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Aag (2007)

Aag poster
Original title
राम गोपाल वर्मा की आग
Directed by
Ram Gopal Varma
Genre
Western film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 51m
Rated
A
Rating
2.3 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a remake of the 1975 film Sholay, set in a rural Indian landscape. A group of characters become entangled in a violent feud with a notorious outlaw, leading to confrontations and personal sacrifices.

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What happens

Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (transl. Ram Gopal Varma's Fire), or simply Aag (transl. Fire), is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language action film produced and directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The film features Mohanlal, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Prashant Raj Sachdev, Sushmita Sen, J. D. Chakravarthy, and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi in principal roles. The film is an adaptation of 1975 Hindi film Sholay. Upon release, it was panned by critics, and has subsequently been considered to be one of the worst films ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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