Ram Gopal Varma admits he ‘didn’t like’ Ajay Devgn–Mohanlal’s Company, says can make it deeper now

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma (RGV), known for shaping India’s gangster film genre, has surprised fans by admitting that he’s not impressed with one of his most acclaimed movies- Company (2002), starring Ajay Devgn and Mohanlal.

In a recent interview with SCREEN, RGV revealed that if he ever remakes one of his films, it would be Company. “I would like to remake a film of mine. Remake in the sense, I would like to take its subject and make it again, and that movie is Company,” he said.

The director explained that his understanding of the underworld has evolved over the years, and he now feels the film barely scratched the surface. “The reason is that my knowledge of the underworld has vastly increased in recent years. So, when I look at Company through the lens of what I know about it now, I feel it looks too surface-level. I can make a far deeper film if I were to do it today,” RGV said.

The Satya and Sarkar filmmaker also shared that he recently began rewatching his old films. “This new habit started after I saw Satya 25 years after it was released. It evoked something in me, and I’m able to do that. So, whichever film I think has been iconic in my career, I tend to revisit them now. For example, I recently saw Company and didn’t like it,” he admitted.

Despite Company being hailed as one of the finest gangster dramas in Indian cinema, RGV believes a modern version could bring out the darker, more complex layers of the story he once told.