Actor
Navdeep,
who
has
collaborated
with
Ram
Gopal
Varma
(RGV)
for
forthcoming
Telugu
thriller
Ice
Cream,
says
the
filmmaker
knows
how
to
make
cost-effective
films
and
that
other
filmmakers
should
learn
from
him
the
art
of
avoiding
unnecessarily
expenditure
on
a
film.
In
an
interview
to
IANS,
Navdeep
said,
"Besides
acting,
I
learnt
a
lot
about
production
from
RGV
in
this
film,
especially
about
how
not
to
waste
money
for
shooting.
When
I
work
with
newcomers,
I've
realised
that
they
do
a
lot
of
wastage.
It
hurts
me
a
lot
because
when
a
film
bombs
at
the
box-office,
the
actor
registers
a
flop."
The
actor
added,
"Flops
are
usually
associated
with
the
actors.
Therefore,
I
always
tell
people
not
to
waste
money.
I
think
filmmakers
should
learn
from
RGV
about
how
efficiently
one
can
make
a
film
without
having
to
compromise
on
cost
because
efficiency
is
not
cost-cutting."
Navdeep
is
trying
to
apply
whatever
he
learnt
from
Ram
Gopal
Varma
to
his
other
films.
He
said,
"One
of
my
other
films
is
under
production.
I'm
trying
to
include
the
techniques
I
learnt
from
RGV
in
it.
I'm
trying
to
tell
people
to
not
waste
money,
but
then
again
I
have
my
limitations
and
I
can't
dictate
terms.
My
biggest
takeaway
from
'Ice
Cream'
will
be
how
to
make
cost-efficient
films."
Ice
Cream,
which
has
been
shot
using
flow-cam
technology,
also
features
Tejaswi
Madivada.
The
film's
story
unfolds
in
a
house.
Navdeep
says
shooting
with
flow-cam
was
a
unique
experience.
He
said,
"The
story
features
just
two
characters
and
a
house.
We
lived
in
the
house
in
our
characters
and
were
never
asked
to
act.
Flow-cam
allows
you
to
shoot
a
scene
in
one
flow.
The
camera
would
just
follow
us
in
the
house
and
capture
scenes."
Touted
to
be
a
thriller,
Ice
Cream
is
slated
to
release
this
Saturday.
Navdeep
added,
"This
technology
will
soon
be
embraced
by
all
filmmakers.
It
might
not
work
for
all
films,
but
shooting
with
it
definitely
gives
a
unique
experience."