RGK's Aag has a fatal flaw. It lacks emotional power in almost all the scenes and remains distant and detached.I was disappointed by Mohanlal.It is not the actors fault.Instead of the Arms being cut off,here it is his fingers being cut off.This was silly as it almost feels like cutting your nails.The murder of the whole family also lacked any emotions.RGK was interested only in his fetishistic camera angles.The final confrontation between Mohanlal and Bachhan was also a huge disappointment. In the original Sholay this was the jewel in the crown and you could ignore all the heroics of Amit and Dharmendra.In fact it was this bit of the story that was very original in the real Sholay.All the other dramatic moments were influenced by seven samurai and Once upon a time in the west.
Overall, the actors performed adequately, but there was no chemistry between them. (Susmita Sen wins the award for best cardboard performance,and unlike other commentators I found Nisha Kothari to be tolerable and occasionally amusing).Audience is unlikely to get involved in any of the characters as they did with the original Sholay.RGK has tried not to copy Sholay and has to be congratulated in placing the story in a new context.Perhaps he tried to give a new twist to all the classic scenes so that he would not be accused of plagiarism.Apart from the single scene where Ajay Devgan teaches Nisha Kothari to shoot, I could not see any direct copy from sholay.All the rest are changed slightly, but significantly.I liked the idea of gunfight in Deevali night and on Holi.RGK tried to be original than a mere copy of Sholay-sort of a modern commentary.But in all these attempts he failed to bring drama and passion to the film and made it a lifeless and soulless experience.
Overall, the actors performed adequately, but there was no chemistry between them. (Susmita Sen wins the award for best cardboard performance,and unlike other commentators I found Nisha Kothari to be tolerable and occasionally amusing).Audience is unlikely to get involved in any of the characters as they did with the original Sholay.RGK has tried not to copy Sholay and has to be congratulated in placing the story in a new context.Perhaps he tried to give a new twist to all the classic scenes so that he would not be accused of plagiarism.Apart from the single scene where Ajay Devgan teaches Nisha Kothari to shoot, I could not see any direct copy from sholay.All the rest are changed slightly, but significantly.I liked the idea of gunfight in Deevali night and on Holi.RGK tried to be original than a mere copy of Sholay-sort of a modern commentary.But in all these attempts he failed to bring drama and passion to the film and made it a lifeless and soulless experience.