Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #100

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #100

991. You seem to have lost respect for the audience?

Ans: How can I loose what I never had?

992. What’s the difference between cheap directors who depend on heroine’s skin show and a special director like you?

Ans: I don’t know what cheap is. For me a really special director is one who can show a heroine’s skin really special.

993. How do you define patience and humbleness?

Ans: Both are non-existent to me.

994. What about people who don’t know what to do with their life?

Ans: By definition they are not living anyway and hence as good as dead for all practical purposes.

995. Why do you give interviews even to B grade websites and channels?

Ans: Well, if I can write a blog for even C-graders like you, then I guess my stupidity is lesser there than here.

996. Do you agree that a woman’s mind is most difficult to understand?

Ans: No, because long time back I realized that there is nothing to understand there.

997. If you have no friends, I pity you and if you have I pity them.

Ans: And I pity you for wasting your pity on both the pitiable and the non-pitiable.

998. Why is it that I already know which film of yours I should watch and which I should not?

Ans: That’s because you are a Genius Sir!

999. You will be remembered in the history of Indian cinema for what you are.

Ans: I really don’t care about being remembered. I just want to be what I am and I will be what I want to be.

1000. 4. A wise man won’t repeat his mistakes.

Ans: Unless you make mistakes you don’t become wise and unless you continue making mistakes you won’t become wiser. Now come on answer this, wise man!

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #99

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #99

981. What is your opinion on strength and confidence?

Ans: Strength is your ability and confidence is about your belief in it.

982. Your blog is nice.

Ans: I am Ok with both making love and fucking. Having sex is what I detest. Kindly do me a favour and not use words as bland as “nice” to describe my blog.

983. Do you consider posters as an art?

Ans: Of course, Yes! Much more artistic than the paintings of the M.F.Hussains of this world. (Will soon write a piece on this.)

984. Why are fools and fanatics more certain than wise people?

Ans: That’s because the former do without thinking and the latter think and don’t do.

985. On background music “Die Hard 1” had a symphony that was copied in Amol Palekar’s song, “Na bole tumne na maine kuch kaha”.

Ans: That song was copied from, not “Die Hard 1”, but from Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr.Strange Love”.

986. A filmmaker is as human as anyone else and if one can make SHIVA, RANGEELA, SATYA, COMPANY etc, he can also have duds like AAG etc.

Ans: Can I kiss you for this pleeeeeeeease?

987. You were lucky enough to be surrounded by intellectuals.

Ans: Well, you can’t fly like an eagle if you are surrounded with turkeys.

988. Have you ever tried drinking vodka with Russian women?

Ans: I have better things to do with women than having vodka with them.

989. What is the unique thing which sets you apart?

Ans: Being uniquely myself.

990. What do you think of children?

Ans: I hate them because whenever they are around they take attention away from me and also they remind me of my age.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #98

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #98

971. Are you a judgmental person?

Ans: I hate Judges.

972. I would call your blog “Confessions of a dangerous mind”. What say?

Ans: I would call it “Confessions of truthful mind”. But then truth is dangerous to people who can’t digest truth. What say?

973. Thank God you became a filmmaker. You would have been a real nightmare had you settled in gangs.

Ans: Ha ha! When we were making Company, Jaideep Sahni used to the say the same.

974. I am eagerly waiting for your views on God now compared to your views on the same earlier.

Ans: I have grown wise enough now not to waste my time on God. Any free time I have from my movies I would rather spend that in bed.

975. I am jealous that there is so much of drama and action in your life.

Ans: The drama and action in anyone’s life will be a direct consequence of how he deals with life.

976. Did you really have pirated videos of “Aakhri Raasta”?

Ans: Yes and porn films too.

977. Why fight over the credibility of God when no god will ever come out to prove himself right?

Ans: Brilliant.

978. In spite of your maturity why did you indulge in street fights?

Ans: I got my maturity because of them.

979. Your blog entertains me more than kissing less than fucking.

Ans: Thanks. Fucking will finish it and kissing will be too mild. In between somewhere is just about perfect.

978. Your blog is like a porn video.

Ans: I can’t ask for a better compliment than that.

979. What is difference between fear and thrill?

Ans: Fear is what you feel when you are alone in the night and thrill is what you feel when you are rushed down a rollercoaster.

980. Your story is interesting but it has a I, Me, Myself feel.

Ans: That’s me.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #97

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #97

961. You think you are extra smart, don’t you?

Ans: Yyyyyeesssssss!

962. Someone told me that Rakta Charitra’s script is someone else’s.

Ans: I don’t have a copyright ownership of Paritala Ravi’s story. Anyone is welcome to make a film on him from their own interpretation.

963. What is the best compliment for your blog?

Ans: Someone here said that the only thing he does in office is to watch a yummy girl in there or read my blog, which basically means he is saying that my blog is the next best thing after sex. Ahhhhh!

964. Surya fits the bill, but still not convinced about Vivek.

Ans: Sleep on it.

965. What’s your take on violence v/s non-violence?

Ans: Well, violence for sure is more entertaining.

966. Is Agyaat inspired from Predator?

Ans: Yes and from many more in that genre.

967. What is sad is that you think that you are Gail Wynand fighting Toohey’s like me.

Ans: What is even more sad is your half-baked understanding of Ayn Rand.

968. I think you are the most sensitive guy than anyone.

Ans: Well, my mom and my girl friend think the same. They think I just hide my sensitivity under my seemingly tough guy image. But I think they think that because they are too scared to think otherwise.

969. A person like you cannot be as soul less as in your reactions to reactions.

Ans: Did you ever hear of something called sense of humour?

970. What are your views on getting married?

Ans: It is as bad and as avoidable as doing business in partnership.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #96

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #96

951. Why don’t you open a film school?

Ans: The concept of film schools in today’s time is a big sham. In the olden days there was no access to film tools like camera, etc. Today anybody with a digicamera and a laptop can make a film. And as per the institute having film archives, every corner dvd store has more films than them. Further more filmmaking is an expressionist art and I don’t believe that it can be taught.

952. What school did you attend?

Ans: St.Marys High School, Secunderabad.

953. How much was your remuneration for Shiva?

Ans: The sum total of whatever I earned till today and whatever I will ever earn.

954. You have won my respect with Jana Gana Mana Rann song. After 17 years I will step into the theatre to watch this film.

Ans: Oh great, I will arrange a band for your welcome.

955. I liked that scene in Shiva where the mother of the dead friend slaps the Police Inspector. How did you conceive that great scene?

Ans: I copied it from “JAWS”. The mother of the boy killed slaps the Police Chief for not forewarning the tourists about the shark.

956. I think during your early stages your movies had sensible music.

Ans: And I think during your late stages you lost your sensibility of music.

957. I want to make a film on you.

Ans: Just remove “Ki Aag” from “Ramgopalvarma Ki Aag”.

P.S: Ok… Ok… Ok… I know that this was a dumb answer but I could not think of something better.

958. You don’t comment from your heart, you just want to make them interesting and you want to show off.

Ans: Yes. Yes. Yes. So?

959. People who are close to you and bear your attitude must be either thick-skinned or blissfully ignorant of your sarcasm.

Ans: Or they could be smarter than you.

960. How do you differentiate between right and wrong?

Ans: Very simple. What I do is right and what others do is wrong.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #95

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #95

941. I think the reason you are fascinated with criminals is because of their ability to break the social taboo of not being scared to be selfish.

Ans: Not really. My understanding of a criminal is that he is a child who refuses to grow up. This is in the sense that when we are born we all pretty much think that we are the centre of the universe because of the attention everyone gives us. In time we slowly realize that we are just one among millions and kind of adapt to our designated place in society and revolve along with the world, whereas a criminal still wants the world to revolve around him. It is this psychological aspect I am fascinated with.

942. Do you really have the guts to say “I lust you” to a woman rather than “I love you’?

Ans: Many a time I told a woman ‘I lust you” with more intensity than most men would have said “I love you” and the women fell in love with me for the honesty behind my lust.

943. Make a movie only if you have something interesting to tell.

Ans: I always do that, my friend. But the problem is that many times the audience is not interested to listen.

944. I have a story which can be a potential Hollywood movie. Are you interested?

Ans: I think you got the wrong blog. Try Spielberg’s.

945. You are a crazy man… ultimately crazy.

Ans: When did I say no?

946. I think you enjoyed life a lott… Isn’t it?

Ans: Yes. Much more than any of you can ever imagine. I did, I am and I will.

947. Why don’t you try to find Rifle now?

Ans: Hello! She will be above 40 now. At that time I was in a danger of being beaten up by her husband and now I probably would be beaten up by her sons. Thanks!

948. Is it your impatience that makes you work so fast?

Ans: No, it’s my fear that I will not have enough time to be able to make all the films I want to make before I die.

949. I think you are using your blog to publicize yourself and your films?

Ans: Of course yes! You thought I was here for my love for you or what?

950. I give you 3.5/5.

Ans: And I give 0/5 for your opinions.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #94

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #94

931. I will see “Rifle” first day first show.

Ans: Done and if you look around in the theater  you might find me too.

932. My girlfriend is so jealous that she shut my laptop when I was reading about ‘Rifle’.

Ans: Too bad that she can’t shut your mind from thinking about ‘Rifle’.

933. Your grammar is wrong in saying most sexiest. Either it should be most sexy or sexiest woman.

Ans: Teacher, you need to understand that an enlightened soul like me places more importance on the psychological aspect than on grammatical correctness. Like for example; there’s a much higher chance of a girl falling for me by me telling her “You are the most fantabulously mindblowable awesomic sexualistic creature I have ever seen” than you telling her “I think you are the most sexy woman”.

934. Have you ever heard of ‘meaningful cinema’?

Ans: Ya, I know that it’s quite a dangerous disease. Lots of film institute guys get infected by it.

935. Ramu, I think your tough guy image is just a pretence.

Ans: Shalini, most girls who know me say the same about me and they seem to love me for that. Now my question is why would a girl love a guy who is not tough? You see, I developed my tough guy image on the basis of a million year old belief of mine that men should be tough and women should be sexy.

936. When it comes to entertaining nothing can beat your blog.

Ans: Ahhhh! Finally one unadulterated compliment! Thanks.

937. In ‘Deyyam’ how did you do that scene when the man’s feet are facing backward?

Ans: I got his feet buried in the sand and placed an artificial feet facing backward around his ankle.

938. How did you come up with the cycle chase scene in Shiva?

Ans: I copied it from Rahul Rawail’s and Sunny Deol’s “Arjun”.

939. What happens at the end of Agyaat and don’t give me crap answer?

Ans: “The end” comes at the end of Agyaat and don’t ask me crap questions.

940. Does Agyaat have elements of Gumnaam?

Ans: Yes and also elements of Predator, Alien, Blairwitch Project, Raat, Bhoot, Phoonk and 5 Ramsay Brother’s films and 7 Zee Horror Show episodes.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #93

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #93

921. You have two contrasting characters Ram and Krishna in your name.

Ans: I guess that explains my confused screwed up state of mind. Hey guys (all my haters), how about blaming it on those Gods and leave me alone.

922. I am with you Ramu.

Ans: I don’t need anybody to be with me Jai. You keep yourself with yourself where you will do most good to yourself.

923. What would have been your reaction if Jana Gana was made by someone else?

Ans: I would have been extremely jealous that I didn’t get the Idea first.

924. Don’t you have any conscience?

Ans: No.

925. I think you lost your sensibility on love and emotions.

Ans: Ya, that’s because I graduated to sex and intelligence.

926. Could truth be told in RANN as effectively as it was written by Ayn Rand?

Ans: Terribly.

927. “Truth can be terrible” would have been better than “Truth is terrible”.

Ans: “Truth is terrible” sounds like a strong statement and the line “Truth can be terrible” albeit more truthful is known to everyone which will make it sound preachy. A strong statement startles people for a moment before they burst out with their venom or praise. I don’t believe in gentle head-nods and gentle head-shakes as then I can’t pounce on them with my loud background music.

928. I think you lack a filter between your thoughts and words.

Ans: I prefer not having a filter than having a clogged filter like yours.

929. You are a con artiste and not even a good one. Only Rangeela and Satya are the 2 good movies you made and the rest are crap. In 2 years your luck will run out.

Ans: Okey dokey. Text after 2 years.

930. How did you do the sound design for Shiva? It was so effective.

Ans: For any film whether it is sound design or background music or camera work, all of them depend on how effective the scene content and the edit is, apart from how seriously the Director is taking the film. There is no such thing as a specific sound design.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #92

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #92

911. How do you balance between existentialist philosophies and material life which you are enjoying in a full fledge style?

Ans: Like I said somewhere on this blog, I believe that we are born in the morning and die in the night. So thinking beyond the moment we are living, I think is a futile exercise. Vodka and sex are realities for me, and films and philosophies are dreams.

912. Since when have you become patriotic and so concerned about the Nation’s people?

Ans: Hello! The piece I have written was in the context of the film I am making and with reference to a certain character’s thinking in it and I wanted to give an explanation regarding the same to be clear about the intent behind it. I personally don’t believe in anything except my own beliefs which keep changing all the time depending on my mood and the situation I am in. If I am telling the viewpoint of a gangster in a film I am making that does not mean I myself think like a gangster.

913. There are very few sane people out there.

Ans: Ahhhhh! You are telling me! All you need to do is to go through the comments section on my blog and you will see how many!

914. Try to clean your body of toxins like liquor and women and eat simple food.

Ans: Ok Doc, and I suggest that you clean your holier than thou attitude with a bar of dettol.

915. Don’t you have dirt within yourself?

Ans: I am full of it and I love it.

916. I would say you are not even a kid… you are an animal.

Ans: Ooooh! I am so proud of the dawn of your wisdom. I believe that an animal is the purest form of a living being and I thank you so very much for the compliment.

917. How can you start RAKTA CHARITRA and still be firmly focused on RANN and AGYAAT?

Ans: Eashwar, Allah and Jesus have been kind enough to give me a mind which can multi-task at an unimaginable rate. Only me and Satan battle with those Godly forces and manage to screw up most of those tasks.

918. It was first RANN, then INDIA 24/7 and then again RANN. Why change the title so frequently?

Ans: My wish.

919. I have lost all respect for you and Big B.

Ans: Ha Ha.

920. Do you trust in love?

Ans: Yes, but love does not trust in me.

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #91

Ram Gopal Varma Question And Answers #91

901. Why do you keep tough faces for all your characters?

Ans: Because I love tough guys.

902. The line you attributed to Bruce Lee in “Enter the Dragon” was from Zen Buddha’s scriptures.

Ans: The point was not about the origin but about where I heard it. For all I know the Zen guy could have got it from his cook.

903. You are still a kid.

Ans: If you say so, Uncle.

904. Do you find it paradoxical that sex which can be such a pleasure requires a woman who can be such a torture?

Ans: Ahhhhh! You are telling meeeeeeee maaaaaaaaaan!

905. Why is it that you keep coming back to the same genre of movies?

Ans: Atleast I keep returning to my roots. Most other filmmakers don’t even leave their roots.

906. Do write a scary story.

Ans: Ok, here goes my one line scary story…. I am remaking Aag.

907. If you are happy about the movies you are making, you are making a fool of yourself.

Ans: And if you think you are happy about you thinking I am happy about thinking what you are thinking of what I am thinking then you are making a double fool of yourself.

908. Your arrogance is revolting. Someone should beat you with a stick to tame you.

Ans: My mom, my sister and my girlfriend think the same.

909. How do you manage time?

Ans: By not wearing a watch.

910. The title of Rakta Charitra is not good. It does not have shock value. People won’t come to watch a movie with that title.

Ans: Ok, Mr.Expert, how about blessing us with your creative genius and gift a title.