Ram Gopal Varma recalled the meeting he had with producer Sascha Sippy, who approached him to direct a sequel to Sholay featuring Jackie Chan and the children of Gabbar Singh and Veeru.
Bollywood folklore has often stated that the yardstick for the worst film in the industry is the universally panned ‘Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag’, which released in 2007. That was until 2020 saw the release of ‘Coolie No. 1’ on Amazon Prime Video.
The Varun Dhawan-Sara Ali Khan starrer, which released on the streaming platform on Christmas Day after the pandemic brought down the shutters on theatre releases of Bollywood films in 2020, has received widespread criticism from fans and critics.
The film now sits on an IMDB rating of 1.3 out of 10. The film and TV database has generated the rating after viewers gave the David Dhawan directorial a thumbs down.