This story is from July 29, 2003

To fear or not to fear...

NEW DELHI: First, he set a Bhoot loose on the silver screen and warned the audience that Darna Mana Hai. Now, Ramu has gone one stop further.
To fear or not to fear...
<div class="section1"><div class="Normal"><script language="javascript" src="Config?Configid=43376741"></script><br /><img align="right" src="/photo/101211.cms" alt="/photo/101211.cms" border="0" />First, he set a <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Bhoot</span> loose on the silver screen and warned the audience that <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Darna Mana Hai (DMH)</span>.
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Now, Ram Gopal Varma has gone one stop further. Not only has he lined up a sequel, he has titled it <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Darna Zaroori Hai (DZH)</span>! Some things won’t change, though. In a format similar to DMH, the sequel reportedly has six stranded people with six bizarre tales to tell.<br /><br />“<span style="" font-style:="" italic="">DMH </span>has taken a good opening, but my decision to make a sequel is not governed by this fact,’’ says Ramu. While Bollywood reel history has few sequels to boast of, the few which have been made haven’t done particularly well at the box-office. ‘‘But I have never really cared about what works and what doesn’t,’’ maintains Ramu, ‘‘In any case, if <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">DZH</span> works, it will break the jinx associated with sequels.’’<br /><br />While the film-maker refuses to divulge details of either the cast or the storyline of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">DZH</span>, industry figures reveal that the collections of <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">DMH</span> are expected to drop shortly. ‘‘Still, everyone involved will recover costs, since <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">DMH</span> was made on a shoe-string budget and sold at a reasonable price,’’ reasons trade analyst Taran Adarsh.<br /><br />Whether or not <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">DMH</span> hits the bull’s-eye at the box-office, Ramu is well and truly bitten by the horror bug. But if that bugs you, over to Ramu himself — <span style="" font-style:="" italic="">Darna Zaroori Hai!</span></div> </div>
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