We belong to an era when filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma was considered to be a clutter-breaker, a legend and a man who redefined films and the way they were perceived. We wouldn’t mind being transported to late 90s and early 2000s when Varma was in his prime, striking one fantastical movie after another. But here we are, where it has been over 13 to 15 years since any notable work of Varma has come into foray, let alone making a mark. The man, who has been respomsible for making riveting films like Sawtya, Company, Rangeela, Sarkar and more somehow lost the touch and his maverick traits became his own poison – never able to relive his glory days.

However, it cannot be another day in your life without Varma being in the news. The filmmaker, known to be incredibly vocal and thus controversial with his statements and approach towards current affairs.

It wasn’t long ago when the on-going saga surrounding Lawrence Bishnoi and Salman Khan caught attention and Varma being Varma – went on to give it a spin, no one saw coming. Varma took to his social media account to highlight how there is ‘no film star that looks better’ than Bishnoi, a gangster. Of course, this immediately attracted all the attention possible and it turned out to be a field day for social media folks. People began giving him suggestions to make a biopic on him and some even suggested to cast Salman Khan in the titular role.

Varma is known to think out-of-the-box and sometimes make a statement that isn’t liked by all. One would remember how he accompanied the late great Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deskhmukh to the site where the attacks of terrorists happened on 26th November, 2008. This sparked an instant outrage as the timing certainly wasn’t the best and before one knew, in a matter of three years, Varma presented and released the film, The Attacks of 26/11.

So, to many, now that there is a saga out there and Varma is intriguied by how Bishnoi looks, they wonder why is it that Varma isn’t making movies anymore? To his credit, he has been active in the Telugu industry and consistently making films there but in the Hindi belt, there has been a lull. The idea of a Lawrence Bishnoi biopic and with more detail does sound intriguing and Varma might be interested as well. Can it happen? Mr. Varma can answer.