Ram Gopal Varma was born on 7th April 1962, in Hyderabad. He was a dropout from V.R.Siddhartha Engineering College in Vijayawada before taking up a career initially as a video store owner before eventually becoming one of India's leading film directors. He was not a regular at classes, instead was a big film fanatic during his college days. He and his uncle would often miss class and instead head straight to the local cinema halls. There was no support from his family when he decided to join the film industry, but Varma was adamant. Varma started his film career in Telugu Cinema. He made a huge mark in the Telugu industry with his debut film Shiva (1989), starring Nagarjuna. His next film Kshana Kshanam (1991), starring Venkatesh and Sridevi, an adventure drama, was another ...By Divya» read full biography