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24 April 2010
I was recently called for a meeting with an industrialist who wants to come into films. This is how the conversation went.
Industrialist: Mr.Varma, I understand that the backbone of any film is a good script. So we are investing a lot of money on good scripts.
Me: How can you invest money on a good script? You will know a good script only after the film releases.
Industrialist: What do you mean?
Me: Each and every one of the 120 odd filmmakers who come up with their films every year imagine that they have a damn good script. No filmmaker on earth ever will want to make a film on what he thinks is a bad script or even what he thinks is an average script. So it follows that a good script is only what gets proven at the box office, so you should rephrase your comment and say “I know what a good script is” and that’s what not only you but everyone of us flop filmmakers also believe.
Another investor came to meet me awhile back and the conversation went like this.
Investor: Let’s make a movie like Monsoon Wedding.
Me: But that’s already been made.
Investor: I mean as in something like that.
Me: So you mean if Monsoon Wedding is on a Punjabi wedding and if Hum Aapke Hain Kaun is on a Maharashtrian wedding, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam is on a Gujarati wedding, should we make something on a Oriya or a Rajasthani wedding. Or if you think it’s the pedophile angle which worked in Monsoon Wedding, should we make something on incest?
Investor: Oh ok, I see your point. What if we make a film on a topic which is very popular?
Me: I will ask you a question. If Mira Nair came to you much before she made Monsoon Wedding and she told you that she has 2 scripts to be made for international market, one is called Monsoon Wedding, a film on a Punjabi wedding and the other is Kamasutra on a topic which is popular throughout the world, which one would you have chosen?
Investor: Kamasutra
Me: Well, my case rests. Any films greatness is after the fact. At the project intiaition stage all films are thought to be great by the people who are making it.
Other articles by Ram Gopal Varma:
How did the film do (20 April 2010)
The last time I was scared (10 April 2010)
Happy Death Day (2 April 2010)
Mr. Eyes (1 April 2010)
Assistant to an assistant (8 March 2010)
Blood learning (12 March 2010)
Directing visions (12 Feb 2010)
What's in a title? (3 Feb 2010)
Critical Point (30 Jan 2010)
The Other side of Company (17 Jan 2010)
The third dimension (20 Dec 2009)
I and Raj Gopal (20 Dec 2009)
The second coming - Avatar (16 Dec 2009)
My reaction to reactions (16 Nov 2009)
Chitti's Bar (9 Nov 2009)
My reaction to reactions (7 Nov 2009)
My reaction to reactions (1 Nov 2009)
Delusioninstitutes (27 Oct 2009)
My reaction to reactions (26 Oct 2009)
My reaction to reactions (16 Oct 2009)
Dustbin Fortunes (9 Oct 2009)
Remote TERRORists (2 Oct 2009)
My reaction to reactions (29 Sep 2009)
Titles and posters (29 Sep 2009)
My reaction to reactions (25 Sep 2009)
A fighter's mind (20 Sep 2009)
My reaction to reactions (16 Sep 2009)
The Inbetweenists (12 Sep 2009)
My reaction to reactions (12 Sep 2009)
My reaction to reactions (1 Sep 2009)
a SILENT shout
My reaction to reactions (22 Aug 2009)
The Obama Effect
My reaction to reactions (19 Aug 2009)
Programme F**k ups
My reaction to reactions (16 Aug 2009)
My reaction to reactions (12 Aug 2009)
The real HoRROR (about Agyaat reviewers)
Lock-up lessons
My reaction to reactions
The Psychological aspect of BGM
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