Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag was a very bad film by any standards, even if it had not been a remake of Sholay. But Varma was, literally and metaphorically, playing with fire (sholay means flames, and aag means fire). Why even think of remaking a film that is a milestone of Indian popular culture, and has been watched by a very large number of the Hindi film viewing public, either in a theatre or on DVD? How can any director, however talented, fight memories and nostalgia, especially about a film like Sholay?