son. Also, Abishek has prooved his diversity ('Yuva'/'Sarkar'), which shows he can manage Jai's role. After all, 'Jai' was almost a tragic hero, more than what meets the eye.
Basanti - Priety Zinta
“Kyunke mujhe befuzool baat karne ki aadat to hai nahin!” Need I say more. Basanti was bubbly, talkative and fun, strikingly like Preity Zinta, if she has any quality in acting, its the fact she can get things lively. Definite Basanti for me.
Radha - Rani Mukherjee
Rani is arguably the most talented actress in India. Radha although hardly ever spoke, if ever! Is a difficult role to play because it is a character's repressed feelings rather than expression of feelings. Who better to capture that role? We've seen Rani in 'Black' what more can I say? Who will look as beautiful as she did, without any make up, just in a white sari? Also, I think Abishek and Rani work good together and look good together (evident in 'Yuva' to 'Bunty Aur Babli'). Again, looks wise, doesn't it remind you of Amitabh and Jaya, I mean how Amitabh (Abishek) is so tall and Jaya Bachchan (Rani) so short!
Malikka Sherawat as Gypsy Dancer (‘Mehbooba Mehbooba’), Johnny Lever as Jail Warden (Hitler) and Rajpal Yadav as Soorma Bhopali in special appearances!
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juniorbigb
19 years ago
Does any body know what happened to the Amitabh, Sanjay Dutt, Laura Dutta movie "Just Punjabi"?
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wazkhan
19 years ago
yes notting happer bacauile dir not do the film do other film EK anjabbe with Big B
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