Ram Gopal Varma
Director
Director and producer of Bollywood and Telugu films, including Siva, Satya, and Company.
He briefly worked as an engineer in Hyderabad before venturing into Bollywood.
His best-known films, Satya, Company, and D, formed what some called an Indian Gangster trilogy with Satya itself considered a classic.
He was born in Hyderabad, India.
His films Company and D were cited by Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire, as inspirations for Boyle's Academy Award-winning film.