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Finally I watched RGV Ki Aag on Adlabs DVD. After having seen unanimous condenmation of RGV Aag, I was prepared for a real bad film. Comparing with orig Sholay, of course you will be disappointed big time but without the Sholay hangover, film is OK. It's just like other RGV films.
My comments:

- Film is dark, like RGV Company, Sarkar etc. And, it's also shot like these films and not like Sholay. In Sholay you see grand landscapes and picture is bright. Picture/ cinematography is mostly in dark backgrounds or not enough set lighting. In Aag, there is no landscapes at all, forget grand landscapes. Actually, there is no background imagery at all. This all implies cheap film and not a Sholay film. Nothing wrong with that but is totally un-acceptable if re-making Sholay. So, forgetting Sholay and considering Company and Sarkar, Aag is OK too.

Perhaps Aag is not the only film with story taken from Sholay. I'm sure there are a few other films with similar plot. Also, at the time of Sholay, it was considered extreme violence but there have been tons of other films, later on, which make Sholay look like a children film. So, the Sholay shock/ attraction had long disappeared.

If making a new film, I would have expected more songs than what were in Aag. Of the songs in Aag, only Ghunghroo song is catchy. I liked it a lot. Mehbooba song is OK. But, if you compare it with Sholay, it's no match.

I'd have expected more glamour quotient.

If a new film, I'd have liked Sholay Jai character to survive ?? Why not a happy ending.

So in short, watching Aag on it's own, then film is OK but not if making comparison with Sholay.

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Ghunghroo song tune sure won't fit on Basanti. This song for sure is made for Ghunghroo and not for Basanti. This song alone is worth getting Aag CD.

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BTW, not that it matters, but watch out. The DVD is on a quick rot media. Just after 1-2 weeks, it's already getting stuck at lots of places. Disc is pure Silver.

So it has been released on DVD? There was talk of it never being released on DVD.

Yes Adlabs Aag DVD has been released since a week or two. But, it's on a quick rot media. Less than 2 weeks and already it was difficult to keep playing. Many a times I had to restart the DVD, jump to a further forward chapter and then search back, to a counter time a little ahead of where it stuck.

But, Adlabs Aag DVD sure is better PQ than Aag T-Series DVD.

This was probably a case of expectations (in reverse)
I wish it were, but it wasn't -- All RGV films engage and entertain -- this, neither... it looked like someone was trying to copy RGV at the same time as copying Sholay -- neither Sholay, this movie, nor even RGV.

Come to think of it, it's more because of RGV's failure to deliver an RGV film that Aag was such a big disappointment.

IMHO
As it was supposed to be a modern take on old Sholay, and that it was set in a big city, the Holi song should have been changed to a spicy Halloween song, and they should have had at least two more songs like the "Ghunghroo" song or even spicier. In a film like Company, one "Khallas" song was enough, but in this film, it needed more than just one "Mehbooba" type song.

AAG mistake>> Naach na jaane aangan tedha

I agree!! Yes.

But RGV did not even set it in a big city -- instead, AAG had the heart and scape of a chawl and it lived and died in that chawl.

NewDeep,

I saw I just saw Exorcist 2 again (on cable) and have to say that it's not as bad as I had originally thought. You're right about how it ties in well with Dominion and although nowhere near as good as the original, it's miles ahead of Aag. But one thing I noticed was that the theme tune to Exorcist 2 was copied by a Bollywood film (Pyaar tune kya kiya) as the title song. That takes quite some talent to copy the theme tune of an American horror film and turn it into a bollywood love song!

Since this thread is about Aag, I should say something about it. I saw the Adlabs DVD on sale today, so it was released in the end! I really don't know who's gonna buy it, but in a strange sort of way I felt like seeing it again, just once, just to have a good laugh. It could become over time one of those "so bad, it's good" kind of films, but I wouldn't bet on it.

Rana, this is one of the worst movies ever made. I too saw it just to find out atleast there has to be some good scenes, some good dialogue but no. This is a real sh**, absolutely crap. Also, if you see how easily the other Hero dies that too without any dialogues. Not a bit of acting from anyone.
The power of Sholay lies in its dialogues and acting but this movie has none to talk about.

It needs to be classified as 'D' grade (if there is any such grade). Voila RGV has come up with a new classification for movies - 'D' grade and the movies which qualifies for it are 'Shiva2006, RGV Ki AAG and I am sure after watching these movies the next one would be Sarkar2.

If RGV continues this way it would be Sarkaartoon instead of Sarkaar2

I don’t get it when Aag is condemned no good all around by practically everyone on face of globe yet you come off like this is a good show then i’ll shrug my shoulders. besides People who went to see show with open mind to look at film on its own merits couldn’t find a shred of evidence that film is good not even ok and i highly doubt aag is like any other rgv film what you state. After reading your review of Aag you have disappointed many of us

Lol! new deep you are making progress!! right there next to some great show hosts lol how about RGV KI TOON SARKAR?



I always take my hats off for rana and adore his optimism that surpasses Bush's
We need more people like him to look at and live better life imho!

But he is not the only one but many more all around the WORLD specially in UK who spend their GBP so that Bollywood industry should live and prosper and create more similar magical entertainments for them.

Gabbar Singh should be better than Aag viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9905&p=83476#p83476

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