New Delhi. Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma recently revealed that when he saw Hrithik Roshan for the first time, he did not think that he would become a star. He said that not only he but the entire industry was worried about Hrithik not becoming a star. But, Hrithik had amazing confidence. He revealed that when he did his first film ‘Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai’ in the year 2000, everyone was waiting to see him on screen. He said that when the film became a blockbuster, people started taking him seriously.
Ram Gopal Varma, who has given hit films like ‘Shiva’, ‘Rangeela’, ‘Sarkar’, is going through a period of lethargy for the last few years. Recently he said that one cannot easily predict what will work and what will not, and gave the example of how the industry did not think that Hrithik Roshan would become a star before his first film. Let us tell you what he said…
Makers did not sign Hrithik
Ram Gopal Varma has shared on his YouTube page, in which he is talking about Hrithik. He said, ‘When I saw Hrithik Roshan, I did not think that he would become a star. Most of the people in the industry also did not think so, due to which they did not sign him. No one had signed him before the release of his first film ‘Kaho Na…Pyaar Hai’ and once he became a superstar, everyone went after him.
Hrithik Roshan’s ‘Kaho Na Pyaar Hai’ was released between Shahrukh Khan’s ‘Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani’ and Aamir Khan’s ‘Mela’ and it proved to be a blockbuster.
‘If you had known, why would you have made a flop film?’
Answering the question as to why his recent films did not do well, the filmmaker said, ‘Forget all the flop films I have made. The truth is that if you knew this then why would you make a flop film? It is very simple. Ram Gopal Varma further explained this, saying, ‘When I say I know how to make a film and then I make ‘Shiva’, how do I explain how I made ‘Aag’? That is, why was it an accident? If I knew what to do then why did I do what I shouldn’t do? It is very simple. In both the films, my intention to make ‘Shiva’ and ‘Aag’ will be the same, because I am spending one to one and a half years, time, effort and everything. Why would I do something that I don’t think will work? It means I thought it would work, but it didn’t.
Hrithik gave many blockbuster films
Hrithik has lived up to the promise of his first film, he has given big blockbusters like ‘War’, ‘Super 30’ and others. Recently he was seen in the film ‘Fighter’ with Deepika Padukone. The film had earned more than Rs 300 crore worldwide.
Tags: Hrithik Roshan, Ram Gopal Varma
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 4, 2024, 13:53 IST