Ram Gopal Varma

Film director

1962 –

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Who is Ram Gopal Varma?

Ram Gopal Varma, also known as RGV is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his maverick works in Telugu cinema and Bollywood. Varma has directed, written and produced films across multiple genrespsychological thrillers, crime films, road movies, horror films, fictional films, experimental films, musical films, parallel cinema, and docudrama.

Siva, and Satya were show cased among CNN-IBN's 100 greatest Indian films of all time. In 2005, Indiatimes Movies included Satya in its list of 25 Must See Bollywood Movies. The film marked the introduction of a new genre of film making, a variation of film noir that has been called Mumbai noir, of which Varma is the acknowledged master. Varma is also known as the master of horror genre. In 2004, He was featured in the BBC World series Bollywood Bosses. He is also recognized as the intellectual fountain head of new age Indian cinema. In 2014, he introduced online auction based film distribution model for his directorial venture Anukshanam.

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Born
Apr 7, 1962
Hyderabad
Also known as
  • RGV
  • Ram Gopal Verma
  • R. Gopal
  • Ramu
  • Ramgopal Varma
  • Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma
Parents
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Atheism
  • Hinduism
Nationality
  • India
Profession
Education
  • Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College

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on July 23, 2013

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