Veerappan tries to find out how such characters are born: RGV

Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma on Wednesday said that he does not aim to glorify dreaded sandalwood smuggler Veerappan with his film and added that the upcoming movie aims to find out how such characters are born.

Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma on Wednesday said that he does not aim to glorify dreaded sandalwood smuggler Veerappan with his film and added that the upcoming movie aims to find out how such characters are born.

Bollywood film maker Ram Gopal Varma has reprised Khallas, a hit song from his film Company, for Veerappan. (Manoj Verma/Hindustan Times)

“My film is not a glorification of Veerappan. The film tells you about how he was killed and it also tries to find out how such characters are born. The issue is not whether my film will send out a positive or negative message. Veerappan was a reality of our society, who posed a serious questions about the internal security of the country. My film also features the brave police officers, who killed Veerappan after a difficult search campaign,” he said.

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Speaking to reporters in Indore, the director of acclaimed films like Satya and Company added, "In a way Veerappan was a more unique character than Osama Bin Laden...Laden had his own organisation and some countries were also helping him. But Veerappan did not have any such support.”

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