<p> He may have been his mentor and collaborator once, but filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is now all set for a box office clash with former friend Anurag Kashyap.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Varma's comeback film will release on May 27, the same day as Kashyap's drama-thriller "Raman Raghav".<br /><br />Interestingly, while RGV's film traces the life of sandalwood smuggler and bandit 'Veerappan', the "Bombay Velvet" director's next focuses on a serial-killer.<br /><br />When asked if "Veerappan" will clash with Kashyap's film, Varma told reporters here, "Yes that's what I was told. His film is coming, 'Raman Raghav', that is a biopic on a killer, our film is also a biopic on a killer, so may the best killer win."<br /><br />Kashyap had worked with Varma in many films including the cult "Satya" but they later fell out.<br /><br />When asked about his cold war with Kashyap, Varma said, "I never have cold war, I have only hot war... We have a bond. I love him, he hates me."<br /><br />Incidentally, when Kashyap's "Bombay Velvet" tanked at the box-office last year, Varma called it the "Aag" of Kashyap's career, a self-deprecating taunt.<br /><br />When prodded further about what kind of relationship RGV shares with the "Ugly" director, Varma said, "We both are not making any films together. He hates all my films and I like some of his. Beyond this there is no connection at all."<br /><br />The filmmaker said he had liked the first instalment of Kashyap's "Gangs of Wasseypur" a lot.<br /><br />"Veerappan" is the Hindi remake of the Kannada film which was also helmed by Varma.<br />The film is produced by Sachiin Joshi, who also stars in the film along with Sandeep Bharwaj, Lisa Ray and Usha Jadhav.<br /></p>
<p> He may have been his mentor and collaborator once, but filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is now all set for a box office clash with former friend Anurag Kashyap.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Varma's comeback film will release on May 27, the same day as Kashyap's drama-thriller "Raman Raghav".<br /><br />Interestingly, while RGV's film traces the life of sandalwood smuggler and bandit 'Veerappan', the "Bombay Velvet" director's next focuses on a serial-killer.<br /><br />When asked if "Veerappan" will clash with Kashyap's film, Varma told reporters here, "Yes that's what I was told. His film is coming, 'Raman Raghav', that is a biopic on a killer, our film is also a biopic on a killer, so may the best killer win."<br /><br />Kashyap had worked with Varma in many films including the cult "Satya" but they later fell out.<br /><br />When asked about his cold war with Kashyap, Varma said, "I never have cold war, I have only hot war... We have a bond. I love him, he hates me."<br /><br />Incidentally, when Kashyap's "Bombay Velvet" tanked at the box-office last year, Varma called it the "Aag" of Kashyap's career, a self-deprecating taunt.<br /><br />When prodded further about what kind of relationship RGV shares with the "Ugly" director, Varma said, "We both are not making any films together. He hates all my films and I like some of his. Beyond this there is no connection at all."<br /><br />The filmmaker said he had liked the first instalment of Kashyap's "Gangs of Wasseypur" a lot.<br /><br />"Veerappan" is the Hindi remake of the Kannada film which was also helmed by Varma.<br />The film is produced by Sachiin Joshi, who also stars in the film along with Sandeep Bharwaj, Lisa Ray and Usha Jadhav.<br /></p>