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By Tushar Joshi Š2002 Bollyvista.com |
Reality bites, and he has portrayed reality on screen like no one else. A director who always comes up with something new, fresh, and never hesitated to sign on a newcomer. Manoj Bajpai is still remebered as Bhiku Mhatre, Rangeela was a turning point in Urmila's career, Fardeen is still remeberd in his role in Jungle, Aftab Shivdasani, Antara Mali, there are so many other people who owe it all to Ramu as he is popularly called.
Ram Gopal Varma started his film career as a director in 1990 with the telugu hit , 'Shiva' which was later dubbed into hindi. He also tried his hand at the subject of paranormal phenomenon in 'Raat' with Revathi which is one of his most technically brilliant film. His direction, and the way he used the camera became the subject of writings of film critics. However, his first major hit in bollywood was 'Rangeela'. The film that transformed him into one of the most wanted directors . He won awards, and praises for extracting top notch performances from Aamir Khan and Urmila. Munna bhai in Rangeela is one of the most colorful characters portrayed in hindi films. Urmila's image makeover was due to Ramgopal Varma's vision, and his trust in her . From that point on, Urmila has worked in almost every film of his, spreading rumours about Ramu's obsession with her.
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