Overview

• Ram Gopal Varma lauded 'Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning' as the best in the franchise and praised its respect for audience intelligence.
• He criticized Indian filmmakers for assuming audiences are unintelligent and pandering to the lowest common denominator in their storytelling.
• Social media users responded to his critique by pointing to his own films, such as 'Department' and 'Aag,' as examples of 'dumbing down' cinema.
• Varma previously expressed regret for not setting 'Sathya' as a benchmark for his career and vowed to redeem himself with his upcoming film 'Syndicate.'
• The filmmaker's latest comments have reignited discussions about creative standards in Indian cinema and his personal redemption arc following his 2024 Telugu film 'Vyuham.'