Ram Gopal Varma's latest film The Attacks Of 26/11 released today. (Image: IANS)
New Delhi:
Ram Gopal Varma, whose latest filmThe Attacks of 26/11 is based on 2008 Mumbai terror attacks,says he cannot make a typical Bollywood romance or comedy ashe finds the darker side of human nature more intriguing.
The filmmaker's visual narration is noted for being darkand intense even if he is dealing with a love story likeNishabd. The Satya helmer says it is not in him to maketypical flowery love story.
"I think may be the innocence of love is lost andrealism of sex has gotten into me. I like understanding thecomplexities of human mind, their rebellious nature. I wouldbe much more interested in making something about hanging ofKasab than a story about new age boy in love. I can never makea comedy or a love story," RGV told PTI in an interview.
His impressive list of work includes cult movies likeSatya, Rangeela, Company and Sarkar, but off lateRam Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra and Department have failed torecreate the magic of his earlier films.
Varma, however, is unfazed by the criticism, saying hemakes what he believes in and will continue to do so.
"I don't believe in copying stuff or following anyformula which seems to be working for many. Also, I thinkaudience cannot be generalised, all have different tastes andsensibilities, you cannot take them as a group of sheep... Imake movies because it's my passion and I can only do justiceif I believe in what I am doing.
"Before Satya I made Daud, which was a flop... Sowhen people say today that I make only flop movies thenSatya also should have been a flop but it became a cult. Atthat time also many were against me making a movie aboutunderworld with sweaty beardy actors but I believed in thescript and went ahead."
Ram Gopal Varma's The Attacks Of 26/11, based on the 2008 Mumbaiterror attacks, released today. The director believes nofeature film can do justice in depicting this event because ofits sheer complexity.
But he has tried his best to show the reality and has notaltered any fact.
"It was a devestating event in post Independent India.The sheer audacity of these terrorists entering and shakingthe life of 1.5 crore population is simply fascinating andscary at the same time. No feature film can ever do justice tothis event because of the sheer complexity.
"I have tried to capture the human drama that took placeand there has been no altering of facts. Yes, there isdramatising, because the reaction of every eye witness wasdifferent. I have taken cinematic liberty in that sense buteverything is source based -- principally the chargesheetfiled and the eye witness accounts."
Varma also says he is prepared to face criticism andbacklash post the movie release.
"Any kind of film based on real life incidents willalways be subject to crticism and evoke mixed reactions. I amsure there will be some people who disagree with things shownin the film."
The movie stars Nana Patekar in the role of Rakesh Maria,Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) and Sanjeev Jaiswal whoplays the role of terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
The filmmaker's visual narration is noted for being darkand intense even if he is dealing with a love story likeNishabd. The Satya helmer says it is not in him to maketypical flowery love story.
"I think may be the innocence of love is lost andrealism of sex has gotten into me. I like understanding thecomplexities of human mind, their rebellious nature. I wouldbe much more interested in making something about hanging ofKasab than a story about new age boy in love. I can never makea comedy or a love story," RGV told PTI in an interview.
His impressive list of work includes cult movies likeSatya, Rangeela, Company and Sarkar, but off lateRam Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra and Department have failed torecreate the magic of his earlier films.
Varma, however, is unfazed by the criticism, saying hemakes what he believes in and will continue to do so.
"I don't believe in copying stuff or following anyformula which seems to be working for many. Also, I thinkaudience cannot be generalised, all have different tastes andsensibilities, you cannot take them as a group of sheep... Imake movies because it's my passion and I can only do justiceif I believe in what I am doing.
"Before Satya I made Daud, which was a flop... Sowhen people say today that I make only flop movies thenSatya also should have been a flop but it became a cult. Atthat time also many were against me making a movie aboutunderworld with sweaty beardy actors but I believed in thescript and went ahead."
Ram Gopal Varma's The Attacks Of 26/11, based on the 2008 Mumbaiterror attacks, released today. The director believes nofeature film can do justice in depicting this event because ofits sheer complexity.
But he has tried his best to show the reality and has notaltered any fact.
"It was a devestating event in post Independent India.The sheer audacity of these terrorists entering and shakingthe life of 1.5 crore population is simply fascinating andscary at the same time. No feature film can ever do justice tothis event because of the sheer complexity.
"I have tried to capture the human drama that took placeand there has been no altering of facts. Yes, there isdramatising, because the reaction of every eye witness wasdifferent. I have taken cinematic liberty in that sense buteverything is source based -- principally the chargesheetfiled and the eye witness accounts."
Varma also says he is prepared to face criticism andbacklash post the movie release.
"Any kind of film based on real life incidents willalways be subject to crticism and evoke mixed reactions. I amsure there will be some people who disagree with things shownin the film."
The movie stars Nana Patekar in the role of Rakesh Maria,Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) and Sanjeev Jaiswal whoplays the role of terrorist Ajmal Kasab.
