Ram Gopal Varma Biography

Ram Gopal Varma Penmetsa was born in Hyderabad to Krishnam Raju Penmetsa and Suryamma. Varma was not a good student in school and used to skip classes regularly, something that strained his relationship with his family, particularly his father.

Personal Life

Ram Gopal was born on April 7, 1962, in Vijaywada to Krishnam Raju Varma and Suryamma. At V. R. Sidhartha Engineering College, Varma pursued a B. Tech. in Civil Engineering. On January 18, 2022, she and Ratna Varma divorced and he is presently single. His daughter Revathi, who recently got wed.

Career in Telugu Cinema

Varma started his film career in the Telugu film industry as an assistant director for the films Raogaarillu and Collectorgari Abbai. Varma managed to meet Nagarjuna on the set of a film and narrated a scene to the actor, which impressed him so much that Varma's dream of becoming a director came true.

The result of their collaboration was a film on the criminalization of student politics, Shiva. The film was a blockbuster, with Varma demonstrating his technical expertise and storytelling skills. The success of the film in Telugu led to a Hindi remake with similar success.

Career in Hindi Cinema

While Varma's first successful Hindi film was the remake of Shiva, the film that really put him in the spotlight was the blockbuster Rangeela. With great acting from the lead trio of Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroff, and Urmila Matondkar, the film has a fantastic soundtrack by composer A. R. Rahman.