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"I conned and lied to everybody" - Ram Gopal Varma(Part I)
As I was hanging out on the sets of 'Collector Gari Abbayi' Surendra had an idea of making a film based upon 'The Sound of Music' which was later made into 'Rao Gari Illu'. In 'Collector Gari Abbayi' since I came towards the end after…
"I conned and lied to everybody" - Ram Gopal Varma(Part II)
By that time I understand enough of how the industry operates. Surendra asked me to make a story for Kodandi Rami Reddy's film which I did. He signed Ganesh Patro as a dialogue writer. Kodandi Rami Reddy during those days used to do 7 to…
"I managed to attain the status of Nagarjunas chamcha" - RGV
In 'Sarkar' Selvar Mani says 'Jiske paas power hai uska wrong bhi right ho jata hai'. I believe it's not so much because of power alone but it can also be due to your own personal attitude towards life. Somewhere in this blog I mentioned…
Box office analysis-September 18 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest release1920 has turned out to be a success for it's makers. This period-horror flick, a unique combination in fact, has done well over the weekend and stayed consistent to earn 3 crores net from India. These are quite decent…
Sajid Khan - Blog please!
After Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Salman Khan and Ram Gopal Varma, it is anchor and director Sajid Khan who has been approached to launch his blog and pen down his experiences as a celebrity.Revealed a source, "Top, well known websites have approached Sajid to…
"The One Kilometer Walk.." - By Ram Gopal Varma
My father was a sound engineer in Annapurna Studios and due to that he had a pretty good access to the big guns there. I went to him and told him that I wanted to be film director and he thought I had cracked my…
"Having sex is a necessity like to sneeze or to cough" - Ram Gopal Varma
1. Your movies and attitude show no sign of positive-ness.Ans: And your views on the same show no sign of positive-ness either.2. What inspires you to resort to such radical compositions and oblique camera angles?Ans: Anything and everything are the same to…
Murky days again for Ram Gopal Varma
Just when we thought that Ram Gopal Varma's lucky stars have started to shine again after the over whelming success of 'Phoonk', another heavyweight problem has surfaced for the maverick film maker to deal with.Film financier Bharat Shah has filed a complaint against Ramu…
Box office analysis-September 05 , 2008
First weekend performance of latest releaseCHAMKU - Bas naam hi kaafi hai - to ensure that the film doesn't even get recognized at the box office, let alone take a fall! The film has failed, and how. The writing was clear on the wall…
"Fans will just be there as long as your work interests or entertains them" - Ram Gopal Varma
1. I think people misunderstood that scene in Nishabd when Jia runs her legs up and down Bachchan's leg under the table.Ans: I am not sure misunderstood is the right word. I would say they could have watched from different perspectives. People who watched…