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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has opened up about his celebrity crush on Sridevi in his autobiography by dedicating a chapter to the actress. In the book titled
Guns and Thighs, he describes Sridevi as the "Goddess of beauty" and reveals why he cannot 'forgive' her husband Boney Kapoor.
"It was a love letter. I was going overboard, but that was my feeling. Everyone can have a crush on anyone, be it on a real person or a celebrity, you enjoy that feeling of high. It is almost like a drug. To see Sridevi making tea in Boney Kapoor's kitchen was a huge letdown. I won't forgive him because he brought the angel down from heaven to the kitchen of his apartment," he said while confessing his love for the
Chandni star during a session at a literature festival in New Delhi. (Also Read:
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The
Satya director was also asked about his feelings for actress Urmila Matondkar. He said that he has revealed in the book that capturing Urmila's beauty on camera was one of the reasons behind making
Rangeela, the film which turned the actress into a superstar overnight.
"I honestly feel it is important for director to get obsessed with the characters. I think it is similar to how I shot Amitabh Bachchan in
Sarkar. He is obviously not a woman but I was feeling a high to capture his close-ups and highlight his minutest of expressions. That way, I don't see a fundamental difference between a
Rangeela and a
Sarkar," he said.
RGV has dedicated his autobiography to author Ayn Rand, best known for her book
The Fountainhead.
The filmmaker said it is his dream to adapt the book into a movie. "My greatest dream is to make a film on
The Fountainhead, which I have been restraining from doing because it is so much in the mind and I am yet to able to decode that. For example if you read about Howard Roark or think about him then it is very difficult to see him in person," he said.
"The moment you see him in person, you would think how he is moving, how he will smile, how he will have a sip of coffee. But that's my dream to make the film," he added.