Ajay Devgn Worst Film: Ajay Devgn is one of the powerful stars of Bollywood industry. Be it any genre of film, he breathes life into the character with his acting. However, in his career, he has given not only hits but also flop films, one of them is a movie which got a low rating of 1.4 on IMDb. The film was not only a disaster at the box office but the makers were fined lakhs of rupees.
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Ajay Devgan’s recent release film ‘Maidan’ is earning money at the box office. From critics to the audience, the movie has been highly praised. In the last two decades, Ajay Devgan has done one amazing film after another, but once he got a movie, which proved to be a stain on his career. The name of that movie is ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
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‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ was released in theaters in the year 2007. Actually, this film was a remake of the 1975 cult classic movie ‘Sholay’, in which Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan were seen in the lead roles. Ajay Devgan played the role of Dharmendra in ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’. Amitabh Bachchan played the role of Gabbar Singh. Whereas Prashant Raj got the role of Amitabh Bachchan. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
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Apart from this, Sushmita Sen and Mohanlal were also a part of the film. The characters were exactly the same but later their names were changed. ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ proved to be the lowest IMDB rating movie of Ajay Devgan’s career. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
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You will be surprised to know that ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ got only 1.4 rating out of 10 on IMDb. This film was directed and produced by Ram Gopal Varma. About Rs 21 crores were spent in making the movie, but the movie proved to be a disaster at the box office after its release. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
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According to Box Office India, ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ had a gross collection of Rs 10 crore across the country. At the same time, the total worldwide earning was only Rs 12 crore. From this it can be estimated that ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’ could not even recover its cost at the box office. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
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According to a report published in DNA, the makers of ‘Sholay’ had filed a case in the Delhi High Court alleging copyright infringement. He said that Ram Gopal Varma is making the remake without taking his consent. After this the court had given its verdict in favor of the makers of ‘Sholay’. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
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The court imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Ram Gopal Verma. Apart from this, there was a ban on using the title ‘Sholay’ as well as the names of Gabbar Singh, Jai-Veeru, Basanti and other characters in the film. Only after this, Ram Gopal Varma changed the name of the film from ‘RGV Ki Sholay’ to ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’. At the same time, changes were also made in the names of the characters of the film. (Photo courtesy: IMDb)
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