RGV responds...

Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) is known for his blunt and honest responses. As blunt the questions are from his blog readers, RGV's responses are even blunter. Following are some interesting question and answers posted on his blog..

* I find songs distracting in a movie.
Ans: If the songs feature nice legs, heaving bosoms, slim waists and voluptuous butts I many times find the story distracting.

* You are a sociopath on the loose.
Ans: You can also add psychopath to that.

* No matter how intelligent you think you are there will always be someone more intelligent than you.
Ans: I have this nagging feeling that you think you are that ‘more intelligent’ guy but let me inform you that I am more intelligent than you thereby proving that your thinking is absolutely right. CONGRATS and CHEERS!

* My girl friend says that you look scarier than your movies.
Ans: Thanks.

* Why don’t you shoot ur movie and watch it yourself?
Ans: Why don’t you write your comment and read it yourself?

* Creativity should not fill your head. Give some space for humanity in your grey cells.
Ans: Pompousness should not fill your head. Give some space for creativity in your grey cells although I suspect you have none.

* Why are you fond of camera shots that move close to the ground?
Ans: I think it’s the infantile nature in me. I like crawling.

* Ambitious, arrogant, honest, creative, impersonal, detached and eccentric/ neurotic = RGV?
Ans: You can also add liar, con, complex, funny, impulsive, impatient, contradictory and distrustful.

* The last film I saw of yours was Darna Zarori hai. Which of your subsequent films would you recommend to me?
Ans: None

* With whom will you share your happiness?
Ans: If it does not strain your brains too much try to ask a little more intelligent question.

* How many relationships did you have with aspiring actresses?
Ans: If I tell you, you will die of jealousy.

* What was the one incident that influenced you the most in shaping you as RGV?
Ans: When I was 6 months old I fell on my head.

* Can you differentiate between making love, fucking and having sex?
Ans: Making love is an emotional experience which makes you feel a high about your love and yourself. Fucking is an intense experience which borders on a feeling of wanting to conquer or achieve. And having sex is a necessity like to sneeze or to cough.

* Please be humble to the audience because without them you are nothing.
Ans: Ok Guruji, why stop at just being humble. For my next film I will build a temple for them and pray to them. Will you please become my pujari?

Movie Recommendation

Mukhbiir
Language: Hindi Director: Mani Sharma Cast: Sammir Dattani Rahul Dev Om Puri Raima Sen Sunil Shetty Genre: Thriller My Rating: 3/5
Plot:	In our world today where good and evil are deeply enmeshed.... where terrorism and fear stalks through our streets, where peace and sanity can get ripped off in an instant....revealing the hidden face of death and devastation - live a chosen few on the razors edge. This is a film about one such young man who is an informer for the intelligence department and the many masks he wears - enacting a desperate drama where forgetting the lines means instant death. This is the story of the many lives he has to live...the many deaths he has to die...because information is vital. It's a gripping film about a rare few who choose to become hunted shadows so that others like us may live in peace and enjoy the sunshine. It's a film where the espionage meets the underworld - the world that is all around us, yet beyond our grasp. Ever present , yet never seen. True and credible in every detail... The story of the informer has never been told before. That is because informers live in the world of shadows, leading secret lives. After years of research to understand the hidden truth about them, here is one film which takes you into their world, their life and probably their minds.... Here is the life of a 'Mukhbiir' - the world's most dangerous profession!

Movie Industry Exposed...

Special Edition DVDs:

More often than not, though, studios will rerelease for any goddamn thing, often tacking on just enough "extras" to give them an excuse to slap on a new cover with a gold or silver bar at the top. A prime offender is Sony Home Video, which apparently can't be bothered to rerelease classic films like The Shop Around the corner or His Girl Friday but are more than happy to crap out four different editions of Resident Evil.

Miramax exec admitted they intentionally put out separate DVDs for each of the two Kill Bill volumes, saying:

"'Vol.1' goes out, 'Vol. 2' goes out, then 'Vol. 1 Special Edition,' 'Vol. 2 Special Edition,' the two-pack, then the Tarantino collection as a boxed set for Christmas," he said. "It's called multiple bites at the apple."

Revenue Sharing:

The way it works is the studios have front-loaded deals, so that for the first weekend, up to 75% of box office has to be paid to the studio (Star Wars: Episode I infamously demanded 90% up front). Then each weekend thereafter it drops 10% (meaning the theater gets to keep more of the money as the movie plays). You see why it's a terrible deal when you realize movies make most of their money in the first couple of weeks. So the studio cashes in during that early period when fans are seeing it based on the awesome trailer, and then the theaters are left with the crumbs when word of mouth informs everyone it's a turdburger.

MPAA Manipulation:

MPAA got it set up so that if you're a filmmaker and want it to be shown on the vast majority of movie screens in America, you need an MPAA rating. The North American Theater Owners (no, seriously, they call themselves NATO), which consist of the biggest chain theaters in America, by and large will not show an unrated movie. Nor will they show a movie rated NC-17 DVD rental giant Blockbuster also doesn't do NC-17, and neither does Wal-Mart. So in short, the ratings system is entirely voluntary and you don't have to go through the process. Unless, you know, you were hoping people would get a chance to ever actually see your work.

This is why Hollywood contractually obligates filmmakers bring the movie in for at least an R rating. But luckily, the MPAA is honest and open with filmmakers about how their films are rated. Oh, wait, no. It's the exact opposite of that. The MPAA is a black box: you submit a film, it spits out a rating for that film, and that's it.

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Rocky & Terminator to star in Bollywood movie

There’s an interesting article online that talks about a Bollywood film that will be made for the first time at Universal Studios Hollywood. It’s going to be a huge production, the biggest of its kind in Bollywood history.

Now normally that wouldn’t be such a big deal, but this one features an interesting catch. It will feature “the Oak” himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger alongside Sly Stallone. That’s right, you read it correctly. The Govenater and Rocky Balboa. According to the story the movie will be about an Indian stuntman who takes Hollywood by storm but cannot find true love there. The two will appear alongside the Bollywood stars Ashkay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in Incredible Love.

The article goes onto to confirm:

Sajid Nadiadwala, the producer, said his success in landing Stallone and Schwarzenegger reflected the growing power of the Indian film market and Bollywood’s increasing cooperation with Hollywood studios that are keen to cut costs.

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Ford not the original choice for Indiana Jones

Indy movie is releasing pretty soon. Pretty excited about that..

Did you know that Tom Selleck (right most picture) was the original choice? What a near miss.... Cannot imagine anyone but Ford in that role...

Check out this website for 10 behind the scene scoop you may not have known...

Netflix Streaming Box -- Pretty Cool!!!

First Netflix Streaming Box Review, $100 and Unlimited Downloads! Netflix's first streaming box is finally here and it's pretty damn brilliant of a set up. First of all, the box is 99 bucks, and designed by Roku. It's fanless and quiet; has HDMI and optical outputs; and is about the size of 5 CD cases stacked together. Any Netflix disc mailing plan over $9 gets you unlimited streaming of almost 10,000 titles. Unlimited! 10K titles! Take that Apple TV and VuDu!

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