Ram Gopal Varma lauded Dhurandhar 2 as a benchmark shift and said it pushed him to rethink his filmmaking style. He confirmed his next project Syndicate, putting the Sarkar franchise on hold as he aims to reinvent himself and adapt to evolving cinematic trends
Ram Gopal Varma
Ram Gopal Varma has been one of the most ardent admirers of Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster spy thriller franchise Dhurandhar. His praise has only grown manifold after the release of the sequel. The filmmaker has called the film a benchmark shift and revealed how it has pushed him to rethink his storytelling approach and reinvent himself. He also confirmed his next project, Syndicate, putting the Sarkar franchise on hold.
Ram Gopal Varma confirms Syndicate
Ram Gopal Varma reflected on how his aspirations and creative influences evolved over time, from wanting to be an auto rickshaw driver to eventually becoming a director. He shared how literature and cinema constantly reshaped his perspective, with benchmark inspirations like The Sound of Music, The Exorcist, and The Godfather influencing many of his films, especially the latter.
The director also lauded the recently released Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar: The Revenge and shared that he has made a conscious decision to put the upcoming part of the Sarkar franchise on hold and work on Syndicate.
WHY SYNDICATE and not SARKAR?
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 26, 2026
SYNDICATE is based on a premise “ What if the entire law and order of INDIA collapses in just one single day”
It will be almost like a HORROR film , not because of any super natural elements , but because it will bare open the horrors that exist in…
He shared, “WHY SYNDICATE and not SARKAR? Syndicate is based on a premise: ‘What if the entire law and order of India collapses in just one single day?’ It will be almost like a horror film, not because of any supernatural elements, but because it will bare the horrors that exist in some human minds, which they can enact terrifyingly. Syndicate is about the rise of an organisation so powerful, so integrated, and so maniacally driven that it threatens the very existence of India. I believe that Syndicate is something which will match up to the post-Dhurandhar 2 era, and that is the reason for my decision. Here’s my take on why I want to wipe out my entire past and be a newborn or a reborn director post watching Dhurandhar 2 (sic).”
Ram Gopal Varma lauds Aditya Dhar’s Dhurandhar 2
He expressed his wish to be inspired by the new school of Aditya Dhar, writing, “But now, after seeing Dhurandhar 2, all my earlier films look like nothing. If The Godfather was my earlier benchmark in this genre, I now feel Dhurandhar 2 is like The Godfather’s Godfather in the way it redefined and reinvented everything—whether it’s craft, storytelling style, character design, background music, emotional landscapes, performances, or action choreography. So it’s common sense that I need to abandon the lessons learnt from the old schools of Coppola and join the new school of @AdityaDharFilms, and that’s the only way one can stay updated.”
“It will be a suicidal blunder on the part of any filmmaker, writer, or star not to shed their egos and do an intensive academic study of Dhurandhar 2, then take a deep relook and rework whatever they believed so far, and drastically adapt. By not doing so, and if you still stick to the same old cinematic beliefs, which were brutally killed on March 19, 2026,” he added.
When RGV confirmed Sarkar 4
National Award-winning filmmaker-producer Ram Gopal Varma had earlier confirmed the next instalment of his political crime franchise, Sarkar 4, while speaking on the opening day of the Red Lorry Film Festival. He had said that Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan will reprise their roles, while Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will not be part of the franchise.
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