“The industry has a standard way of judging actors: they do ten films, they get X price, and they get this number of awards, seen at page three parties and all that - that is how they measure success. I don't do it like that.”

Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer

Ram Gopal Varma, also known as RGV, is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer associated mainly with Hindi and Telugu cinema. He is regarded as a pioneer of new age Indian cinema. Varma has worked across several genres, including parallel cinema and docudrama, and his films are noted for their gritty realism and technical finesse. He is also known for introducing new talent that later went on to build successful careers in the Indian film industry.