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Ram Gopal Varma

Born April 7, 1962 (1962-04-07) (age 46)
Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation film director, producer and writer

Ram Gopal Varma, (Telugu: రామ్ గొపాల్ వర్మ , Hindi: राम गोपाल वर्मा) born April 7, 1962, is a Filmfare Award-winning Telugu Indian film director, writer and producer. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Filmfare Awards ceremony is one of the oldest and most prominent film events given for Hindi films in India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.

Varma has directed, written and produced movies across multiple genres - psychological thrillers, underworld gang warfare, politician-criminal nexus and musicals; and multiple languages - Telugu and Hindi. Some of his best works include Rangeela, Satya, Bhoot, Company, Sarkar and Shiva. Rangeela (1995 is a Hindi -language movie, a product of the Bollywood Film industry. Satya ( Hindi: सत्या is a 1998 Indian Crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a screenplay by Anurag Kashyap For the Sanskrit word see Bhūta. Bhoot is a Bollywood Film released in 2003 Generally a company is a form of Business organization. The precise definition varies Shiva ( Telugu:శివ ( 1989) is a Telugu movie starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and his future wife Amala which While not all of his movies succeed (Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, based on the Bollywood classic Sholay, being the biggest failure as of 2008), he has a history of bouncing back when he has been all but written off. Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag is a Remake of India's biggest hit the 1975 film Sholay. Sholay ( Hindi: शोले Urdu: شعلے ( English: Embers or Flames) is an Indian Hindi film by 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Some of today's finest directors, script writers, composers and actors have at some point or the other worked with Varma. Most were either discovered by him or introduced to a wider audience by him. Manoj Bajpai, A.R.Rahman, Anurag Kashyap, Jaideep Sahni and Madhur Bhandarkar are good examples. Manoj Bajpayee born on 23rd April is a Hindi film actor known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A Madhur Bhandarkar, ( मधुर भंडारकर) born in a Maharashtrian Saraswat Brahmin family is an Indian film director [1]

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Early years

Varma was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh to Krishnam Raju and Suryamma. Although he did attend school and even took up civil engineering at the V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College in Vijayawada, he soon dropped out and started a video rental parlor, all because of his craze for films. Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College or VRSEC was the first private institution to offer Undergraduate education in Engineering Vijayawada ( (విజయవాడ also known as Bezawada is the third largest city in Andhra Pradesh, India, located on the banks of the Krishna River [2] He and his uncle would often miss classes and instead head straight to the local cinema halls to watch American and Indian cinema. Even in school, he was a bad student and would bunk classes regularly. He had no objectives as such, but was very interested in people and their behavior, particularly the bullies in his class. All these factors contributed to his interest in films and film making. When he did decide to take the leap and become a director, he did not get any support from his family. But that did not stop him. [3].

Career - Beginnings

Varma started his film career in the Hyderabad film industry as production assistant for the films Raogarillu and Collectorgari Abbai.

The moment he was waiting for came when he met Telugu superstar Akkineni Nagarjuna on the sets of a film. Akkineni Nagarjuna (ఆక్కినేని నాగార్జున (born August 29, 1959 in Chennai, India) often known as Varma managed to narrate a scene to the actor which impressed him so much that Varma's dream of becoming a director came true. [4] The result of their collaboration was a film on the criminalization of student politics - Shiva. Shiva ( Telugu:శివ ( 1989) is a Telugu movie starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and his future wife Amala which The film was a blockbuster with Varma demonstrating his technical expertise and story-telling skills. The success of the film in Telugu led to a Hindi remake with similar success. [5]

His next film was Kshana Kshanam, another Telugu blockbuster. Kshana Kshanam (క్షణ క్షణం is a 1991 Telugu movie directed by Ram Gopal Varma. Then came a lean patch, with films such as Raatri (Raat in Hindi), Antham and Drohi. Things picked up with Gaayam. Govinda Govinda and Deyyam were among the last of his Telugu films as director because he was becoming unsuccessful and needed a new industry in Bollywood. Varma started his own production company, Varma Corporation Limited, to produce his films and while he worked in Bollywood, the company (which later became the Factory) continued producing Telugu films such as Money, Money Money, Gulabi and Wife of Mr. Vara Prasad.

Career - Bollywood

While Varma's first successful Hindi film was the remake of Shiva, the film that really put the spotlights on him was the blockbuster Rangeela. With great acting from the lead trio of Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroff and Urmila Matondkar, a fantastic soundtrack by composer A.R.Rahman (this being his first original score for a Hindi film), and with Varma at the helm, it was no surprise that this romantic musical drama was a runaway success. Aamir redirects here For the Indian movie see Aamir (2008 film. Jaikishen Kakubhai Shroff (aka Jackie Shroff, born 1 February 1960) is an Indian actor Urmila Matondkar ( Marathi: उर्मिला मातोंडकर (born on February 4, 1974 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Allah Rakkhha Rahman (ஏஆர்ரஹ்மான் born on January 6 1966 as A The film won Filmfare Awards for Rahman and Shroff.

His next film Daud sank without a trace. Daud, also spelled Daoud, Dawud, Dawood, and more ( Arabic: داوود) is a male Arabic Given name which is [5]

Then came his masterpiece, the critically acclaimed Satya, a film based on the Bombay underworld. Satya is a Sanskrit word that loosely translates into English as " Truth " or "correct A script written by Anurag Kashyap and Saurabh Shukla, music by Vishal Bharadwaj and Sandeep Chowta, a power house performance by Manoj Bajpai as Bhiku Mhatre and Varma's technical brilliance contributed to a film that was a landmark. Saurabh Shukla is an Indian film and television actor director and scriptwriter Vishal Bhardwaj is an Indian Filmmaker, Writer, screenwriter and music Composer. Sandeep Chowta is an Indian Bollywood Music director and head of Columbia Records in India. Manoj Bajpayee born on 23rd April is a Hindi film actor known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles The film earned Varma his first and only Filmfare Award - for Best Movie (Critics). Filmfare Awards are the oldest and most prominent film awards given for Hindi films in India.

His most successful movie is Company, again set against the backdrop of the Mumbai underworld, in which he cut out song and dance sequences commonplace in Bollywood films. Company (कम्पनी is a 2002 Hindi Film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Ajay Devgan, Manisha His next film as director was Sarkar and released in June 2005, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan. Abhishek Bachchan (अभिषेक बच्चन born February 5, 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is an award-winning Amitabh Bachchan played the character of Sarkar who is a self righteous and powerful politician. Sarkar went on to become a critically acclaimed box office hit.

His most recent release, Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag was a critical and financial failure. Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag is a Remake of India's biggest hit the 1975 film Sholay. Ram Gopal Varma's next release is Sarkar Raj which is the sequel to Sarkar. Sarkar Raj (meaning "Rule of the Overlord" is a 2008 Indian Crime film / Political film / Drama film / Thriller The film will release on June 6, 2008. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [6].

Filmography (Hindi)

As director

Awards and nominations

Ram Gopal Varma has won the Nandi award (Awards given by Government of Andhra Pradesh yearly) for Best Director forthly for 'Shiva', 'Kshana kshanam' and 'Prema Katha'. Shiva ( Telugu:శివ ( 1989) is a Telugu movie starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and his future wife Amala which Rangeela (1995 is a Hindi -language movie, a product of the Bollywood Film industry. Daud (दौड़ meaning Run) is a 1997 Hindi movie by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar Satya ( Hindi: सत्या is a 1998 Indian Crime film directed by Ram Gopal Varma with a screenplay by Anurag Kashyap Kaun ( Hindi: कौन English: Who's There) is a 1999 Hindi Film by Ram Gopal Verma starring Mast is a 1999 film by Indian director Ram Gopal Verma filmed in Austria Italy Namibia and South Africa Company (कम्पनी is a 2002 Hindi Film directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Ajay Devgan, Manisha For the Sanskrit word see Bhūta. Bhoot is a Bollywood Film released in 2003 Sarkar ( Hindi: सरकार Urdu: سرکار Translation: Government or colloquially a title used in Hindi to address Darna Zaroori Hai ( Hindi: डरना ज़रूरी है ै Urdu: ڈرنا ضروری ہے Translation: Being scared is Nishabd ( Devnagari: निशब्द meaning silent) is a 2007 Bollywood movie directed by Ram Gopal Varma, starring Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag is a Remake of India's biggest hit the 1975 film Sholay. Darling ( Devanagari: डार्लिंगै is a Bollywood thriller released in India and United Kingdom on September Sarkar Raj (meaning "Rule of the Overlord" is a 2008 Indian Crime film / Political film / Drama film / Thriller

He also has won Best Director (in Bollywood) four times for Satya, Jungle, Company and Bhoot.

See also

References

  1. ^ What's wrong with Ramu?
  2. ^ 'A filmmaker is like a journalist'
  3. ^ | 'I need to change my approach to films'
  4. ^ My best film is 'Bhoot'
  5. ^ a b All you need to know about Ram Gopal Varma and 'Company'
  6. ^ "Sarkar Raaj is not being re-shot" . - Ram Gopal Varma

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