Ram Gopal Varma is amongst the rare lot of filmmakers who have spoken about Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s film ‘The Kashmir Files’. The roots of the century-old establishment called ‘Bollywood’ have been shaken with the release of one film. Pointing out the same, Ram Gopal Varma wrote in a tweet, “On March 11th 2022 , DADASAHEB PHALKE’s old BOLLYWOOD was brutally killed by #kashmirifiles in order to give birth to a new VIVEK AGNIHOTRI’s BOLLYWOOD ..In years to come all film people will be dying to get honoured with VIVEK AGNIHOTRI AWARD”
In another tweet, he wrote, “Top 7 production houses of Bollywood will cease to be at the top and will lose their control on the film industry because #kashmirifiles proved that anyone from anywhere can come to sit on top which is ultimate democratisation of cinema.”
Further elaborating on how ‘The Kashmir Files’ has changed the ball game altogether, RGV said, “More than anything else #KashmiriFiles has forced BOLLYWOOD to take audiences seriously and not anymore presume them to be mind less dumbos who will only see Masala films.”
A few days ago, RGV had posted a video in which he was seen reviewing the film. He had said in the video, “I hate Kashmir Files because it destroyed whatever I learned, whatever I thought was right and whatever I thought was in at multiple times. I can’t go back and I can’t reinvent myself and can’t rethink now, ‘Oh, this is how it should be made’. No, can’t. So I hate Kashmir Files whether it is the director or acting style or it is the way the screenplay was made…I hate all of them because you guys made me and all of the filmmakers I would say lose our identity…I hate all the people associated with Kasmir files but I love Vivek Agnihotri for making this happen.”
He also said, “Don’t take at face value that mainstream Bollywood, Tollywood etc are ignoring the mega success of #kashmirifiles ..The reality is they are taking it more SERIOUSLY than the AUDIENCES , but their SILENCE is because they are S**T SCARED.”
In response to Ram Gopal Varma’s tweets, Vivek Agnihotri replied, “You hate #TheKashmirFiles @RGVzoomin and that’s why I love you.”
The Kashmir Files has earned Rs 179.85 cr in the domestic market within two weeks of its release.