Ram
Gopal
Varma
doesn't
know
who
Rebecca
Mark
is
or
what
Enron
is.
Rebbeca
had
resigned
from
Enron
in
2000
after
a
series
of
failed
infrastructure
investments
that
eventually
cost
the
company
more
than
$2
billion.
Enron's
Dabhol
project
in
Maharashtra
was
the
centre
of
a
major
controversy
and
grabbed
headlines.
In
a
chat
with
Ramu
we
catch
up
on
what
Rebecca
Mark
means
to
Ramu
and
why
Ash
stunned
the
filmmaker:
The
buzz
is
that
Aishwarya's
character
in
Sarkar
Raj
is
based
on
Rebecca
Mark
of
Enron.
I
have
no
idea
what
Enron
is.
I
thought
it
made
pens,
because
my
knowledge
of
such
things
is
limited.
I
have
no
idea
what
Rebbeca
was
doing.
Just
because
Rebecca
is
a
woman
in
some
project
it's
simpler
to
put
her
as
some
character
in
Sarkar
Raj.
In
the
film
we
are
dealing
with
a
family
that
deals
with
politics
and
rules
the
state.
Obviously
there
are
going
to
be
strong
references
to
issues
that
the
government
deals
with
like
industries,
projects,
slums
-
so
whatever
it
is
there
is
bond
to
be
some
reference
there.
The
story
is
fictional
and
has
nothing
to
do
with
anything
happening
now
or
what
has
happened
before.
Among
the
three
Bachchans
who
is
the
best
in
the
film?
I
take
both
Amitabh
and
Abhishek
for
granted
so
for
me,
Aishwarya
came
as
a
complete
shock.
I
never
thought
she
was
a
good
or
bad
actress.
Her
beauty
comes
so
much
in
the
forefront
that
you
don't
tend
to
see
beyond
it.
I
needed
someone
with
her
looks
for
the
role
and
I
was
sure
I
could
make
her
act.
But
I
was
completely
taken
aback
when
I
saw
her
on
the
sets.
She
completely
fit
into
the
rugged,
raw
realism
of
the
character,
almost
like
a
fish
takes
to
water.
I
am
personally
most
impressed
with
her.
Sarkar
was
based
on
Godfather.
Is
SR
based
on
Godfather
2?
No.
Sarkar
Raj
has
got
nothing
to
do
with
Godfather
2.
The
original
Sarkar
was
definitely
influenced
by
Godfather.
Sarkar
Raj
is
about
how
a
man
like
that,
over
a
period
of
time,
becomes
part
of
so
many
complex
situations.
It's
also
about
incidents
that
happen
and
how
he
deals
with
them.
I
would
call
it
the
further
adventures
of
the
Nagre
family.
It's
like
watching
an
Ekta
Kapoor
serial
where
you
don't
compare
episodes
-
once
you
get
hooked
on
to
the
characters
you
flow
with
them.
The
scale
of
SR
is
much
larger
and
not
so
simplistic
as
the
first
plot.
Are
you
nervous
about
Sarkar
Raj?
I
never
get
nervous
or
excited
about
any
film
that
I
make.
My
job
as
a
filmmaker
is
to
do
it
the
best
way
I
can.
If
you
keep
being
sensitive
to
what
all
everyone's
saying,
then
it's
very
difficult
to
survive
or
exist.
The
moment
the
mixing
of
the
film
is
over,
I
don't
think
about
that
film
-
no
matter
what!