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Ram Gopal Varma said that the South Indian industry made films inspired by Amitabh Bachchan’s style, when mythological superstars were at intervals in the 1990s.
Ram Gopal Varma said that South filmmakers are focused on the ground level. (Photo Credit: X)
Filmmaker Ram Gopal VarmaRecently in a chat, South Indian was opened on the development of mainstream cinema. Highlighting the attractive journey of cinema towards the south, the director revealed that the industry was once remake of the iconic Bollywood films, which was specially shown to Amitabh Bachchan. He said that superstars like Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, NT Ram Rao and Rajkumar gained fame after playing the role of hero in these remakes.
During a conversation with India TV, Ram Gopal Varma said, “All four languages, in the beginning, he was remake of Amitabh Bachchan films. Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Natramo, Rajkumar, all of them were all remakes in that era.”
Moving forward in the chat, the director highlighted how South made ‘Masala’ films inspired by Amitabh Bachchan’s style when veteran superstars were at their extended five years interval in the 1990s.
According to Ram Gopal, during this phase, the landscape of Indian cinema saw a change, saw actors in all four languages ​​in the South Industry as cement as Dimigods.
“In the 90s, Mr. Bachchan took a long break of five years. At the same time, the music companies entered the scene. They made films only to sell their music. Jab Jab Main Pear Kiya came out.
In the same conversation, Ram Gopal Varma also reflected when the then-Yuva Bollywood directors came into contact with foreign cinema, mainly due to his knowledge of English and his upbringing in urban areas. He said, “If you inspect, most commercial directors in the south are in touch with cinema. They cannot talk about cinema as we do. They are very close to the ground root.”
Supporting his claims, the filmmaker recited an incident, including an anonymous producer’s response directed by the film Pushpa: The Rise, Sukumar. A few days before the film’s release, the producer expressed doubts about the film’s performance at the box office due to the unconstitutional depiction of the hero.
Kashvi Raj Singh is a deputy editor in News18. She covers Bollywood, Hollywood and television on a large scale. She not only keeps an eye on interesting news angles, but often writes social comments in a long time.Read more
Kashvi Raj Singh is a deputy editor in News18. She covers Bollywood, Hollywood and television on a large scale. She not only keeps an eye on interesting news angles, but often writes social comments in a long time. Read more
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