SARKAR Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Supriya Pathak, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif and Kay Kay Menon Cert: 15. Contains strong violence Runtime: 2 hours 4 mins UK release date:1 July 2005

Sarkar (for sar-e-kar) - Chief, master, lord; a respectful title (given to a person absent or present), your Honour, your Worship, his Honour.

The movie brings the legendary Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek Bachchan together in the same film. The two are all set to play reel life father and son. Apart from the official union of the father-son jodi, Sarkar also brings Big B and the ground-breaking Ram Gopal Varma together. This movie doesn’t have any similarity with Sarkar (1951) except for the name, but Varma’s next directorial, Sarkar, is definitely inspired by The Godfather, one of the most exceptional movies of Hollywood.

"The only thing is... my film 'Sarkar' is no longer 'The Godfather', not really... The entire script has been changed. And apart from the two Bachchans, Amitabh and Abhishek, I've decided to cast new non-star faces from theatre," explained Varma. He also revealed that Sarkar is about a family in a powerful position and a man who does things outside the law. He lives life according to own certainty and nevertheless has a sense of right and wrong. The main issue that is portrayed in Sarkar is that of the complexities of family and politics on a high level. Amitabh Bachchan will be playing the role of Marlon Brando. “Please don't compare my father with Brando. It belittles both the actors who are big in their own fields. Even if my father plays 'The Godfather', he'll do so in his own way,” says Abhishek Bachchan.