New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who is known for his hard-touching films, has recently been depicted on Komal Nahta’s Game Changer Podcast. The director did not believe in his love to experiment with new styles and being a bound script, from being an engineer about his journey to a filmmaker.
In a practical conversation with Komal Nahta, when Ram Gopal Varma was asked about his ease on the idea of making a film without a script in place. Verma said, “Look, if you take the example of truth, there was no script. I have some kind of courage, like- let’s start shooting, and we kept changing the scenes between shooting,” Verma revealed. Emphasizing why he does not believe in writing a script and improving new ideas, he said, “Honestly, I do not believe in the importance of a script.”
Commenting on his style of film production, Ram Gopal Varma spoke about the risks and challenges when he follows this style of filmmaking. The filmmaker said, “I will tell you something that could have been very wrong in the truth, but it is right, it is a different story. Kallu Mama keeps a gun for the truth when the truth comes running. I suddenly thought, and Chandrakant was thinking about killing the mule. You come on the set? I am thinking about killing your character in this scene. Went.”
The director talked about the downside of his style of film production. Working without a bound script can be wrong. The director cited an example of how Satya could be a very different film if luck was not in his favor. Ram Gopal Varma said, “If Makarand was on another shoot that day, it is possible that I would not be able to do that scene.”
The entire episode of Komal Nahta’s game Changer Podcast with Ram Gopal Varma is a true masterclass and a deep dive in filmmaking. The difference between script selection, new age marketing, OTT and cinema and many more such topics were discussed with great depth and insight.
Along with the game changer, Komal Nahta is redefining the landscape of Indian cinema conversations. Tune in YouTube channel for game changer!
