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Ram Gopal Varma Credits Underworld Influence for His Iconic Crime Films

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Ram Gopal Varma Credits Underworld Influence for His Iconic Crime Films

Ram Gopal Varma Credits Underworld Influence for His Iconic Crime Films: Once again, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has created a stir in the film industry due to his bold comments regarding underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. The controversial filmmaker has always been known for his unconventional views, and this time too, he opened up regarding the inspiration behind his most successful movies.

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His Biggest Films Were Based on Real Underworld Events

According to Ram Gopal Varma, his biggest films were inspired by real-life underworld events that took place around Dawood Ibrahim. He made it clear that the films “Satya” and “Company” were based on some true events of the Mumbai underworld. 

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Varma even said that without people like Dawood Ibrahim, the movie would have never seen daylight.

“I Owe My Career to Him,” Says Varma

Ram Gopal Varma Credits Underworld Influence
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Among the most surprising facts that have been disclosed by Varma is the one about his career. He says that he earns his bread due to Dawood Ibrahim. It would seem that at first, he tried to put the dedication to him in his book called Guns & Thighs. But, unfortunately, the publisher took it out before the release.

Such an honest statement is currently raising debates regarding its ethicality. But Varma is not ready to change anything concerning his position.

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Why Does the Statement “Soul Mate” Cause Such a Hype?

Besides, Varma has mentioned that his films were liked by people from the underworld. He says that they never made any threats, as they loved his movies. And so, he decided to refer to himself as their “soulmate”.

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This shocking statement was rapidly becoming viral on social media, as it shows that his movies were related to reality.

Company Remains a Benchmark in Crime Cinema

Out of all of his movies, Company emerges as a very important film indeed. Ajay Devgn, Vivek Oberoi, and Mohanlal played the main roles in it. In the film, the formation and subsequent break-up of the underworld syndicates were examined.

To this day, it remains a cult movie of the crime genre. Company and Satya revolutionized the image of gangsters in Bollywood. They introduced realism into this particular genre of filmmaking.

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Conclusion

The words spoken by Ram Gopal Varma may be rather provocative, but still, there lies some truth behind them. Indeed, real events give birth to great cinema.

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