RGV Blog

1.Even after 20 years you are eating on “SHIVA”. Ans: No. I am eating on the great films made much before “SHIVA”, films from which I could learn how to make “SHIVA”.   2. Hope AGYAAT brought you down to ground? Ans: Actually it got me underground. But since I am like a snake I [...]

1.What are your views on getting married? Ans: It is as bad and as avoidable as doing business in partnership. 2. Are you a judgmental person? Ans: I hate Judges. 3. I would call your blog “Confessions of a dangerous mind”. What say? Ans: I would call it “Confessions of truthful mind”. But then truth [...]

1.What is your opinion on suicide? Ans: I love life too much to have an opinion on it. No matter what the compulsion is I cannot relate to that emotion mostly because by nature I have got a streak in me to challenge any kind of adversity. 2. Can you give me an example to [...]

1. How can one successfully flop a film? Ans: Very simple. Just remake Sholay. 2. Can you tell us how you and Mani Ratnam collaborated on Thiruda Thiruda and Gaayam? Ans: He didn’t like a single thing I suggested and I didn’t like a single thing he suggested. So we just went ahead and did [...]

1.Do you know cooking? Ans: Forget cooking. For me even eating is just a necessary evil to get rid of the irritant called hunger. 2. What is the worst gift that you have ever received? Ans: An unlimited budget for Aag. 3. I learned more from you than from Socrates. Ans: It is obvious that [...]

1.What will RGV’s epitaph say? Ans: Somewhere between “Not a very nice guy” and “Not a very bad guy”. 2. How do you manage to patao women inspite of your craziness? Ans: Because they are crazier. Ahhhh! I want to make love to God for creating women. 3. My girl friend is blushing seeing your [...]

1. The lone buoy donging sound in JAWS is the best example for sound. Ans: Yes, it is. That greatly inspired me. Really appreciate that in the days of people mostly not even remembering stories of the films they see after a few days, you actually still remember a sound effect. 2. Why are you [...]

I am fundamentally against blotting out any comments as I do not mind any amount of criticism, ridicule, etc. But some of the comments here lately have become so bland, inane, boring and irritating that I am loosing interest in going through all of them so as to reach a few interesting ones. So I [...]

1. Why the hell are you so arrogant? And: You need a little bit of intelligence to realize the difference between arrogance and confidence. 2. Anyone can read a few books on philosophy and make a movie. Don’t be proud that you are a director. These are millions of people more talented than you. Ans: [...]

Well, I have been punched, kicked and almost been killed by so many others for so many other things I said. Unfortunately for many of you out there, I didn’t die.