Director of Photography Ravi Varman- The New Indian Express

By PTI

CHENNAI: Ravi Varman, director of photography of Ace, who teamed with director Rajkumar Hirani for the first time in Sanju, is impressed by Sanjay Dutt's performance in the biography of Ranbir Kapoor. "Sanju" marks Varman's fourth partnership with Kapoor, after acclaimed films like Barfi, Tamasha and Jagga Jasoos: "I knew that Ranbir would deliver an outstanding performance with his Sanju role," says Ravi Verman. I did not see Sanjay Dutt but I witnessed how Ranbir impressed everyone with his portrait of Sanju. "

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Varman is known for his cinematography in films like" Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu "," Kaatru Veliyidai "and" Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela " to name a few.

Having worked with the actor in some of the major Hindi films, Varman says that Kapoor understands the camera well. "Ranbir is one of the few actors who adede rstand the lens and lighting. He does his part with ease, which makes my job easier, "he says.

Varman says that life has taught him to explore true beauty even in the smallest of things through his frames. Varman everyone knows in the industry right now is away from Ravi Varman I know.

A little boy who does not even know how to tell the difference between a plane flying at a distance and a firefly.

used to tell me a lot about my father. How he got his Bullet, how he treated people, their love and everything else. "My father's life was my father's story every day."

I did not have the chance to see him and live these beautiful moments with him, I could only imagine all this through the stories of my mother. "Although Varman understands Hindi well enough, he says that he did not know the language during his early days in Bollywood but that he still believed in his ability to capture Hindi. "The emotion is universal, the language is not a barrier to capture a feeling," adds Ravi.

But over the years I have learned Hindi, and now i can understand it quite well.The history and emotion of a scene are recorded in my mind, so it is not necessary that someone m & # 39; explains a sequence on the sets, so I'm well equipped to handle it, "he said.

Also featured Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Dia Mirza, Vicky Kaushal, Sonam K Ahuja and Anushka Sharma in the lead roles, "Sanju" released last Friday.