Composer AR Rahman recently stirred debate after suggesting that he has received less work over the past eight years and hinting that growing communalism within the Hindi film industry could be a factor. His comments triggered mixed reactions across the industry and on social media, with some supporting him and others questioning it. Now, filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, who has previously collaborated with Rahman, has weighed in on the issue, offering a blunt and business-driven perspective on how Bollywood operates. AR Rahman believes he has faced less work due to communal factors in the Hindi film industry. Ram Gopal Varma argues that success is the sole driver in Bollywood, dismissing communal bias as a factor. Ram Gopal Varma on AR Rahman communal comment Speaking on Faridoon Shahryar’s podcast, RGV dismissed the idea of communal bias influencing professional opportunities, stressing that commercial success alone drives industry decisions. “I don’t really want to comment on the communal aspect because I don’t believe that. The film industry is only about making money. Whoever makes money for them, they …