flames of inspiration

have been meaning to post a link to rick mcginnis' take on Sholay, India's Citizen Kane (arguably yes, but I think of the melodrama-soaked Mother India as an epic rather than a showcase of brat-pack filmmaking talent). It's interesting that he quotes heavily inspired director Vikram Bhatt's retort as An amazingly witty comeback, and one that manages to combine postmodernism and reincarnation in one seamless, cynical sentence.