On Friday morning, in his trademark style, Ram Gopal Varma penned an elaborate note to speak profusely about the latest blockbuster Dhurandhar, praising it to the skies, noting down its many technical and storytelling accomplishments in great detail.
Taking to his X page, RGV wrote, “Dhuradhar is not just a film.. it is a quantum leap. What Dhurandhar achieves is not just scale, but a never before experienced vision not just in sight but in the mind.”
After praising many of its aspects like writing and staging, and performances, RGV wrote a detailed note about many things that other contemporary filmmakers can learn from Aditya Dhar. He praised many of Aditya Dhar’s choices like how he doesn’t try to forcefit hero-elevation moments, and applauded Ranveer who despite being a bigger star stepped back to allow Akshaye Khanna to fill the fame.
RGV also praised the film’s depiction of violence and uses of silence, abandon of three-act structure, refusal of genre loyalty, how it allows background music to become foreground music, among other elements.
To make matters more interesting, Dhurandhar director Aditya Dhar instantly responded in the replies section, expressing his great admiration for Ram Gopal Varma. He wrote, “I came to Mumbai years ago carrying one suitcase, one dream, and an unreasonable belief that I would one day work under Ram Gopal Verma. That never happened. Your films didn’t teach me how to make movies — they taught me how to think dangerously.”
Further acknowledging RGV’s influence on his filmmaking, Aditya Dhar noted, “If I’ve assumed the audience is intelligent, it’s because you taught an entire generation that cinema should never apologize for its ambition. Thank you for this generosity, this madness, and this validation. The fan in me is overwhelmed. The filmmaker in me feels challenged. And the boy who came to Mumbai to work under RGV… finally feels seen.”
