JAMES MEANS WAR

Ram Gopal Varma's Factory in Bollywood turns out movies by other directors that are overseen by Varma, much in the way Tsui Hark's Film Workshop churned out dozens of flicks bearing the "Tsui Hark stamp" in the 80's and 90's in Hong Kong. The latest film from the Factory is JAMES, which was supposed to be a throwback to Bollywood's "angry young man" movies of the 70's, a genre pioneered by Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan.

Reportedly, the director of JAMES, Rohit Jugraj, clashed repeatedly with Varma, chafing at the bit and trying to make his own movie...which Varma wasn't happy with. Now reviews of JAMES are appearing and they don't seem so good, so maybe Varma was right. It looks like Rohit Jugraj was trying to make a sem-send-up of the genre, whereas Varma wanted to revitalize it for new audiences.

Read a review here.