Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya (1998) gave Bollywood two gifts—an iconic gangster drama, and a powerhouse performer in Manoj Bajpayee. Their collaborations since have resulted in experimental films, some hits, others misses. Now, the actor is set to reunite with his mentor for a movie, seven years after their last collaboration, Sarkar 3 (2017). Almost as if reading our mind, the first thing Bajpayee tells us is that it’s not a gangster drama. “I am doing Ramu’s next project. As soon as the script is ready and a window opens in my schedule, we’ll do it. It’s not a gangster film, but it will be a vintage Ram Gopal Varma film,” he promises. 

Manoj Bajpayee and JD Chakravarthy in Satya