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Upload a Thing! Customize a Thing. Download All Files. Select a Collection. Save to Collection. Tip Designer. Share this thing. Send to Thingiverse user. Remixed from: Select a Collection. Some of the anecdotes are brilliant and RGV writes with brutal honesty.

The book is short and sweet, that can be finished in a few hours. A bit of editing would have helped in removing some of the duplicate mentions of the same incident in different contexts. Recommended if you haven't read RGV's blog earlier.

Feb 16, Raja Muthyala rated it liked it. I started hesitatingly, and bought because it is available at throwaway price on Kindle. It turned out to be a surprisingly good read. I see people judging the book and the author. This book is his experiences and perspectives. Perspectives are good reads as long as they are honest.

They did sound honest to me. This book is not mediocre like some of his latest films. So, you may read it. Jan 01, Selva rated it really liked it Shelves: cinema , biography-and-memoirs. Honest and interesting. Only wished he had more things to say. Jul 20, Soul longings rated it it was ok.

Jan 02, Prakash rated it really liked it. First book to complete in one go, maybe after sivagamiyin selvan. Must read for movie buffs. Jun 06, Thasmai Blr rated it liked it Shelves: biographies. Short, but engaging account of one of the most unabashed Public media personalities in India. Jan 15, HSB rated it really liked it. For a few months, RGV blogged on some ridiculously short-lived platform. He seemed to spend his every waking moment, through those months, either writing blog posts, or indulging in long-winded arguments with the people who commented on his posts, accusing him of being a terrible filmmaker.

A lot of those posts, which I had feared were lost in some great sinkhole of the Internet, make it to Guns and Thighs thankfully minus the boring repetitive comments threads. There wasn't any sort of an edit For a few months, RGV blogged on some ridiculously short-lived platform. There wasn't any sort of an edit job done before compiling these together. And so the same incidents are alluded to, as many as half a dozen times, across multiple chapters.

What made sense in terms of setting a context in a blog post, gets a little annoying in a book. RGV is a better or at least a more consistent writer than he is a filmmaker or producer. The book is full of insights into his thought processes on life and film, many of which are utterly fascinating. While not one for self help manuals, this is a book bursting at the seams with practical advice, delivered with a lot less ponderous bullshit than you'd find from the talking heads of the motivation industry.

There are some chapters that have a heftier emotional impact than you'd expect - particularly the one about his return as a successful filmmaker to a theatre where he spent a lot of his youth, bumming around. And for those mortally offended by one or the other of his output, there are veiled apologies for his 'bad' films along with the disclaimer that he didn't know they'd turn out 'bad' when he was making them, otherwise why waste the time?

I heard the same thing from Dev Anand once. When a journalist asked him 'After so many flops, why are you still making films? He then launched into a rant on how the audience was impossible to predict and who could tell what would be a hit or a flop until it landed in the theatres?

While these points of views are interesting, I'd say it is perhaps more difficult to predict a hit than it is easy to predict a flop. A flop announces itself early on with weird performances, nonsensical scripting and a series of bad decisions that impress themselves on even the most indifferent viewer. But by the time they become apparent, I guess, the process is already well underway and it is impossible to put the genie back in the bottle.

And yet, especially in the case of RGV, who is at least not as overtly narcissitic as Dev Anand, the intelligence and capability for ruthless self examination that fills much of this book, seems at odds with some of atrocities he has made or produced.

Which is why this is a book worth reading if you are at all into Indian cinema. There's an old cliche about how you are unlikely to ever want to eat a sausage after seeing one being made. In an industry full of humble brags and self aggrandizing bullshit, we should be grateful to these men for taking us through the sausage making process in their autobiographies.

It remains up to you, the viewer, if you want to sink your teeth into one ever again. May 11, Alok rated it it was ok Shelves: nonfiction , cinema , auto-biographical. It is equally true that the man seems to have gone into the 'period of berserk' after the 'period of greatness', like many others have in the past. Reads for an interesting man, doesn't he? The book, though isn't exactly a tell-all, does tend to my curiosity to some, rather extremely limited, extent.

It is barely a glimpse into an equal parts eccentric and maverick director. What is amusing is how RGV comes out as an extremely profound thinker at one instance, giving time and thought into the events of his life, trying to make sense out of it, and then immediately follows that by saying something totally juvenile. He has commanded some of the biggest stars of the Indian film industry, but then becomes a totally besotted teenager when it comes to his favourite actress.

He talks about females and female form, both as an artist and an absolutely regressive creep. The only thing of which you can't take the credit away from him is being brutally honest, and especially upon his own self. He doesn't mince words when talking about his greatest works being rip-offs, his relationship with his family and friends and outlook towards life, tricks he indulged in to get what he wanted in professional career, etc. At some places, he overdoes that, but then that ceases to come as a surprise after a while.

Overall, the book doesn't live up to the reputation of the man. I still need to wait for someone more articulate, analytical and objective to pen a professional biography on the man. Jul 17, Ramaswamy Raman rated it liked it. One of the fastest and easiest read book for me, but enjoyable read it proved to be. I have been a fan of the kind of cinema directed or Produced by Ram Gopal Verma.

His style of filming and the freshness in his approach in making movies of varied genres is appreciable. Starting with Shiva, going to Raat later to be remade as Bhoot with more sound effects, to Rangeela totally a different genre, to Satya, Company and other multi dimensional array of films which made the film maker to be noticed an One of the fastest and easiest read book for me, but enjoyable read it proved to be.

In his autobiography Ram Gopal Verma comes out as a blunt person who can be rude and at the same time appreciate good cinematic sense. His passion for cinema is true so is his eagerness to help new comers as directors, writers, musicians etc. In this book he talks or rather shares his thoughts on topics like his hits and flops, his relationship with the media, his favourite film personalities, his heroines, etc. He dwells very briefly on his personal life and more as a passionate film maker.

I enjoyed the read as the book shows the facet of Ram Gopal Verma which the media and people have exaggerated to make him an arrogant egocentric film maker which surely he is not. May 21, Vrushali Telang rated it really liked it. I am a huge fan of RGV and admired him for changing the narrative of mainstream Hindi films. From Shiva , Raat, Rangeela , Satya all the way to Sarkar no other film post Sarkar though every film that he directed or produced has been re-watched multiple times.

Picking Guns and Thighs was not an option. I bought it on kindle one late Saturday afternoon and was done by mid-night. The read is as racy as his cinema. He is brutally honest.

But I wish he had discussed his conscious filmmaking decis I am a huge fan of RGV and admired him for changing the narrative of mainstream Hindi films.

But I wish he had discussed his conscious filmmaking decisions in depth. Ofcourse it is mentioned e. I wanted to know more. Because that's what we love Varma for. His cinema. Apr 14, Shivam Sundriyal rated it really liked it.

Ram Gopal Varma's view of the world. Guns are the men with power and thighs are women Ram Gopal Varma objectifies unapologetically.

The story of his life stems from an old man's memory and does not go beyond what people can expect of him. He does not try to promise to reveal any secrets nor does he tries to be anything other than his honest self. Ram Gopal Varma writes about his life before he became the big shot that he is today, and shows what goes in the making of a genius or a fool or a geni Ram Gopal Varma's view of the world.

Ram Gopal Varma writes about his life before he became the big shot that he is today, and shows what goes in the making of a genius or a fool or a genius fool. His philosophical take on success and life, in general, is apparent throughout the chapters in the book.

How he got his first film, what people he met, and what he made out of what was thrown at him. He extensively writes about his obsession with power and sex appeal and is unapologetically honest about his relationships with women in his life.

He also critics the role of media especially in the city of Mumbai and ends the book after leaving a strong impact on his readers like me. I loved how clear the writer's vision is and how it is apparent in his choice of words. His view of the world is clearly black and white and he is ashamed of neither and is arrogant of neither. It almost looks like he wants to use this book as a trigger warning for everyone who wants to work with him, and it is the paragraph where I compliment the writer.

How Ram Gopal Varma views women -I hope no minor reads this book. He, or at least what he portrays of himself in this book, is the cool and intelligent guy you go to for advice or to simply hang around with but make sure he doesn't visit your family.

The language used is pedestrian. A simple and apt choice of words. A good and fun book to spend a Saturday with. Oct 06, Sripad rated it it was amazing. RGV is not at all a common man. He being an avid reader, reading many philosophers' works, he came out with his own philosophy of life. All that he tells and practices looks very interesting and exciting but is nearly impossible for a common man to practice. The intensity and passion with which he directs films and his rational and the most logical approach towards everything is what separates him from the crowd.

After watching all the episodes of "Ramuism", I haven't found anything new in this b RGV is not at all a common man. After watching all the episodes of "Ramuism", I haven't found anything new in this book but with RGV's apt examples and interesting observations this book is definitely an interesting read.

Jan 22, Keshav Kulkarni rated it liked it. Typical RGV. Has read most as blog posts before. Now read as a book. If you haven't watched his earlier movies as they were released and if you haven't watched them for RGV, it is not possible to dwell into the book. As a mainstream Telugu film maker, he entered to the Hindi film world with Rangeela.

He manipulated the camera the way he wanted to show the world and he writes about it in his unique style. Mar 23, Nameali rated it it was amazing. In page he summarizes himself very well. He presents himself naked through success and failure, it is up to the reader to take whatever they want to take. Creator Ram Gopal Varma.

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