'Armed
with
a
degree
in
journalism,
Purab
Shastri
truly
believes
that
the
media
should
be
the
check
point
for
the
people
of
a
country,
and
therefore,
it
should
report
news,
instead
of
manufacturing
news.
Purab's
thinking
sets
him
apart
from
most
youngsters
of
this
country.
While
everyone
is
chasing
their
individual
dreams,
Purab
aggressively
wants
to
work
towards
a
better
India.
Needless
to
say,
a
clash
between
Purab
and
the
powers-that-be
looks
inevitable.
It
is
dangerous
to
be
right
when
the
government
is
wrong!
Will
Purab
be
one
of
the
many
who
submit
themselves
to
the
media
hypocrisy?'
Now
you
may
be
wondering
whom
we
are
talking
about.
Purab
is
Riteish
Deshmukh
who
plays
a
journalist
in
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
biggest
film
to
be
released
next
year
titled
Rann.
Now
we
all
know
that
wherever
RGV
goes,
controversy
follows.
That
is
exactly
what
happened
yesterday
in
Mumbai
and
like
Purab
of
Rann,
there
were
many
journalists
who
targeted
both
Ram
Gopal
Varma
and
Riteish
Deshmukh
on
their
shocking
visit
to
The
Taj
Hotel
with
the
Chief
Minister
of
Mumbai
Shri
Vilasrao
Deshmukh.
Some
reporters
thought
that
RGV's
visit
to
the
Taj
was
to
make
a
film
on
the
Taj
and
the
Oberoi
bombings.
While
others
verbally
assaulted
the
director
as
if
he
was
in
some
museum
or
a
mall.
Within
minutes,
the
news
story
became
the
news
headlines
on
national
television
and
the
only
question
being
asked
was:
What
was
RGV
doing
inside
the
Taj
hotel
with
the
Deshmukhs?
We
found
out
some
of
the
facts
leading
to
yesterday's
breaking
news.
Our
sources
confirmed
to
us
that
RGV
is
leaving
on
the
5th
of
December
to
Sri
Lanka
for
the
shoot
of
his
next
film
Agyaat.
So
before
leaving,
he
wanted
to
wrap
up
some
important
meetings
with
the
star
cast
of
Rann.
Since
last
one
week
Mohnish
Behl,
Rajpal
Yadav,
Riteish
Deshmukh
and
Gul
Panag
have
been
visiting
RGV's
office
in
Oshiwara
to
discuss
their
look
for
the
film
and
few
other
details.
Not
many
know
but
Riteish
has
the
most
important
role
in
the
film
according
to
RGV
and
discussions
between
the
actor
and
director
were
increasing
day
by
day.
But
due
to
the
Mumbai
bombings,
this
time
around,
Ramu
thought
of
paying
the
junior
Deshmukh
a
visit
at
his
residence-Varsha,
to
talk
about
the
film.
Both
were
busy
talking
about
Rann
for
half
an
hour
and
then
decided
to
part
ways
when
suddenly
Riteish
told
RGV
to
accompany
him
in
his
car
along
with
his
father
Vilasrao
Deshmukh's
convoy
which
was
heading
towards
the
Taj
hotel.
Unaware
of
where
the
convoy
was
going,
both
the
actor
and
the
director
started
chatting
a
bit
about
the
recent
attacks
and
then
their
film
till
their
car
stopped
just
outside
the
Taj.
With
no
clue
as
to
what
was
happening,
RGV
got
down
along
with
his
actor
friend
Riteish
and
followed
Vilasrao
inside
the
Taj.
RGV
was
also
heard
on
the
television
clarifying
that
his
visit
was
a
mere
coincidence
and
bad
timing.
Knowing
the
type
of
films
Ramu
makes,
one
can't
think
but
come
to
a
conclusion
that
his
visit
was
primarily
to
make
another
dark
and
a
grim
reality
flick.
Now
if
that
was
the
case,
how
come
the
director
missed
his
visit
to
the
Leopold
cafe,
Nariman
House
and
the
Trident
Oberoi?
Whether
Ram
Gopal
Varma
will
make
another
realistic
film
with
terrorism
as
it's
backdrop
is
something
which
only
the
maverick
director
will
be
able
to
tell
us
in
the
near
future
but
what
we
can
say
is
that
this
incident
of
him
entering
the
Taj
with
the
Deshmukh's
is
creating
one
hell
of
a
'news
story'.
Story first published: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 15:06 [IST]