Not a Love Story shot using a mobile phone

Ram Gopal Varma seems to have reinvented himself as a filmmaker in every aspect.

Apart from shooting Not A Love Story, inspired by the Neeraj Grover murder case, on a digital camera to cut down costs, the director has filmed the mall scenes with a high-end mobile phone.

A source associated with the film tells us they couldn't smuggle small digital cameras inside a Malad supermarket to shoot the scenes of Mahie Gill buying polythene bags and a big kitchen knife.

"The camera had to be deposited before entering the premises.

So Zaryan Patel, the cameraman, suggested shooting with an iPhone4," reveals our source, adding that only two people went in to shoot the scene.

He adds, "Obviously, Ramuji couldn't go anywhere near the place as he'd be recognised. So, armed with the phone, the cameraman shot Mahie's scenes inside HyperCity. And in 15 minutes, they were out."

Later, when the filmmaker saw the footage, he was impressed.

"Ramuji felt that the footage looked like it had been shot on CCTV cameras, so he decided to treat the scenes accordingly in the movie," explains our source, further informing that the footage from the high-end mobile phone was edited to make the 10-second scene in the movie.

Confirming the same Mahie said, "The whole film is shot in guerrilla style. However, for this particular scene, we were a bit scared of getting caught. Thankfully, it went smoothly and the result is looking, good too."

RGV wants Maria Susairaj to watch his film

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who had earlier refused to show his film Not A Love Story to Maria Susairaj, says he is now keen to screen it for the controversial Kannada actress.

"I refused 2 show Not a love story to Maria because she was threatening legal action but now it has been kept aside so I want to voluntarily show her the film. I am really keen to show Maria Susairaj the film on the basis of, like I always maintained that it has been inspired from her story (sic)," Varma posted on Twitter.

Maria, who was sentenced to three years in jail by a Mumbai court for destroying evidence in the May 2008 killing of television executive Neeraj Grover, was released from jail last month. Her co-accused and fiance, ex-naval officer Emile Jerome Mathew was sentenced to 10 years' jail term.

RGV's Not A Love Story, releasing on Friday, is inspired by the incident and both Maria Susairaj and Emile sent legal notices questioning the content of the film, which features Deepak Dobriyal and Mahie Gill.

"I wud like to see Maria's reaction on the film on account of hw close her emotional state wud hav been to that of mahee gill's character," said Varma, known for his choice of controversial themes for his films.

Producer files a suit against RGV for stealing script

Producer Shareef Zuberi filed a suit in a City Civil Court seeking a direction to restrain film maker Ram Gopal Varma from releasing his forthcoming flick Not A Love Story, said to be based on the murder of TV executive Neeraj Grover, stating that the film was a copy of his under-production film based on similar plot.

Zuberi claimed he was making a film titled Love Affair and had registered the script with the Film Writers Association.

He alleged that Varma had copied the story idea and was making a similar film on Neeraj Grover's murder with the title "Not A Love Story".

Zuberi claimed that his film was 70 per cent complete and would be ready for release in the next 45 days. The producer said he had already spent Rs 70 lakhs on the venture and was shocked to see in newspapers that Varma was releasing a film based on the same subject.

Varma, whose film Not a love story is slated for release on August 19, said he had not heard of producer Zuberi and dismissed allegations that he had copied the story idea.

Zuberi urged the court to restrain Varma from releasing the movie until he compensates him for the losses suffered by him or in the alternative he prayed that Varma be asked to release the film only after Zuberi's film Love Affair was exhibited in theaters.

Zuberi's lawyer Sushan Kunjuraman said the petition would be heard today.

I wont hesitate to sign Maria Susairaj : RGV

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Verma courted controversy when he expressed his desire to cast Maria Susairaj in his film and the director clarifies his point saying that he won't hesitate just because of what happened to the actress and that he finds trial by people outside the judiciary juvenile.

"If I've a role for her I won't hesitate just because of what happened to her. Am I being insensitive to Neeraj Grover's family? I understand how hurt they must be. But in a civilized society you can't become the law and the judiciary and decide the quantum of punishment. I find this trial by people outside the judiciary very juvenile," said Varma.

Kannada actress Mariah Monica Susairaj, who was sentenced to three years in jail by a Mumbai court for destroying evidence in the May 2008 killing of television executive Neeraj Grover, was released from jail last month after being acquitted.

Her co-accused and fiance, ex-naval officer Emile Jerome Mathew was sentenced to 10 years jail term after the court found him 'guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder'.

Varma's forthcoming film Not A Love Story is inspired by the incident and both Maria Susairaj and Emile have sent a legal notices questioning the content of the film.

Varma said: "My lawyers are replying to both of them in an appropriate manner. That is all I can say right now."

Excerpts from the interview:

Q: Both Maria Susairaj and Emile Jerome have sent you legal notices questioning the content of your film Not A Love Story?

A: My film is inspired from a true story. They've been misinformed that it's based on their lives. My lawyers are replying to both of them in an appropriate manner. That is all I can say right now.

Q: Not A Love Story has kissing scenes. This is a first for Ram Gopal Varma?

A: Maybe I've just grown up. Jokes apart, the intensity of the emotions between the couple is very high in Not A Love Story. There are three long kissing scenes between Deepak Dobriyal and Mahie Gill. I've to confess, I've never had couples kissing in my films before.

Q: Are you serious about signing the real Susairaj?

A: See, the reason why I wanted to do film inspired by the Susairaj incident is because we heard suddenly in 2008 of a man and woman killing and cutting up a man's body into pieces. It was too horrific. When you think of it, you wonder what could've prompted this behaviour. I wanted to capture the psychology behind the crime. That's why I made Not A love Story.

When I researched for the film, I discovered so many things that never came out in the media. Maria Sausairaj had no criminal record of psychopathic or criminal behaviour. What we read about the case was so superficial.

Q: So what are you suggesting we should be sympathetic towards her?

A: After three years the judge says she's only guilty of destroying evidence. Why did she destroy the evidence? Was it fear or guilt? Without knowing the motive behind her killing everyone suddenly pounced on her pronouncing her a killer. It's bizarre. How does anyone know she's a killer? If the judiciary says she is not, she is not.

Q: So are you signing her?

A: If I've a role for her I won't hesitate just because of what happened to her. Am I being insensitive to Neeraj Grover's family? I understand how hurt they must be. But in a civilized society you can't become the law and the judiciary and decide the quantum of punishment. I find this trial by people outside the judiciary very juvenile.

Q: The baggage of her supposedly savage deed doesn't bother you?

A: But we don't know what happened in that apartment! Is she a psychopath or a serial killer? Emotional outbursts branding her a criminal don't work for me. Anyone who claims she's a killer after the courts have freed her is just being foolish. Were these people hiding under the bed in Maria Susairaj's flat when the crime happened? How do they know better than the judiciary? Why attack the girl?

Q: Have you taken this empathetic view in your film?

A: My film is not about Susairaj. My point is, how can something so brutal happen in a city like Mumbai? Yes, the incidents in my film are similar to Susairaj's case. But it's not her biopic.

Q: Then why did you shoot it in her apartment block?

A: I wanted to capture the authenticity of the crime. When I shot 'Satya', I went to the locations where the crime happened. At the end of the day, I want to capture the reality of the situation to the best of my abilities.

My mom criticized my scenes: Mahie Gill

While the world is speaking about her smooching scenes in her upcoming films, Mahie Gill reveals what her family had to say.

Two of Mahie Gill's films are releasing within a month's gap and incidentally both seem to be making news for the same reasons - her liplocks. The actress has shot for intimate scenes with Deepak Dobriyal in Not A Love Story and with Randeep Hooda in Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster .

While much has been spoken about her smooching stint, ask her what was her family's reaction on the scenes and Mahie says, "It was very funny. I have two brothers and the one who is in California was quite cool about it. But my mother was scandalized and wondered what kind of films I had got myself into. For her, the girl who once wanted to do PHD was now kissing in films".

Meanwhile, wasn't director Ram Gopal Varma embarrassed about the intimate scenes and even apologized to Mahie for it? "Well, he didn't go on saying sorry sorry as reported. But it was really sweet of him. Ram Gopal Varma is a very shy person and because he hadn't shot a smooching scene in his earlier films, he was quite nervous about it. Moreover it was the first day of the shoot and, to make things worse, we had to do several retakes to shoot the scene from different cameras and different angles. So he was feeling kind of awkward to ask me to kiss again and again".

However Mahie feels too much has been made out of the bold and intimate act, which is somewhere overpowering the emotional intensity of the film. "When you watch the film, you will realize that the kissing scenes are just a part of the film and not added for the heck of it. Kuch ajeeb ya gandha nahi lagega ! ", she signs off.

A man in Mahie's life ??

Mahie Gill looks all excited as she sits for a chat. And the girl knows what to talk. So, she immediately gets talking about her next film, which has been directed by Ram Gopal Varma and is 'inspired' by the Neeraj Grover-Maria Susairaj case.

"We shot for the film in the same building where the murder had taken place. The only difference in the location was that while Neeraj was murdered in flat number 201, we shot in flat number 1501. For seven days, we shot in the same house, with blood splattered all around," recalls Mahie, whose character in the film is 'inspired' by Maria Susairaj.

"Playing Anusha Chawla has been mentally exhausting and emotionally tiring for me. It was a little creepy and stressful. I still remember being in the lift and thinking how they must have executed the murder and chopped the body," she says.

"A couple of times when I was in the lift, it suddenly stopped on the second floor with flat number 201 right in front of it. And no one was there. Also, we heard rumors about how a restaurant was still getting calls from flat number 201 and someone would order food."

How did she prepare for the role? "Initially, I had thought of meeting Maria and knowing more about her life, her mannerisms. But later, I dismissed the idea because the movie is only inspired by the Neeraj Grover murder case and not based on it," she says.

After discussing how the dancing to the song "Rangeela" for the film came as a surprise to her, she finally gets talking about things other than films. Blushing, she confesses that the Cupid's arrow has struck her. "Yes, I am in a relationship with someone. We have been good friends and it is because of my friends that we are in a relationship right now. He is not from the industry and I'm happy about it," she says. So, is marriage on the cards? "Marriage? I don't know about that," she says and quickly adds, "Not so soon."

RGV's Not A Love Story receives another legal notice

After Maria Susairaj, former naval officer Emile Jerome has now sent a legal notice to Ram Gopal Varma demanding that the filmmaker’s forthcoming film cannot be released without his consent. Emile Jerome says in the notice that he fears that the film might be biased against him.



Emile Jerome and Maria Susairaj have been convicted of murdering Neeraj Grover. Emile is serving a 10-year prison term for ‘culpable homicide not amounting to murder’. Maria has been released from prison since she has already served three years for criminal conspiracy during trial.



Both Maria and Jerome claim that the forthcoming Ram Gopal Varma film (Not a Love Story) cannot be released without their consent since it is based on the Neeraj Grover murder case.



Varma says that he would neither show the film to them nor take their consent as his film is just inspired from the case.

“After Maria, I have received a similar legal notice from Emile Jerome and he has asked me to stop the release of the film. He has demanded that I seek his consent before the release of the film. I am not going to halt the film’s release at any cost. There’s no question of showing the film to either of them,” says Varma.



According to the legal notice, Jerome wants Varma to get his approval before the film’s release. Maria has made a similar demand in her legal notice that was sent to Varma two days ago.



The film starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and Ajay Gehi in pivotal roles, releases on August 19.



Varma adds that though the central plot of the film is similar to the case, it is just ‘inspired’ from the case and hence has legal responsibilities to neither Jerome nor Maria.



“My heroine is not a South Indian actress and her fiancee is not in Navy as in real case. Also, the film is just an interpretation of what could have happened and not a reporting on what actually happened. No one was there to know what the reality is. This is not their story and I am not showing the film to either of them," he said.

Susairaj sends RGV a legal notice

Convicted criminal Maria Susairaj has sent a notice to Ram Gopal Varma asking him to show her his film Not A Love Story before releasing it. The notice was sent yesterday.

The film is said to be inspired by the Neeraj Grover murder case, in which Maria was one of the two prime accused, though Varma himself denies it.

In the notice Susairaj claims that she is worried the film will show her in bad light.

The former Kannada actress's lawyer says the media has cited that the film is based on her and if that is true then her consent needs to be taken.

Maria was convicted for destruction of evidence by a sessions court in Mumbai in the Neeraj Grover murder case. She was let off on the more serious charges, including that of abetting murder.

Intimate scenes feels awkward: Mahie Gill

With films trying to be more realistic, the depiction of affection is also getting bolder, says actress Mahie Gill, who has done intimate scenes in her debut movie "Dev D" and also in her forthcoming " Not A Love Story".

Mahie says that she finds shooting for intimate scenes difficult and awkward.

"I feel awkward doing these scenes and it's not very easy because the entire crew is there. But I feel that it's like any other emotion and one has to depict it. The kind of cinema I am doing is realistic and so this is also a part of it," said Mahie in an interview.

Asked what goes on in her mind while doing intimate scenes, she said: "The only thing in your mind is that you have to deliver your best. It shouldn't look artificial at all." After making an impressive start with Anurag Kashyap's "Dev D" in 2009, Mahie did the offbeat "Gulal" and also had a small part in last year's super hit cop drama "Dabangg".

Next in line is the controversial "Not A Love Story", inspired by the murder of TV executive Neeraj Grover, who was killed by ex-naval officer Jerome Mathew for allegedly having a relationship with his fiancee Maria Susairaj.

In the film 'Not A Love Story' the 27-year-old had to do love-making scenes with co-star Deepak Dobriyal. She was right up for it and said that director Ram Gopal Varma apologized for retakes on one such intimate scene until it was shot right as required.

RGV refuses to screen "Not a Love Story" to Maria Susairaj

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma firmly refused to show his soon-to-be released movie Not A Love Story, based on the gruesome murder of Neeraj Grover, to Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, who recently walked free in the case after serving three years behind the bars.

Directed by Varma,Not a Love Story is a crime thriller, said to be inspired by the television executive's killing in 2008.

Maria, who was found guilty of disposing the body of Grover along with her fiance Emile Jerome, had yesterday sent a legal notice to Varma saying that he did not have right to release a film based on her life without her consent.

However, RGV has categorically refused to show her the film.

"I will not show my film to Maria as I have repeatedly said that my film is just inspired by the incident and not completely based on her. There are so many differences in the film from the real life incident," Varma said.

"My heroine is not a South Indian actress and her fiancee is not in Navy as in real case. Also, the film is just an interpretation of what could have happened and not a reporting on what actually happened. No one was there to know what the reality is. This is not her story and I am not showing the film to her," he said.

Meanwhile, Maria's lawyer, Sherif Sheikh, told PTI, "We have asked him to show the film before the release. If he does not we will file a suit and the court will decide whether the movie can be released or not."

Grover was stabbed to death by Jerome at Maria's flat here on May 7, 2008 following a fight. The duo had then allegedly chopped his body into pieces and disposed it off at Manor jungles on the city outskirts.

The film starring Mahie Gill, Deepak Dobriyal and Ajay Gehi in pivotal roles, releases on August 19.

Earlier, Varma had expressed his desire to cast Maria in his next film saying that the Kannada actress has been absolved of murder charges in the murder case.

"Maria Susairaj wanted to become famous as an actress and she became famous as a murderess... If things went well it could have been a Rangeela for her. Now that she has been released I want to sign Maria Susairaj for a film," Varma had written on Twitter, on July 1.

Unique request to RGV from Neeraj's father..

After objecting to Ram Gopal Verma’s film ‘Not A Love Story’, Amar Nath Grover, father of murdered TV producer Neeraj Grover has asked Ramu to donate part of the film’s earning to a charity.

The film is said to be based on the infamous Neeraj Grover murder case which convicted Maria Susiaraj and her then fiancé Emile Jerome to three years and seven years of imprisonment respectively.

The film starring Mahie Gill and Deepak Dobriyal has already received a lot of flak from all sections of the society.

Slated for an August release, the film’s director has filed a caveat in court to ensure that his controversial film is not stalled by any of the concerned parties going to court to stay the release of his film.

Speaking to a daily, Neeraj’s mother, Neelam Grover, said,

"Earlier, we were planning to go to the court against the film. But when we were in Delhi, Mahesh Bhatt spoke on our behalf to Ram Gopal Varma to find out if the film shows anything related to casting couch. RGV assured him that the film had no such content. It only shows how Neeraj was brutally murdered and how Jerome is behind bars because of Maria`s act. Since then we have been patiently waiting for the release of the film."

Neeraj`s father, Amar Nath Grover, added, "As a father I just want that my son`s image should not be tarnished. I want RGV to make a trust in Neeraj`s name, either in Mumbai or Kanpur. He should donate a part of his earnings from the film to the trust."

"The trust would work to provide medical facilities to the underprivileged. I am also okay if Ram Gopal Varma gets a two-three room polyclinic constructed in Kanpur, which is taken care of by the trust. I don`t want to be a beneficiary of the trust. If the film in anyway shows my son in bad light, then the work done by the trust would help me in protecting his image."

RGV's Shabri

Finally Ram Gopal Varma is confident to share the story of a female as told in Shabri. The film, which was completed about five years ago, will hit the theatres Aug 26.

The Eesha Koppikar, Raj Arjun and Pradip Rawat starrer is about how a simple woman from a Mumbai slum ends up as a matka (gambling) kingpin and threatens the corridors of power.

Co-produced by Reliance Entertainment, the film has been written and directed by Lalit Marathe.

"I feel like a dog, who will have his Friday!" said Marathe in a statement.

It was reported that Varma was apprehensive in releasing the film earlier because of the subject and that's why the film did not release for so many years.

However, now the producer feels more confident about releasing it.

Intimates scens ain't a big deal: Mahie Gill

Unlike most of the actresses who keep fussing about the lovemaking scenes in their films, Mahie Gill apparently had no qualms doing the steamy intimate sequences required for her upcoming crime thriller 'Not A Love Story'.

Mahie, who was required to deliver some hard-core lovemaking scenes in Ram Gopal Varma’s imminent movie, in a recent one-to-one, expressed that doing intimate scenes is not a big deal for her.

Revealing about how she felt while doing the steamy scenes, the hottie expressed:

"The intimate scenes were no big deal. Once you get into the skin of the character, it is all natural and acceptable. We are all actors after all!”

"Ramu was more embarrassed than me," says Mahie.

Mahie further stated that while she was least troubled and shy to give the shots and re-takes for the steamy sequences, it was filmmaker RGV who was quite uncomfortable helming the shoot.

Apparently, throughout the shoot, the director kept on apologizing to Mahie for making her do the intimate scenes over and over again until he got it right.

Talking about RGV’s discomfort while shooting the lovemaking scenes, Mahie said, “Ramu was more embarrassed than I was. I remember once he even left the sets. He kept apologizing to me and I had to keep reassuring him that it was okay.”

The actress has portrayed her character so well in the movie, that director RGV seems to be quite impressed with her.

Showering praises on Mahie, Ramu said, "She understood the script so well. I felt odd that I had to put a girl in such a situation. There were retakes, too. And that felt even more awkward.”

RGV's ‘Not A Love Story’ featuring Deepak Dobriyal, Ajay Gehi and Mahie Gill in lead roles is based on the 2008 murder case of TV executive Neeraj Grover.

The film that is slated for an August 19 release has Mahie playing the character of the Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, who was convicted.

Mahie Gill's love making scenes in RGV's next

While shooting for Ram Gopal Varma's Not a Love Story based on Neeraj Grover's murder, RGV sends an sms to his lead actress apologising, for making her enact intense love scenes in the film

What on earth could've prompted a brazen unabashedly abrasive man like, Ram Gopal Varma to send an apology via SMS to his Not A Love Story leading lady Mahie Gill?

Acting uncharacteristically, Ramu sent the actress a text message saying sorry after she had to perform intense love-making sequences with Deepak Dobriyal.

Apparently the love scenes between the two were so intense and torrid that Ramu left the sets and allowed an assistant to be present until the two actors finished their libidinous business.

Recalling the incident, Mahie (who seems to have a very different opinion of Ramu from what he projects) laughed, "Ramuji was very apologetic about the love making sequences.I had to reassure him it was fine. Deepak and I were just doing our job. But Ramuji was really disturbed, almost as if he was subjecting a close relative a daughter or a sister to an uncomfortable situation.After Deepak and I finished the love scene, he sent me a message saying sorry."

For a filmmaker who likes to be known as a ladies' man and has apparently had a string of romantic involvements, it comes as a surprise to know how shy he is of love-making sequences.

Mahie maintained, "I did enquire about the torrid scenes.He explained to me that the nature of the relationship between the girl and the guy who together kill her former lover was so desperate and passionate that the impact couldn't be achieved without the acute intensity onscreen."

She asserted that she had never done skin show before. But came to terms with Ramu's requirement. "I think this was the first time he was directing love-making scenes.I was really surprised at how shy he was. Contrary to his image he is quiet, withdrawn and a shy person. Certainly no ladies' man,"she said.

We asked Ramu about the kissing scenes in his movie, he chuckled. "Maybe I've just grown up. Jokes apart, the intensity of the emotions between the couple is very high in the movie.There are three long kissing scenes between Deepak Dobriyal and Mahie Gill. I have to confess I've never had couples kissing in my films before except a fleeting kiss between Abhishek Bachchan and Antara Mali in Naach."

Taking about this film, he mentioned, "It was necessary for me to show that such a thing happened (the murder) in Not Love Story because of uncontrollable emotions.

I firmly believe no one is intrinsically bad. It's just circumstances that make them do some irrational things and then they get deeper and deeper into the mess."

Mahie Gill doesn't deny that she is playing the character of Maria Susairaj. "But we've changed the character quite a bit. Maria was from Bangalore.

But my character is a Punjabi girl. We have shown how one moment of weakness and untruth actually destroyed her life and made her commit that murder," added the director.

RGV's film of Maria Susairaj

We have come across many horrifying and horrible events in our life but topping all of them is the chilling and gruesome murder by an upcoming Kannada actress Maria Susairaj in Mumbai. She along with her lover killed a news reporter in her flat and chopped the body into pieces, burnt them and through the pieces in the out skirts. The need for taking the body to the car park from her flat led them to take this extreme step of chopping the body into pieces and transporting.

In my life this murder will be the most horrific one as I collect the details from their friends, relatives, police, investigators, lawyers, etc. I was shocked to hear various versions of this story and hence have decided to take a movie titled ‘Idhi Prema Katha Kadhu’. I chose this title because behind such gruesome murder, there lies an unbelievable love story.

Love motivated them to take this extreme step. The same Love made them to cut the dead body into pieces and finally converting them into demons is also Love.

Behind the love story there is yet another dangerous episode which made me select this title.

Though their love story originate from their hearts, it is better that the weak hearted people don’t watch the movie.

"I hate beautiful women becoming pregnant" says RGV

Congratulatory messages have been pouring in ever since Amitabh Bachchan revealed that his 'bahu' Aishwarya Rai is pregnant, but filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma had more than just good wishes for the would-be parents.

In a tweet to soon-to-be father Abhishek Bachchan, Varma, who is known for his caustic sense of humour tweeted "@juniorbachchan I hate beautiful women becoming pregnant but since she's ur wife I will make an exception.. congraaaaaaaats (sic)," Varma posted on the micro-blogging site.

"I worship beautiful women and I hate to see them ever become mothers and in case of aishwarya since she's the most beautiful I hate it even more (sic)," he added. But Varma said he is happy for the couple who are expecting their first child.

"Thait's me as a fan of the most beautiful woman on earth but being close to the so loving couple if that makes them happy it makes me double happy (sic)," he further tweeted.

Amitabh has worked in a number of films with Varma, who cast the Big B alongwith Abhishek and Aishwarya in Sarkar Raj in 2008.

If Bhoot scared you.. BHHOOoo will kill you....

What comes to your mind when you say ‘Bhooooo’?

It’s the most common word that children often utter to scare everyone. Well, that sounds funny when you grow up. But Ram Gopal Varma chooses it as the title for his next film.

While RGV is simultaneously working on Bezawada Rowdylu and Hindi movie Department that are at different stages of production, he gears up for another one, which will be a spine-chilling horror.

Not unraveling much about the film, all that we hear from RGV is the film’s tagline - If `Bhoot` scared you BHHOOoo will kill you.

RGV doesn’t confine himself over particular genres as his versatility over making unique films ennobles him as a maverick filmmaker. In the past, he has proved his proficiency over delivering shuddering horrors like Bhoot, Darna Maana Hai, Phoonk, Phoonk 2 and many more flicks.

Bollywood Offers

Priyamani says that she is still trying to get good offers from Bollywood and while speaking about this, she said,” I am currently acting in Telugu and Kannada films. I will also be acting in two more Telugu films and talks are going on with regard to this."

The films 'Vishnuvardhana' and 'Lakshmi' in Kannada that has Priyamani as the female lead role are getting delayed. She stated that the films are not delayed because of her and The shooting of these films will commence soon.

She mentioned of her acting skills that were noticed by an audience worldwide in Maniratnam's Raavan despite of the film's fate at the box office and mentioned that the Hindi audience enjoyed her acting.

Having said that she also mentioned about her role opposite Suriya in Ram Gopal Varma’s Raktha Charithra II that did not reach the audience as expected.

"Many are asking me about not continuing to act in more Hindi films. Though I am acting in South Indian languages, I am making efforts to get offers in Hindi. I am just waiting for good roles.” she added.

Unprofessional Attitude

One of the most successful associations in the history of Bollywood Box Office - Ram Gopal Varma and the Bacchan’s are no more.

The Duo has worked together in films that turned to be Blockbusters like Sarkar, Sarkar raj, Rann, RGV Ki Aag and Nishabdh.

As reported Abhishek Bacchan was dropped out from RGV’s ongoing project titled 'Department' and the reason behind it was said to be the poor performance of Abhishek in Dum Maro Dum.

Though in the initial stage, Abhishek by himself politely said ‘NO’ to RGV’s project that started rolling last month, by acting promptly the angered first family of Bollywood to the ‘unprofessional attitude’ towards Dum Maro Dum, Amitabh decided not to be a part of RGV's project.

According to the sources “RGV started making uncharitable remarks on Dum Maro Dum and Amitabh Bachchan is no longer interested in working with a filmmaker who has meted out such worst treatment to his son”

Replacement Killer

Daggubati Rana who made his Bollywood debut with Dum Maaro Dum has now bagged another Hindi flick. Ram Gopal Varma announced that Rana will play one of the leads in his upcoming film 'Department'.

Actually Abhishek Bachchan was supposed to do this role but Rana replaced him due to date problems. “Due to date problems to match combinations wth other actors I am going ahead wth Rana daggubati instead of Abhishek bacchan in Department,” Ram Gopal Varma tweeted in his twitter page.

Rana is seriously looking to extend his business frontiers to Bollywood and this is a boon for him prior to a grand launch with Dum Maaro Dum. Interestingly, Rana was supposed to play Abhishek’s role in DMD. But as Abhishek insisted on playing the cop role, Rana was given DJ Joki’s character.