Rajinikanth's fans had taken offence to Ram Gopal Varma's views
Highlights
- RGV had made fun of Rajinikanth's looks
- The director later clarified that he had done it in jest
- Ram Gopal Varma said Rajinikanth's fans were dumb
Soon after he mocked Rajinikanth's looks on Twitter, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma said that fans of Rajinikanth would 'kill' him if he tried to make a film with him. (Also Read:
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RGV's tweets were met with extreme reactions from the fans who took offence at his views.
Clarifying his stance before the press, RGV said, "I think some of those Rajini fans are so dumb they didn't even understand I was complementing him. If a very handsome man becomes a big star what's the big deal, it happens all the time. But Rajinikanth looking like that becomes a big star. That is a compliment." The director was speaking at thr launch of the trailer of his film
Veerappan.
"God favours him much more than anyone else. That's what I meant. But dumb guys didn't understand," he added.
Asked if he would make a film with the
Linga star in the future, the
Satya director said, "I think Rajini fans will kill me if I make a film now. So unless all those dumb guys go, I am not going to go there."
Earlier, actress Amy Jackson had tweeted a picture of herself and Rajinikanth.
This is how RGV had responded: