He announced the project on social media over the weekend. Ram Gopal Varma and Mohit Suri are coming together for a film that brings together two very different sides of Hindi cinema. Ram, who has spent decades exploring Mumbai’s underworld through films such as Satya and Company, will write and co-produce Mohit’s next directorial venture. The film is expected to mix a gangster story with romance, emotion and music, giving the collaboration a rather unexpected edge.
Ram shared a selfie with Suri on X on September 13 and teased their upcoming collaboration in his trademark style. It will also touch upon the involvement of Indian intelligence agencies and the chain of events that unfolded in the aftermath of the 1993 serial blasts, placing its fictional narrative against a significant chapter in Mumbai’s criminal history. The film will therefore move beyond a straightforward gangster story.
He wrote: “Me and #Saiyaara’s @mohit11481 for his NEXT film, are COOKING together a LOVE DISH full of GANGSTER CURRY .. Details to be SERVED VERY VERY SOON. The post offered little in terms of actual plot details but made the genre mix clear. Mohit later reshared Varma’s post on Instagram, describing the project as “straight from the heart… Armed with a loaded gun! The story revolves around the split between Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan and the events that followed. the director’s strength lies in making audiences connect with his characters and their emotions While the subject is rooted in the world of gangsters and intelligence operations. He wrote: “For a story with this kind of a backdrop Mohit brought in a tremendous flair of his own brand of ‘from the heart characters, superlative emotional music and never before thought of ultra realistic action.
He also called Ram the “OG gangster”, a nod to the filmmaker’s long association with stories set in Mumbai’s underworld. Mohit brings something very different to the material, according to Ram. He has also set the expectations high, describing the film as “much larger in scale than DHURANDHAR, and much more rooted than SATYA in its heart.”
In a follow-up post on Monday, Ram revealed that the film will be set during one of the most turbulent periods in Mumbai’s underworld history.
