📌 Key Points
- RGV critiques filmmakers who create ‘godly heroes’ and action defying physics.
- Varma claims ‘Dhurandhar 2’ showcases a flawed, relatable hero, contrasting with typical portrayals.
- He suggests ‘Dhurandhar 2’s’ success signals a shift away from formulaic action and hero worship.
- RGV believes the film’s collections are burying old filmmaking beliefs, heralding a new era.
Ram Gopal Varma has sparked controversy with his comments on Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar 2.’ He claims the film will terrify filmmakers who create unrealistic heroes and cater to unquestioning audiences, suggesting a paradigm shift in Bollywood.
RGV’s Critique of ‘Godly’ Heroes
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma took to his X (formerly Twitter) to post another note about Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar: The Revenge. The Ranveer Singh -starrer, which hit screens on March 19 with paid premieres on March 18, is all anyone can talk about. RGV writes in his note that the film is a ‘horror’ for all filmmakers who made cinema that demanded the brain to be left at home.
He also stated that the film will ‘scare the living hell’ out of filmmakers who ‘worship the godly hero’. RGV mentions how Ranveer’s character in Dhurandhar 2 is a ‘true hero’ who is flawed, dangerous and unpredictable, yet bleeds and feels pain. “Compared to this new kind of hero, the godly heroes will suddenly look ridiculous, almost like clowns in a circus. And then their blind worshippers will feel naked, exposed and scared hearing of the collections,” he added.
‘Dhurandhar 2’ as a Game Changer?
RGV also called out filmmakers who built careers over action set pieces that defy physics and gravity. “After the audience saw action that actually hurts, that actually bleeds, the flying goon brigade will suddenly feel cheap, fake, and embarrassingly ridiculous. The filmmakers who still swear by wires and cranes to fake uplift the heroes will now wake up shivering in cold sweat,” he wrote, calling out ‘pan Indian directors’ who depend on six packs and costumes. “When the audience of #Dhurandhar2 saw a hero whose power comes from his mind and not his biceps, the hair and costume school of cinema will look like kindergarten dress up.”
He took the collections of Dhurandhar 2 as proof of how things are changing. “The collections of #Dhurandhar2 are now in the process of burying all those earlier makers beliefs in a grave so deep that even their ghosts can’t come out. And the screams you are hearing now of #Dhurandhar2 box office collections is the collective sound which is announcing their deaths,” he wrote.
The Impact on Action Filmmaking
RGV ended his note by stating that even if filmmakers go back to their drawing boards after watching Dhurandhar 2, they might not have the brain that Aditya Dhar does. According to Sacnilk, Dhurandhar 2 collected ₹ 145.55 crore net in India from its premieres and opening day collections.
Ram Gopal Varma’s bold statements position ‘Dhurandhar 2’ as a potential game-changer. He suggests it may be ushering in a new era of more realistic and relatable heroes, challenging established Bollywood norms.
