Ram Gopal Varma criticizes West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee amid West Bengal election results: 'She's ignoring that DEMOCRACY is about...'

In the wake of the West Bengal election results, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee refused to resign after her defeat, drawing polarized reactions on social media. And anything that trends and goes viral ought to have a reaction from the explosive Ram Gopal Varma. And he has something to say to the West Bengal CM too.

In a tweet that has gone viral, RGV, as he is fondly called, tweeted- "After so many DECADES in POLITICIS and 15 years as C M , I can’t believe that

@MamataOfficial

is ignoring that DEMOCRACY by it’s very DNA is about INSTITUTIONS and attacking them amounts to attacking DEMOCRACY."

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RGV on Aditya Dhar

In a heartening show of mutual admiration, two filmmakers from different generations - Ram Gopal Varma and Aditya Dhar found common ground in their shared respect for each other.

In a thoughtful note, Ram Gopal Varma penned down his thoughts about Dhar’s latest directorial outing, ‘ Dhurandhar’, calling it a “quantum leap in Indian cinema.”

The filmmaker wrote a long review and tweeted- “What Dhurandhar achieves is not just scale, but a never before experienced vision not just in sight but in the mind . Aditya Dhar doesn’t direct scenes here… he engineers the states of minds of both the characters and us audience The film doesn’t ask for your attention.. it commands it. From the very first shot , there’s a sense that something irreversible has been set in motion, and the audience is no longer a spectator but an accomplice to the happenings on screen.”

RGV added, “When the final credits roll, you don’t feel just entertained, you feel altered. And that’s the mark of a filmmaker who isn’t just making movies, but he is reshaping the very ground that all us film makers stand on.”