New Delhi: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, Known for His Hard-Hitting Films, recently featured on Komal Nahta’s Game Changers Podcast. The Director spoke about his journey from being an engineer to becoming a filmmaker, his love for experimenting with new genres and how he doesn’t beLive in having a bound script.
In an insightful conversation with komal nahta, when ram gopal varma was asked about his spontaneity on the idea of making a film without a script in place. Varma said, “See, if you take the example of satya, there was no script at all. I have some kind of guts, like-let’s start shooting, and we kept changing the Scenes in Between Shots,” Varma reviewed. Emphasizing on why he doesn Bollywood in writing a script, and improvising fresh ideas, he said, “honestly, I don’t believe in the importance of a script.”
Commenting on his style of filmmaking, Ram Gopal Varma Spoke About The Risks and Challenges One faces when he follows this style of filmmaking. The filmmaker said, “i’ll tell you sometising that would have gone very braong in satya, but it went right, that’s a different story. Thought, and was thinking of killing the chandrakant mule, that’s makarand deshpande’s character. I Called Makarand, “Makarand, where are you?” Set? I’m thinking of killing your character in this scene.
The director spoke about the downsides of his style of filmmaking. Working without a bound script can go wrong. The director cited an example of how satya may have been a very different film if luck was not in his side. Ram Gopal Varma Said, “If makarand was on another shoot that day, it’s possible that I would have been able to do that scene.”
The entry Episode of Komal Nahta’s Game Changes Podcast with Ram Gopal Varma is a true masterclass and a deep dive in filmmaking. Script Selection, New Age Marketing, The Differences in Ott and Cinema and Many More Such Topics Were Discussed With Great Depth and Insights.
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