“Riteish is very much a part of Rann” – Ram Gopal Varma

Riteish Deshmukh is still part of Ram Gopal Varma’s media film Rann. In spite of what happened post 26/11 Ramu’s relationship with Riteish remains untarnished. Protests Ramu, “Why should it change? Riteish and I knew exactly what happened. When we visited the Taj, we had no intentions of exploiting the visit by making a film. What happened was not in our control.” Why didn’t they apologize to the country? “We said sorry to one another. We’ve forgotten it and moved on. Neither of us is a politician. He’s an actor and I’m a director. The best thing is to forget what happened and move on,” says Ramu. Ironically, Riteish who plays a TV journalist in Rann, has been quoted as saying, hang him if he ever does a film on 26/11. What about Ramu? “Please praise me if I ever do,” is the poker-faced retort.