Ram Gopal Varma Reveals Mohit Suri’s Bigger Gangster Saga Beyond Dhurandhar’s Scale

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has revealed details about his upcoming collaboration with director Mohit Suri, describing the project as a large-scale gangster drama centred on the split between underworld figures Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan. Varma, who has spent much of his career exploring crime and Mumbai’s underworld through films such as Satya and Company, will write and co-produce the new project, which will be directed by Suri. The filmmaker announced the collaboration on social media over the weekend, describing the story as being considerably larger in scale than Dhurandhar. The project brings together two filmmakers known for very different approaches to Hindi cinema.

According to Varma, the story revolves around the fallout between Dawood Ibrahim and Chhota Rajan and the events that followed their split. The development is expected to provide the central conflict for the film, placing an underworld story at the heart of Suri’s next directorial venture. The split between the two figures has been associated with a significant period in the history of Mumbai’s organised crime, making it a subject that has previously attracted attention in popular culture and cinema. Varma’s involvement adds particular significance to the project given his long-standing association with crime dramas and stories inspired by Mumbai’s underworld.

The collaboration also represents an unusual combination of creative styles. Varma has built a reputation through films that have explored crime, power and the darker side of Mumbai, with Satya and Company among the best-known examples of his work in the genre. Suri, meanwhile, has primarily been associated with emotionally driven Hindi films, including stories involving romance and relationships. Bringing the two filmmakers together could therefore result in a gangster film that goes beyond a straightforward crime narrative. The project is expected to combine elements of crime with romance, emotion and music, giving the subject a different treatment from Varma’s earlier underworld-focused films.

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Varma’s decision to write and co-produce the film while handing the director’s chair to Suri marks another notable aspect of the project. Rather than directing the story himself, Varma will contribute to the screenplay and production while Suri leads the filmmaking process. The arrangement brings Varma’s experience with gangster narratives together with Suri’s established approach to romance and emotional storytelling. The combination could give the film a broader narrative framework, particularly as the story is expected to examine not only the criminal conflict but also the personal and emotional dimensions surrounding the events.

The filmmaker’s comparison with Dhurandhar has also generated interest around the scale and ambition of the upcoming project. Varma described the new film as “much larger than Dhurandhar”, signalling his view of the project as a substantial gangster saga. However, details regarding the cast, production schedule, release date and other aspects of the film have not been provided in the information available. The project is currently notable primarily for its subject, the involvement of Varma and Suri, and the creative combination of gangster drama with romance, emotion and music.

The announcement brings together two filmmakers from different creative backgrounds for a story rooted in one of Mumbai’s most prominent underworld conflicts. Varma’s history of making crime-centred films gives him a natural connection to the subject, while Suri’s involvement suggests an emphasis on emotional and romantic elements alongside the gangster narrative. With the Dawood Ibrahim-Chhota Rajan split serving as the story’s central backdrop, the film will explore events that followed a major rupture in Mumbai’s underworld. As more details about the project emerge, the collaboration is likely to attract attention for both its subject matter and the unexpected pairing of Varma and Suri behind the camera.

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