Prasanth Varma Opens Up On Ranveer Singh Row, Says They Are In Touch: 'There Were Differing Points Of View'

Amid rumours that Hanu-Man director Prasanth Varma took a subtle jab at actor Ranveer Singh through a cryptic post on his X account saying “one day you realise every rejection was a blessing in disguise,” the filmmaker clarified that his post was “definitely not targetted at anyone.” Varma and Ranveer were previously set to collaborate on a film titled Rakshas, but the project fell through due to creative differences.

Clearing the air, Prasanth Varma told HT, “It was a very generic feeling I had in the morning and I thought about posting it. I was thinking about the overall journey. Had people not rejected me in my initial years, I wouldn’t have ended up making Hanu-Man. I was feeling grateful because had I done any of the films that I had previously pitched to other actors, had I done those films, Hanu-Man would have never happened.”

Prasanth said that he’s too busy to spread negativity. He said he posts to inspire people, but only 10% got inspired, and the rest tried to connect the dots to something negative. “I try to put up posts to inspire people. That sentence is almost like a quote from which anyone can take inspiration. But on social media only 10 per cent, I think, got inspired and the remaining 90 per cent are trying to (baselessly)connect the dots. It had been quite a while I hadn’t posted anything because whatever you post gets interpreted in a number of ways and you cannot control it. A lot of times I don’t post anything [out of the fear] of being misinterpreted.”

Explaining why he and Singh couldn’t collaborate, Prasanth mentioned it was due to creative differences. “There were differing points of view about making the film. As an actor, I really respect him. And I believe that even he respects my work.” On being asked if he has found a replacement for Ranveer, he said, “Not right now. It will take me time to think of someone else for that film. I haven’t thought of anyone. The film is currently on hold.”

Varma mentioned that despite the project not working out, he and Singh still remain in touch and have a good relationship. “We still talk to each other. It (the film) just couldn’t happen but our relationship stayed,” he said.