RGV says industry is waiting for Aditya Dhar, Yami Gautam to fumble and fall

Ram Gopal Varma praised Aditya Dhar for transforming the grammar of storytelling in Indian cinema with Dhurandhar. He also claimed the director's success has made many in the industry envious.

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has once again praised Aditya Dhar for his work on the spy thriller Dhurandhar, saying the director’s success has unsettled many in the film industry. Varma claimed that Dhar’s growing influence has made several people envious and added that the industry is waiting for him and his wife, actor Yami Gautam, to stumble.

In an interview with Rediff, Varma lauded Dhar’s filmmaking skills and said his approach has reshaped storytelling in Indian cinema. According to the director, Dhar’s work has pushed filmmakers across industries to rethink their style and scale.

“Aditya Dhar has changed the entire grammar of storytelling on screen. Our movies will never be the same again, and I am talking about all the languages, not only Hindi. In Telugu, many of the forthcoming big-budget action films are undergoing massive reshooting. Which means huge budgetary liabilities,” he said.

Varma further added that such changes have not gone down well with everyone in the industry. “So, of course, they hate him. He has forced them to get out of their comfort zones, and that costs a lot of money,” the filmmaker added.

The filmmaker also spoke about Dhar’s wife, Yami Gautam, who recently received praise for her performance in the courtroom drama Haq.

Talking about the couple, Ram Gopal Varma said that Aditya Dhar and Yami Gautam will have to move forward with extra caution, adding that the film industry is waiting for them to “fumble and fall”.