Controversial director Ram Gopal Varma has now landed in soup for his remark about Superstar Rajinikanth. In an exclusive interview with Pink Villa, RGV said, “Acting is about a character, star is about a performance. And there is a lot of difference between the two. Is Rajinikanth a good actor? I don’t know. I don’t think Rajinikanth can do a Bhikhu Mhatre (Manoj Bajpayee’s character in Satya).”
RGV added, “But people want to see him (Rajinikanth) only like that. Without slow motion, I don’t know if he can exist. You don’t mind seeing Rajinikanth walking in slow motion for half of the film without doing anything. It is giving you a high. This high does not necessarily come from the depth of a character. When a star plays a regular character, it can be disappointing.”
RGV’s statement didn’t sit well with Rajinikanth’s admirers, who started trolling the Satya director. They opined that RGV has comfortably forgotten some of Rajinikanth’s best performances in films like Thalapathi, Padaiyappa, and Enthiran. On the work front, RGV’s next film is Syndicate, which is about a terrifying organization that threatens the very existence of India.