Overview

• The filmmakers argued that hits like Sairat and KGF inspired a rush to replicate proven formulas at the expense of originality
• Ram Gopal Varma warned that escalating VFX and production spending often undercuts the emotional core of a story
• Anurag Kashyap revealed that a peer intentionally degraded the visual effects in their film to make audiences notice the VFX work
• Both directors criticized the growing obsession with gratuitous gore, citing Animal as an example of violence used without narrative purpose
• They called for a revival of conviction-driven cinema focused on authentic experiences rather than commercial templates