After a 2006 in which almost all the films that came out from his Factory flopped miserably, many people doubt his sanity. He is attempting to remake Sholay; one of the most historic hits of Bollywood.

The gamble he is taking is huge. First, casting Amitabh Bacchhan in a role parallel to Gabbar Singh, casting a relatively new and inexperienced Nisha Kothari in the role made memorable by Hema Malini. Casting a debutant to play the character done by Amitabh in the original; the list goes on. Ramgopal Verma doesn’t seem to be concerned about any of this. He works by his own convictions and takes all that it brings, success or failure.

Many in the trade have already said that it is ‘well nigh’ impossible to match up to the original. Sachin Pilgaonkar, an actor who had played a small role in the original has said that a remake to Sholay was not going to shake up the industry. It will come and go as any other film. However he also said that Ramgopal Verma was a man who would embark on a suicide mission without giving a thought to the consequences. Time will tell whether Ramgopal Varma will stand through his toughest test yet.