RGV says Bollywood became disciplined, adopted a corporate culture only after COVID

Ram Gopal Varma says Bollywood embraced accountability and discipline only after COVID, adopting a corporate structure with fixed budgets. He contrasted this with Telugu cinema, where producers alone bear losses without control over spending.

Varma called this imbalance the core reason Telugu cinema faces recurring financial crises, unlike stabilised Bollywood.

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