name	Little Red
background	group_or_band
origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
genre	Pop, rock
years active	2005 – present
label	Liberation Music
associated acts	The GreasersThe HondasMajor Tom and The Atoms
website	Little Red Music
current members	Adrian BeltrameDominic ByrneQuang DinhTom HartneyTaka Honda
past members	}}

Little Red is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia consisting of Adrian Beltrame (guitar, vocals), Dominic Byrne (guitar, vocals), Quang Dinh (bass, vocals), Tom Hartney (vocals, keyboards, tambourine and harmonica) and Taka Honda (drums).

Biography

The band was formed in 2005 and were featured on Triple J Unearthed. The band won the 2008 Australia-wide 'Garage to V' competition held by Virgin Mobile to win a slot at all shows of the Australian V Festival in 2008, while the band has also performed at the Falls Festival, Meredith Music Festival, the Big Day Out, the Pyramid Rock Festival and the Laneway Festival.

Little Red's songs "Waiting", "Coca-Cola" and "Witch Doctor" have all received regular play on Australian nation-wide radio station Triple J, while "Coca-Cola" was also included on the official soundtrack of Australian TV series ''Underbelly'', and was voted #47 on the 2008 Triple J Hottest 100.

The band independently released in Australia an album entitled ''Listen to Little Red'' on 28 June 2008, which debuted at number 29 on the ARIA Charts. The album was licensed for release outside of Australia by the UK independent Lucky Number Music and was released on 16 November 2009 in the UK and early 2010 internationally.

In September, 2010, the band released a second album, ''Midnight Remember'', featuring their latest single, "Rock It" which gained a gold accreditation and second place in Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2010, with the album's second single "Slow Motion" securing 79th position.

On 21 April 2011 they released a music video to "All Mine," also from Midnight Remember on youtube, through the Liberation Music record label's account.

Touring

Headlined their 'All Mine' National Tour featuring Worlds End Press & Passport For Amy 2011

Toured with Blondie and The Pretenders, Evening On The Green 2010

Big Day Out 2011

Pyramid Rock 2010/2011

Splendour in the Grass July/August 2010

Toured with Kasabian in July 2010

Headline tour of Australia supported by Ground Components in April/May 2009

Headline tour of Australia - University Tour - in October 2008

Toured with Vampire Weekend on their national Australian tour in August 2008

Headline tour of Australia - album tour - in August/September 2008 supported by The Holidays and Andy Bull

Toured with The Panics on their national album tour in May 2008

Toured with Spoon in January 2008

Toured with Operator Please on their national Australian tour in April 2008

Toured with Art of Fighting in September 2007

Discography

Albums

''Listen to Little Red'' — Hooch Hound/Shock (28 June 2008) AUS #29 — Lucky Number/Lucky Number Music (2009) ''Midnight Remember'' — Liberation (September 2010) AUS #5

EPs

''Get Ready! EP''

Singles

"Coca Cola"/"It's Alright" — Neon Gold/Lucky Number/Lucky Number Music (2009)

"Waiting"/"Wait Is Over" — Neon Gold/Lucky Number/Lucky Number Music (2009)

"Rock It" (2010) AUS #19

"Slow Motion" (2010)

"All Mine" (2011)

References

External links

Little Red video interview @ VFestival

Category:Australian rock music groups Category:Victoria (Australia) musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2005

name	Ekta Kapoor
parents	Jeetendra & Shobha Kapoor
birth date	June 07, 1975
occupation	Television producer, Joint MD of Balaji Telefilms
years active	1995–Present
birth name	Ekta
web site	KapoorEkta.com }}

Ekta Jeetendra Kapoor () (b. 7 June 1975) is an Indian TV and film producer. She is the Joint Managing Director and Creative Director of Balaji Telefilms, her production company.

Biography

Sahil Khan is Work with balaji telefilms as creative manager Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. Tusshar Kapoor is also a Bollywood actor. She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended college at Mithibai College.

She has produced numerous soap opera, television series and movies. Her most popular television series include ''Hum Paanch'', ''Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'', ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', ''Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai'', ''Kasautii Zindagii Kay'', ''Kaahin Kissii Roz'', ''Kkusum'', ''Kahiin To Hoga'', ''Kasamh Se'' and ''Bandini'' . She is currently producing ''Pavitra Rishta'', ''Bade Achhe Lagte Hain'', ''Parichay'', ''Kya Huaa Tera Vaada'' & ''Gumrah End Of Innocence''''.

She branched out into Bollywood movie production in 2001 beginning with ''Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta'' . ''Kucch To Hai'' and ''Krishna Cottage'' based on supernatural themes followed in 2003 and 2004. ''Kyaa Kool Hai Hum'' starring her brother Tusshar Kapoor proved to be her breakout hit and went on to become one of the highest earners of 2005. She then went on to co-produce ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' with Sanjay Gupta which became her a profitable venture at the box office. ''Mission Istanbul'' and ''EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Parega'' in collaboration with Sunil Shetty followed. The years 2010 and 2011 proved to be important for her with critical and commercial succeses such as ''Love Sex aur Dhokha'', ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'', ''Shor in the City'', ''Ragini MMS'' and ''The Dirty Picture''. Her upcoming productions include ''Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum'', Lootera, ''Shootout at Wadala'', ''Rock The Shaadi'' & ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai 2''.

Ektha made her debut as an actress in a Telugu Movie called Pichi Pullaiah made in 1991. She paired with Naresh. That film failed at the box office, so she gave up acting.

Television

Ekta Kapoor has produced several TV serials, most of which aired on her first network STAR Plus. Some of her other productions air on Zee TV, Sony Entertainment Television and Colors TV.

Filmography

''Kucch To Hai'' ''Krishna Cottage'' ''Kyaa Kool Hai Hum'' ''Shootout at Lokhandwala'' ''Mission Istanbul'' ''C Kkompany'' ''EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Parega'' ''Love Sex aur Dhokha'' ''Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai'' ''Taryanche Bait'' ''Shor in the City'' ''Ragini MMS'' ''The Dirty Picture'' ''Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum'' ''Lootera'' ''Shootout at Wadala'' ''Rock The Shaadi'' ''Once Upon a Time Again'' ''Ek Thi Daayan'' Untitled project Milan Talkies

+ As Producer under Balaji Films banner	Year !! Title !! Director !! Notes
2001	''Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta''	David Dhawan
2003	|	Anurag Basu & Anil V Kumar
2004	|	Santram Verma
2005	|	Sangeeth Sivan
2007	|	Apoorva Lakhia	Co-produced with Sanjay Gupta
2008	|	Apoorva Lakhia	Co-produced with Sunil Shetty
2008	|	Sachin Yardi
2008	|	Saurabh Kabra	Co-produced with Sunil Shetty
2010	|	Dibakar Banerjee
2010	|	Milan Luthria
2011	|	Kiran Yadnyopavit	Marathi Film
2011	|	Raj Nidimoru & Krishna D.K.
2011	|	Pawan Kripalani	Co-produced with Amit Kapoor & Sidhartha M. Jain
2011	|	Milan Luthria
2012	|	Sachin Yardi	Upcoming
2012	|	Vikramaditya Motwane	Upcoming Co-produced with Anurag Kashyap
2013	|	Sanjay Gupta (director)>Sanjay Gupta	Upcoming Co-produced with Sanjay Gupta
2013	|	Navdeep Singh (director)>Navdeep Singh	Upcoming Co-produced with Amit Kapoor & Sidhartha M. Jain
2013	|	Milan Luthria	Upcoming
2013	|	Kannan Iyer	Upcoming Co-produced with Vishal Bhardwaj
2013	|	Akshay Roy	Announced Co-produced with Karan Johar
2013	|	Tigmanshu Dhulia	Upcoming

References

External links

Category:Indian television producers Category:Indian film producers Category:Living people Category:1975 births Category:Mithibai College alumni Category:Punjabi people Category:Sindhi people

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name	Shazahn Padamsee
birth date	October 19, 1987
birth place	mumbai
occupation	Film actress, Theatre artist, model
yearsactive	2009–present
website	}}

Shazahn Padamsee is an Indian film and stage actress, who has also worked a model. Daughter of noted actors Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar, she made her first film appearance in the 2009 Hindi film ''Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year''. After the failure of her début film, she went on to appear in two South Indian films, gaining credit from critics for her performance, before featuring in Madhur Bhandarkar's ''Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'' in a prominent role.

Career

After appearances in several stage performances including her father's play ''Unspoken Dialogues'', Shazahn appeared in several national advertisements, whilst auditioning for roles in Hindi films. After a film with Vivek Vaswani failed to materialize, she successfully auditioned for the part in Yash Raj Studio's ''Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' opposite Ranbir Kapoor. Shazhan played Sherena in the film, the first customer who treats the titular character with respect during his job as a salesman. Although she played the leading female role, her screen-time was minimal leading to critics claiming that her role had little scope. The film opened to positive reviews, but the lack of publicity became a reason for it becoming a failure commercially at the box office.

Her second and third films were released on the same day, both being South Indian films in Tamil and Telugu respectively. In ''Kanimozhi'', Shazahn played the role of Anu, a girl in the neighbourhood who the lead actor, played by Jai is nervous to express his feelings to. She had been approached after the director had looked through an online portfolio, and only signed after consent from her father. Upon release, the film gained mixed reviews with Shazahn's portrayal of her character being criticised. Critics claimed that she "looked pretty and was photographed well" but she could have "expressed more energy and expression" into her role, labelling her as a Barbie doll. However her Telugu film ''Orange'' garnered more positive reviews and Shazahn's portrayal of her role was better received by critics. Shazahn's character of Rooba, originally named after a song in the film, appeared in a flashback sequence as the girlfriend of the protagonist played by Ram Charan Teja. A critic from NDTV said her performance was "a delight to watch" and that "Padamsee looks set for a long innings down South", whilst similar claims the critics from Sify and The Hindu claims that she "shines in her role" and that she "brings freshness to the screen".

Shazahn's first release of 2011 was the romantic comedy ''Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji'' directed by Madhur Bhandarkar. The film portrayed her as June Pinto, an intern in an office whom an older divorced man, played by Ajay Devgn falls for. The film, which also featured Emraan Hashmi, Omi Vaidya, Shruti Haasan and Shraddha Das in other parallel roles, saw Shazahn indulge in heavy promotional work along with her co-stars. Shazahn's performance gaining mixed responses from critics with a reviewer citing that "looks like a doll and gets the character right" whilst another labelled hers as "the film's worst performance"; the film went on to become a commercial success at the box office.She recently underwent a nose job surgery which reported several time by the media as "gone horribly wrong". Shazahn went under the knife again got her nose redone to retrieve her previous look which lead to lack of continuity in her look in her upcoming movie Housefull 2. Shazahn 's recent movie ''Housefull 2'' alongside an ensemble cast including Akshay Kumar, John Abraham and Asin. The film has received mixed reviews, however became an box office success.

Filmography

Sherena ''Kanimozhi (film) ''Orange (2010 Telugu film) ''Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji ''Housefull 2: The Dirty Dozen

Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
2009	''Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year''	|	Hindi language>Hindi
2010	Kanimozhi'' ||	Anu	Tamil language>Tamil
2010	Orange ||	Rooba	Telugu language>Telugu
2011	|	June Pinto	Hindi language>Hindi
2012	|	Parul Patel	Hindi language>Hindi

References

External links

Category:Indian actors Category:Indian film actors Category:Hindi film actors Category:Tamil film actors Category:Indian stage actors Category:Indian female models Category:Living people Category:1987 births

name	Salim Khan
birth date	November 24, 1935
birth place	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
occupation	Actor, Scriptwriter
yearsactive	1965 − 1996 (retired)
spouse	Salma Khan (1964−present) Helen (1981−present)
children	Salman KhanArbaaz KhanSohail Khan Alvira Khan Agnihotri Arpita Khan
residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India }}

Salim Khan (born 24 November 1935) is an Indian Scriptwriter and Actor. He wrote numerous screenplays for Bollywood films. He frequently collaborated with writer Javed Akhtar; the duo is credited as Salim-Javed.

Personal life

Khan was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. Khan´s father was originally from Afghanistan, who later moved to India. His father was a police officer, while his mother died when he was still young. In 1964, he married Salma Khan (birth name Sushila Charak), a Maharashtrian Dogra Rajput from Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Salim and Salma have four children together: Salman Khan (b. 1965), Arbaaz Khan (b. 1967), Sohail Khan (b. 1970) and Alvira Khan. In 1981, Salim married dancer/actress Helen, who lives in a separate house. Relations between his two families were rumored to have been tense at first, but Salim's children are now said to be fond of his second wife. They also adopted a daughter named Arpita Khan.Salim is an Atheist.

Career

Khan debuted after director, K. Amarnath saw him at a wedding and was impressed by his good looks. He asked Salim to come to Mumbai, where he hired him as an actor for Rs. 400 a month. Salim acted in various movies, in large and small parts, for seven years. He never captured the public's fancy and his career stalled. He appeared in such films as ''Teesri Manzil'' (1966), ''Sarhaadi Lootera'' (1966) and ''Diwaana'' (1967). He met Javed Akhtar on the sets of ''Sarhaadi Lootera''. Javed used to write dialogues and then became a film script writer and now a well known lyricist. The duo hit it off and formed a scriptwriting team, known as Salim-Javed. Their first big success was the script for ''Seeta Aur Geeta'' (1972). They also had hits in ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973), ''Zanjeer'' (1973), ''Deewaar'' (1975), ''Sholay'' (1975), ''Trishul'' (1978), ''Kranti'' (1981), ''Zamaana'' (1985) and ''Mr India'' (1987). Salim-Javed, often described as "the most successful scripwriters of all-time", are also noted to be the first scriptwriters in the Indian cinema to achieve star status. Salim and Javed split up in the early 1980s. Salim has not been very much active in scriptwriting since the breakup.

Filmography

Writer

''Haathi Mere Saathi'' (1971)

''Seeta Aur Geeta'' (1972)

''Zanjeer'' (1973)

''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973)

''Majboor'' (1974)

''Sholay'' (1975)

''Deewaar'' (1975)

''Premada Kanike'' (Kannada) (1976)

''Manushulu Chesina Dongalu'' (Telugu) (1977)

''Immaan Dharam'' (1977)

''Chacha Bhatija'' (1977)

''Don'' (1978)

''Trishul'' (1978)

''Kaala Patthar'' (1979)

''Yugandhar'' (1979)

''Shaan'' (1980)

''Dostana'' (1980)

''Kranti'' (1981)

''Shakti'' (1982)

''Zamaana'' (1985)

''Angaarey'' (1986)

''Naam'' (1986)

''Mr India'' (1987)

''Falak'' (1988)

''Kabzaa'' (1988)

''Toofan'' (1989)

''Jurm'' (1990)

''Akayla'' (1991)

''Mast Kalandar'' (1991)

''Patthar Ke Phool'' (1991)

''Aa Gale Lag Jaa'' (1994)

''Majhdhaar'' (1996)

''Dil Tera Diwana'' (1996)

''Aag'' (2007)

''Aag'' (2007)*''Aag'' (2007)

Producer

''Aakhri Ghulam ''(1989)

''Insaniyat Ke Devta'' (1993)

''Billa No. 786'' (2000

Actor

''Teesri Manzil'' (1966)

''Diwana'' (1968)

See also

Salim-Javed

References

External links

Salim-Javed

An interview with Salim Khan

Category:1935 births Category:Living people Category:Indian actors Category:Indian screenwriters Category:People from Madhya Pradesh Category:People from Indore Category:Hindi film actors Category:Indian film actors Category:People from Mumbai Category:Indian people of Afghan descent

name	Ram Gopal Varma
birth date	April 07, 1962
birth place	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
birthname	Penmetsa Ram Gopal Varma
occupation	Film director, producer and writer
spouse	Ratna (divorced)
yearsactive	1989–present
website	rgvzoomin.com }}

Ram Gopal Varma also known as RGV (born 7 April 1962) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Varma has directed, written and produced films across multiple genres — psychological thrillers, underworld gang warfare, road movies, horrors, politician-criminal nexus, and musicals in multiple languages.

He gained recognition in Bollywood with the Hindi film, Shiva (1990 film) premiered at International Film Festival of India in kolkata and ''Rangeela'' (1995). The next film he directed was ''Satya'' (1998), which won six Filmfare Awards, including the Critics Award for Best Film, and was show cased among the Indian panorama section, at the 1998 International Film Festival of India. ''Satya'', together with his 2002 film ''Company'' (which he directed and which won seven Filmfare Awards) and the 2005 film ''D'' (which he produced), form an "Indian gangster trilogy".

Other acclaimed films that Varma directed include ''Kshana Kshanam'' (1991), ''Gaayam'' (1993), ''Anaganaga Oka Roju'' (1997), ''Kaun'' (1999), ''Jungle'' (2000), ''Bhoot'' (2003), ''Sarkar'' (2005), ''Sarkar Raj'' (2008), ''Rakta Charitra'' (2010) ''Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju'' (2011) and ''Dongala Mutta'' (2011). His upcoming directorial work includes ''Department'' starring Amitabh Bachhan and Rana Daggubati.

Early years

Ram Gopal Varma was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India to Krishnam Raju Penmetsa and Suryavathi Raju Penmetsa.

In an interview to ''Tehelka'', Varma talked about his relationship with his parents and the reasons behind his decision to become a filmmaker. }}

Varma completed BE in civil engineering from V.R. Siddhartha Engineering College, Vijayawada. Even during this period, Varma remained a film buff, through his uncle. Varma would skip classes often and watch films instead. He would watch the same film repeatedly "just to watch certain scenes which interested him." According to him, that is how he learned film direction.

After a brief stint as a site engineer for Krishna Oberoi hotel in Hyderabad, he put his dreams on the back burner and decided to go to Nigeria to make some money. It was at this moment that he visited a video rental library in Hyderabad. He loved the idea and decided to start one of his own at Ameerpet in Hyderabad, through which he slowly developed connections with the film world. Without being successful as a fourth assistant director in B. Gopal's film ''Collector Gari Abbai'', Varma directly ventured into film direction, in Nagarjuna's 1989 movie ''Shiva''.

Career in Telugu cinema

Before Varma started his career in the Telugu film industry, he lingered on the sets of films such as ''Raogaarillu'' and ''Collectorgari Abbai''. His father was a sound recordist at Annapurna Studios, Hyderabad which is owned by Akkineni Nageswara Rao. Varma managed to meet Nagarjuna and narrated a scene to the actor which impressed him. The result of their collaboration was a film on the criminalization of student politics — ''Siva''. It was a blockbuster with Varma demonstrating his technical expertise and storytelling skills. The success of the film in Telugu led to a Hindi remake with similar success.

Varma's next film was ''Kshana Kshanam'' with Venkatesh and Sridevi which got him noticed by Bollywood critics. It was dubbed into Hindi as ''Hairaan''. Then he made films such as ''Raatri'' and ''Antham''. While ''Gaayam'' with Jagapathi Babu and ''Anaganaga Oka Roju'' with J.D. Chakravarthy were successful, ''Govindha Govindha'' with Nagarjuna and Sridevi proved to be a moderate success at the box office. During this period, Varma produced films such as ''Money'' and ''Money Money'' and was the screenwriter for Mani Ratnam's Tamil movie ''Thiruda Thiruda''.

Career in Hindi cinema

While Varma's first successful Hindi film was the remake of ''Siva''. His next film was ''Drohi''. What really put the spotlight on him was the blockbuster ''Rangeela''. The film won Filmfare Awards for Rahman and Shroff. According to Varma, it was dedicated to actress Sridevi. His next film ''Daud'' (1997), however, sank without a trace.

In 1998, Varma was an executive producer for ''Dil Se..'', directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Shahrukh Khan, Manisha Koirala and Preity Zinta. The film won the NETPAC Award for Special Mention at the Berlin Film Festival, as well as two National Film Awards and six Filmfare Awards.

Indian gangster trilogy

In 1998 came his masterpiece, the critically acclaimed ''Satya'', based on the Mumbai underworld. A script written by Anurag Kashyap and Saurabh Shukla, music by Vishal Bharadwaj and Sandeep Chowta, acclaimed performances by J. D. Chakravarthy, Manoj Bajpai and Urmila Matondkar, and Varma's directorial and technical brilliance, contributed to a landmark. The film won six Filmfare Awards, including the Critics Award for Best Film.

In 2002 came his greatest commercial as well as critical success, ''Company'', again set against the backdrop of the Mumbai underworld, in which he cut off the song-and-dance sequences, common in Bollywood films at the time. It was based on the real-life underworld organization, the D-Company. It won seven Filmfare Awards and earned him a Filmfare Best Director Award nomination. Mohanlal debuted in Bollywood with this film.

A prequel to ''Company'' was made in 2005: ''D'', produced by Varma and directed by Vishram Sawant. ''Satya'', ''Company'' and ''D'' are together considered an "Indian gangster trilogy". ''Satya'' and ''Company'', in particular, were cited by British director Danny Boyle as influences on his Academy Award-winning film ''Slumdog Millionaire'' (2008), for their "slick, often mesmerizing portrayals of the Mumbai underworld", their display of "brutality and urban violence", and their gritty realism.

Experimental films

During the years between his trilogy, from ''Satya'' in 1998 to ''D'' in 2005, Varma experimented with different film genres. In 1999, he directed ''Kaun'', a suspense thriller set entirely in one house and featuring only three actors, and ''Mast'', a subversion of the Hindi cinema's masala genre. In 2000, he directed ''Jungle'', set entirely in a jungle, for which he was nominated for the Star Screen Award for Best Director.

Following the success of ''Company'' in 2002, Varma's next film as director was ''Bhoot'' (2003), a psychological horror film, which was a major success. It starred Ajay Devgan and Urmila Matondkar, who earned a number of awards for her performance. Varma himself was nominated for the Filmfare Best Director Award for the film.

Following the success of ''Bhoot'', Varma produced two other experimental films: Sriram Raghavan's ''Ek Hasina Thi'' (2003), a psychological thriller, and Shimit Amin's ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' (2004), a film about an inspector in the Mumbai Encounter Squad famous for having killed 56 people in police encounters. In 2005, Varma was nominated for the Zee Cine Award for Best Producer of the Year.

Later films

Varma's next film as director was ''Sarkar'', released in June 2005, starring Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek. Amitabh played the character of Sarkar who is a self-righteous and powerful businessman cum social worker, while Abhishek played his son. ''Sarkar'' was a loose adaptation of Mario Puzo's 1969 novel ''The Godfather''. ''Sarkar'' went on to become a critically acclaimed box office hit.

In 2006, his next film as director was ''Shiva'', which premiered at the New York Asian Film Festival, where a retrospective featuring several of his previous movies was staged. Alongside ''Shiva'', the festival screened his earlier successful films ''Company'', ''Ek Hasina Thi'' and ''Ab Tak Chhappan''. While these three were praised, ''Shiva'' was a critical and commercial failure. In 2007, he directed ''Nishabd'', followed by the ambitious ''Sholay'' remake, ''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag'', as well as ''Darling''. All three were critical and box office disasters.

He was written off by the media and public until June 2008, when he reclaimed, to some extent, his lost reputation with his much hyped venture, ''Sarkar Raj'', a sequel to ''Sarkar''; it was a average and met with good reviews. The primary cast featured Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan reprising their roles from the prequel alongside Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Supriya Pathak, Tanisha Mukherjee and Ravi Kale reappeared in their respective roles from ''Sarkar''. Unlike ''Sarkar'', which was loosely adapted from ''The Godfather'', ''Sarkar Raj'' had an original plot.

''Phoonk'' (2008) was another horror film movie which was met with mixed to negative reviews. However, the film was a success compared to its minuscule budget. ''Agyaat'', which released on 7 August 2009, was again a commercial as well as critical failure. Next was ''Rann'', a film about the media. It had Amitabh Bachchan, Kannada actor Sudeep, Ritesh Deshmukh and Paresh Rawal. Released on 29 January 2010, it was praised by some critics but was a commercial disaster. Then he began the promotion works for ''Phoonk 2'', a sequel of ''Phoonk'', which was released on April 16, 2010.

Next came ''Rakta Charitra'', in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi languages. The movie was based upon the faction backdrop of the Rayalaseema in Andhra Pradesh. As it lasted about five hours, the film was released in two parts, with a gap of three months. It depicts the life of slain political leader Paritala Ravindra, played by Vivek Oberoi, with Tamil actor Surya Sivakumar, enacting the role of Maddelacheruvu Suri, Shatrughan Sinha, playing N. T. Rama Rao. Radhika Apte and Priyamani star in other pivotal roles. The film released to a good opening following Varma's clever pre-release marketing using the controversy surrounding the main characters to his advantage. A fortnight after the release, Maddelacheruvu Suri was shot fatally. Though the movie could not get a good reputation in Hindi and Tamil, it gained positive reviews in Telugu and the critics said "RGV is back".

Varma's latest release had comedian Sunil as the lead. The film was titled ''Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju'' (''Story Screenplay Direction Appalraju'' in English). It is said to be a satire on the Telugu film industry mainly targeting directors. One song covered almost all directors like Raghavendra Rao, E.V.V., Kodi Ramakrishna, B. Gopal, S.S. Rajamouli, Sreenu Vaitla, Puri Jagannadh, Vinayak and Boyapati Seenu. On 25 February 2011, Varma reportedly filed a complaint against a Telugu news channel in Hyderabad.

Varma has announced another horror film titled ''Amma 3D''. It will be the first 3D horror film made in India and is reported to have Ritesh Deshmukh in a significant role.

Varma has roped in Amitabh Bachchan for the lead role in his yet-to-be-filmed ''Department'', the plot of which shall revolve around the internal politics of the police department. He has been quoted saying that this film may be considered as "the other side of ''Company''." Sanjay Dutt and Rana Daggubati are reportedly going to play supporting roles. It is a much anticipated collaboration of Sanjay Dutt with the director after their earlier venture ''Daud''.

Autobiography

Varma wrote an autobiography titled ''Na Ishtam'', which discusses his thoughts, opinions and ramu style philosophy.'Naa Ishtam' was released on December 2010) at Taj Banjara, Hyderabad. Vijayawada MP and RGV's friend Lagadapati Rajagopal launched the book.

Awards

;Filmfare Awards

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie - ''Satya'' (1998)

Filmfare Best Story Award - ''Rangeela'' (1995)

;Filmfare Awards South

Filmfare Best Director Award (Telugu) - ''Siva'' (1989)

;Nandi Awards

Nandi Award for Best Director - ''Siva'' (1989)

Nandi Award for Best Director - ''Kshana Kshanam'' (1991)

Nandi Award for Best Director - ''Gaayam'' (1993)

Nandi Award for Best Director - ''Prema Kadha'' (1999)

;Bollywood Movie Awards Bollywood Movie Award – Best Director

''Satya'' (1998)

''Jungle'' (2000)

''Company'' (2002)

''Bhoot'' (2003)

Filmography

As director

''Shiva (1990 film) ''Kshana Kshanam'' ''Antham'' ''Raat (film) ''Gaayam'' ''Govindha Govindha'' ''Rangeela (film) ''Deyyam'' ''Anaganaga Oka Roju'' ''Daud (film) ''Satya (film) ''Prema Kadha(film) ''Kaun (film) ''Mast (film) ''Jungle (2000 film) ''Company (film) ''Bhoot'' ''Naach (film) ''Madhyanam Hathya'' ''Sarkar (film) ''Shiva (2006 film) ''Nishabd'' ''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag'' ''Darling (Hindi film) ''Sarkar Raj'' ''Contract (2008 film) ''Phoonk - The Black Magic Story'' ''Agyaat'' ''Rann (film) ''Rakta Charitra''-Part I ''Rakta Charitra''-Part II ''Katha Screenplay Darshakatvam Appalaraju'' ''Dongala Mutha'' ''Not a Love Story (2011 film) ''Department (film) ''Amma 3D'' ''26/11 Attacks'' ''Bhoo'' ''Sarkar 3'' ''Reddy Gaaru Poyaru'' ''Ramayanam''

		Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
1989	Siva (1989 Telugu film)>Siva''	Telugu language>Telugu
1990	Shiva'' ||	Hindi language>Hindi
1991	|	Telugu
1992	|	Telugu
1992	Raat'' / ''Raatri'' ||	Hindi/Telugu
1993	|	Telugu
1993	|	Telugu
1995	Rangeela'' ||	Hindi
1996	|	Telugu
1997	|	Telugu
1997	Daud'' ||	Hindi
1998	Satya'' ||	Hindi
1999	Prema Kadha'' ||	Telugu
1999	Kaun'' ||	Hindi
1999	Mast'' ||	Hindi
2000	Jungle'' ||	Hindi
2002	Company'' ||	Hindi
2003	|	Hindi
2004	Naach'' ||	Hindi
2004	|	Telugu
2005	Sarkar'' ||	Hindi
2006	Shiva'' ||	Hindi
2007	|	Hindi
2007	|	Hindi
2007	Darling'' ||	Hindi
2008	|	Hindi
2008	Contract'' ||	Hindi
2008	|	Hindi
2009	|	Hindi
2010	Rann'' ||	Hindi
2010	|	Telugu/Hindi
2010	|	Tamil language>Tamil
2011	|	Telugu
2011	|	Telugu
2011	Not a Love Story'' ||	Hindi/Telugu
2012	Department'' ||	Hindi	Schedule to release on May 18, 2012
2012	|	English language>English	Pre-Production
2012	|	English language>English
2012	|	Telugu/Hindi
2012	|	Telugu/Hindi
2012	|	Telugu
2012	|	Telugu/Hindi

As producer

Telugu || ''Money (1993 film) ''Money Money'' ''Gulabi (film) ''Anaganaga Oka Roju'' ''Dil Se..'' ''Wife of V. Varaprasad (1998 film) ''Shool'' ''Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega'' ''Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya'' ''Road (film) ''Ek Hasina Thi'' ''Darna Mana Hai'' ''Ab Tak Chhappan'' ''Vaastu Shastra (film) ''Gayab'' ''Naach (film) ''My Wife's Murder ''Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon'' ''D (film) ''James (2005 film) ''Sarkar (film) ''Mr Ya Miss'' ''Darwaza Bandh Rakho'' ''Shock (2006 film) ''Shiva (2006 film) ''Darna Zaroori Hai'' ''Nishabd'' ''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag'' ''Go (2007 film) ''Sarkar Raj'' ''Adavi (film) ''Agyaat ''Phoonk 2'' ''Department (film) ''Bejawada Rowdeelu ''Ab Tak Chappan 2''

		Year !! Film !! Language !! Notes
1992	''Raat (film)
1993	Money'' ||	Telugu
1995	|	Telugu
1996	Gulabi'' ||	Telugu
1997	|	Telugu
1998	|	Hindi	Co-Produced with Mani Ratnam and Shekhar Kapur
1998	Wife of V. Varaprasad'' ||	Telugu
1999	|	Hindi
2001	|	Hindi
2001	|	Hindi
2002	Road'' ||	Hindi
2003	|	Hindi
2003	|	Hindi
2004	|	Hindi
2004	Vaastu Shastra'' ||	Hindi
2004	|	Hindi
2004	Naach'' ||	Hindi
2005	|	Hindi
2005	|	Hindi
2005	D'' ||	Hindi
2005	James'' ||	Hindi
2005	Sarkar'' ||	Hindi
2005	|	Hindi
2006	|	Hindi
2006	Shock'' ||	Telugu
2006	Shiva'' ||	Hindi
2006	|	Hindi
2007	|	Hindi
2007	|	Hindi
2007	Go'' ||	Hindi
2008	|	Hindi
2009	Adavi ||	Telugu
2009	|	Hindi
2010	|	Hindi
2010	Department'' ||	Hindi	Pre-Production
2011	Bejawada'' ||	Telugu
2012	|	Hindi

As writer

Year !! Film
1989	Siva (1989 Telugu film)>Shiva''
1990	''Kshana Kshanam''
1992	Antham'' / ''Drohi (1992 film)>Drohi''
1992	''Raat (film)
1993	''[[Gaayam'' / ''Desam''
1993	''Govindha Govindha''
1994	''Thiruda Thiruda'' / ''Donga Donga''
1995	Rangeela (film)>Rangeela''
1996	''Deyyam''
1997	Daud (film)>Daud''
1999	''Shool''
2006	Shock (2006 film)>Shock''
2006	''Darna Zaroori Hai''
2007	''Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag''
2008	''Sarkar Raj''
2010	''Na Ishtam''

References

External links

Ram Gopal Varma's Official Blog

Ram Gopal Varma profile at Gomolo.in

Interview with RGV

Ram Gopal Varma At Taj by Chance

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Category:Indian atheists Category:Hindi-language film directors Category:Telugu film directors Category:Living people Category:1962 births Category:People from Hyderabad, India Category:Filmfare Awards South winners Category:Filmfare Awards winners

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