Julia Roberts Replaces Hema Malini, Robert De Niro Is Amitabh Bachchan's Jai, Al Pacino Channels Dharmendra's Veeru In Sholay's AI Version
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Thursday posted an AI version of Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra starrer ‘Sholay’ featuring Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Jack Nicholson, and Al Pacino.
New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma on Thursday posted an AI version of Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra starrer ‘Sholay’ featuring Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Jack Nicholson, and Al Pacino.
In the AI version of the film, Julia is seen as Basanti, originally played by Hema Malini, Amitabh Bachchan's Jai is played by De Niro, Al Pacino as Dharmendra's Veeru and Amjad Khan’s Gabbar is played by Nicholson.
The iconic character of Thakur Baldev Singh, originally played by Sanjeev Kumar, is seen played by Kevin Spacey in the re-imagined version of the film, which was released in 1975.
Taking to Twitter, RGV Shared the video and wrote: "What if Robert de Niro played Amitabh Bachchan , Al Pacino played Dharmendra , Julia Roberts played Hema Malini , Kevin spacey played Sanjeev Kumar and Jack Nicholson played Gabbar in SHOLAY? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is just KILLING it."
What if Robert de Niro played Amitabh Bachchan , Al Pacino played Dharmendra , Julia roberts played Hema Malini , Kevin spacey played Sanjeev kumar and Jack Nicholson played Gabbar in SHOLAY ??? ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE is just KILLING it 🙏 pic.twitter.com/LmeA4aWmyQ
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) July 20, 2023
He then added: "Hollywood strike against the use of AI will only speed up the usage of AI in Hollywood ..No technology in history could ever be stopped ..The only way to fight AI is to use it and not to resist it."
He wrote in another tweet, “The Industrial Revolution peaked in the 60’s when it began REPLACING MUSCLE in labour works like lifting , pushing, pulling etc paving way for mind usage jobs and now the AI revolution is REPLACING MINDS ..I don’t know if we as humans have anything more than muscle and mind”
Internet reaction
As expected, netizens were delighted to watch the AI version of Sholay. A user commented, “Julia Roberts is cute.” Another user wrote “Perfect casting though.” Few users didn’t like it and called it ‘scary’. A user said, “Yes, it is killing pure art.”
About Sholay
One of the most loved films of Indian cinema, 'Sholay', is about two criminals, Veeru and Jai, hired by a retired police officer to capture the dacoit Gabbar Singh. Hema Malini and Jaya Bhaduri star, as Veeru and Jai's love interests, Basanti and Radha, respectively.
The film was shot in the rocky terrain of Ramanagara, in the southern state of Karnataka, over a span of two and a half years.
Ram Gopal Varma's remake of Sholay
In 2007, Ram Gopal Varma made 'Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag', an action drama film featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Ajay Devgn, Prashant Raj Sachdev, Sushmita Sen, J. D. Chakravarthy, and Suchitra Krishnamoorthi. The film was considered as one of the worst films ever made.
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