As ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ is earning huge numbers at the box office and is getting much attention from the audience, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has made a strong statement about the current state of Indian cinema.The ‘Company’ director revealed that watching ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has inspired him to reinvent himself. He urged the industry to let go of outdated ideas. According to him, clinging to old cinematic beliefs can be damaging.
Ram Gopal Varma’s strong words
RGV admitted that the film has significantly raised his standards and that he even compared it to his earlier cinematic influences. He said that what once defined his filmmaking now feels outdated after watching this film.In a detailed post, RGV shared his thoughts on reinvention and growth, “WHY SYNDICATE and not SARKAR? SYNDICATE is based on a premise “ What if the entire law and order of INDIA collapses in just one single day” It will be almost like a HORROR film , not because of any super natural elements , but because it will bare open the horrors that exist in some human minds which they can enact TERRIFYINGLY SYNDICATE is about the rise of a organization so powerful , so integrated, and so maniacally driven that it threatens the very existence of INDIA I believe that SYNDICATE is something which will match up to the post #Dhrandhar2 era and that is the reason for my decision. Here’s my take on why I want to wipe out my entire past and be a new born or a reborn director post watching #Dhurandhar2 …”He further wrote, “I wanted to be a auto rickshaw driver when I was around 10 , because I was fascinated with the vrooom vroom sound when the accelerator revs up..And then around 15 , I wanted to live in a forest inspired by a cousin of mine , and then a few years later , I wanted to be a engineer and then once again I changed my mind to become a directorLikewise I was heavily into Enid blyton’s books which I abandoned , when I discovered James Hadley chase , who I thought was the greatest writer ever and then after a few years I discovered Fredrick Forsyth who awed me beyond my imagination In effect we all keep getting re shaped from time to time because of newer and newer experiences which keep on elevating our bench marks as they should.”
Ram Gopal Varma’s clear words
RGV did not hold back while addressing the industry. He made it clear that filmmakers must evolve or risk becoming irrelevant.RGV wrote, “My bench mark films were The sound of music(Rangeela) , Exorcist(Raat, Bhoot) , Godfather(Satya,Company,Sarkar) .. in my entire career I was making films derived from those bench marks and mainly from Godfather but now after seeing #Dhurandhar2 all my earlier films look like nothing .. if Godfather was my earlier benchmark in this genre , I now felt #Dhurandhar2 is like Godfather’s GODFATHER in the way , it redefined and reinvented everything , whether it’s craft , story telling style , character design , background music , laying out emotional landscapes, artistes performances , action choreography etc etc etc.”Director added, “So it’s common sense that I need to abandon the lessons learnt from the old schools of Coppola and join the new school of @AdityaDharFilms and that’s the only way one can stay updated. It will be a suicidal blunder on the part of any film maker/writer/star, not to shed their egos and do an intensive academic research study of #Dhurandhar2 and then take a deep re look and then re work on whatever they believed so far, and drastically adapt.By not doing so , and if you all will still stick to the same old cinematic beliefs, which were brutally killed on March 19 th 2026 , YOU TOO WILL DIE.”
Box office impact of Ranveer Singh film
‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’ has also made waves at the box office. Although there was a dip during weekdays, the overall performance remains strong. Within just seven days, the film has come close to the Rs 1000 crore mark worldwide.
