Fireworks? Maybe. Drama? Definitely. Confessions of being a criminal? Not on the list when Ram Gopal Varma and Vivek Oberoi got together for a face-off

It took seven years for Ram Gopal Varma and his discovery Vivek Oberoi to get back together for Rakht Charitra. After launching Vivek in Company (2002), Ramu quickly wrapped up two other films, Road and Darna Mana Hai with Oberoi before sending him out of his factory,u00a0 to make his own inroads into the industry. The buzz was something had soured between the two; but Ramu has another story to tell. The two came to face-to-face at a suburban club. Oberoi wolfed down an entire chocolate bar, while Varma
relished taking potshots at him. Excerpts from their chat:



Vivek, you said you wanted to play Ram Gopal Varma in a film.
V ivek Oberoi: What fascinates me is his mind; the ability to notice things which I wouldn't notice in a 100 lives. That is reflected in his cinema too. He looks at even stereotypical characters differently and gives them a unique colour.
Ram Gopal Varma: But that doesn't explain why you want to play me.
VO: Isn't it fascinating to play someone who looks at things differently?
RGV: But you can't put the camera in the mind, no? I'm also curious to know how you would play me.
VO: I don't want to reveal the details (laughs). I'm very happy for society at large that Ramu Sir chose to be a filmmaker and not a criminal.
RGV: Thanks. But he knows that I'm a soft-hearted guy.
VO: That reflects in your films (laughs uncontrollably).
RGV: Vivek is laughing; what can I do? I can't even kill a mosquito. When a mosquito is biting me, I gently brush it away.