Karan Vora

... but more importantly, ruthless pragmatism!

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

I can literally hear them saying these!
#neverleavingthisapp

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

“Let me get this straight, you’re lending billions with cheese as collateral?”

“Not cheese. Parmesan. Parmigiano-Reggiano to be precise.“

“So, you finance this by packaging the Parmesan loans into Parmesan CDO A, which has part of Parmesan CDO B and both get put into Parmesan CDO C?”

“Yeah. The original loans are backed by wheels of Parmesan. Minimum age of 12 months. Some are 24 months. 36 months. 48 month. Hell, up to 120 months. Delicious. Millions of wheels. But Parmesan CDO C is a synthetic Parmesan CDO. A CDO of Parmesan CDOs. Parmesan Squared if you will.”

“What if it gets too hot in the summer and the wheels of Parmesan melt?”

“We’ll sell Parmesan credit default swaps.”

“C’mon! How much bigger is the market for Parmesan-backed sythentic loan and CDS products than actual edible real-life Parmesan that I can grate on top of my homemade spaghetti bolognese tonight?”

“At least 10,000x.”

“Ok, let’s say we have an underlying pool of $10 million in Parmesan wheels. How much money could be out there betting on your synthetic Parmesan financial products?”

“Probably $100 billion.”

“That is fucking crazy.”

“No, it’s awesome.”

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

CONTINUING FROM PREVIOUS TWEET

Production design shifts from hyper detailed, noisy, lived in realism showcasing multiple storylines unfolding in cluttered frames that mirror the chaos of happenings . Production Designer Saini Johray made me believe that I was in pakistan
Editor Shiv Kumar who Dhar gives a lot of credit to (Dhar told me personally about Shiv’s contribution ) delivers a “pulsating edit pattern” that compresses the cuts and then releases like a heartbeat both in quiet tension and also in exploding emotions . Slow burn domestic/emotional beats give way to rapid fire action cuts

The use of retro Hindi songs (“Tamma Tamma Loge,” “Tirchi Topiwale”) cheekily during violence not for the effect sake , but as ironic, mood shifting devises transport you into a heightened, almost mythical and trance like world.

Sound design is equally masterful: stripped back silence builds dread, then erupts into an array of thunderous, fragment driven scores (Shashwat Sachdev’s hip hop influenced work). Every grunt, impact, and explosion lands with physical weight. This “silence as sound” technique keeps you on edge for the entire runtime.
The complexly layered, internalized performances wouldn’t have been possible without Dhar’s crystal clear and precise briefs and then him giving the actors their space for their own interpretations. Ranveer’s performance is a study in it’s nuances of controlled rage and emotional vulnerability
Madhavan’s strategist is quiet authority personified. His helplessness of an entire nation on his shoulders he channels it into a cold, precise strategy rather than displaying overt emotion.
In a film where Ranveer Singh delivers explosive energy and the ensemble brings intensity, he has choosen subtlety not relying on loud dialogues or dramatic outbursts, but on micro expressions, a measured voice with an aura of quiet authority. Each and every character no matter how small get real and deeply felt arcs and never in a single frame do they get reduced to props.
Dhar’s world building is like a master chef mixing Geo politics , gang dynamics, espionage without once feeling lectured in grounding this larger than life revenge drama in a never before seen or experienced setting of a tangible and pulsating atmosphere created by Saini Johray
Dhar’s genius lies not in balance but in glorifying each aspect of his craft addictive and delicious and the food items prepared In the pre march 19 th 2026 era will be now stale and disease ridden
This isn’t direction. It’s surgical warfare on celluloid. #Dhurandhar2 should not be just seen but should be read like a textbook.
My one line advise to all film students is “Leave your institutes and spend that money and time in #Dhurandhar2 theatres”

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

My Review of the #Dhurandhars

My one line advise to all film students is “Leave your institutes and spend that money and time in #Dhurandhar2 theatres”

For all film students out there , here is what I studied of how , Aditya Dhar did not direct , but weaponized cinema itself.
Dhar fused raw visceral intensity with surgical precision, creating a film that feels like a live electric wire humming with tension and then exploding into cinematic brilliance
His techniques redefine the genre, blending Scorsese’s gritty realism with a Tarantino’s stylization, all while maintaining an iron grip on both pacing and hovering over emotional land scapes.

He seems to have given action director Aejaz Gulab total freedom with just one directive: “Think as brutally as you can. Kill in the most intense ways you can imagine.” and Aejaz shot extreme gore (torn limbs, burnt bodies, blood soaked incidents ), but Dhar reined it in the final cut for broader accessibility , but what still remains is ultra ferocious.. The 30+ minute climax, reportedly rehearsed for six days and shot over 14 with meticulous continuity , turns a masjid fight into a visceral symphony of debris, chains, and the deadliest kills imaginable

This isn’t mindless gore like the pre march 19 th 2026 films because in here , it serves character depth and theme elevation and Hamza/Jaskirat’s dual identity rocket fuels the tremendous fury, turning every punch, shot, and explosion into an extension of both national and personal rage .

Dhar blends practical effects, clever camerawork, and minimal VFX making the carnage feel dangerously real.

Dhar structures the film like a strategic dossier, dividing it into named chapters (e.g., “A Burnt Memory,” “Lucifer,” “Ghosts from the Past,” “Trial by Fire,” “Unknown Men,” “The Revenge,” “Dhurandhar”) each acting as a mini three act arc, giving the audience a clear “cognitive map” of escalating stakes. This technique prevents the massive runtime from feeling bloated and instead, it builds like a procedural intelligence operation as in setup, infiltration, detonation.

He opens with high stakes emotional anchors (personal tragedy fueling national duty), then shifts into mandatory planning sequences that feel as dramatic as the fast moving action.

No predictable flashbacks and information unfolds through sharp, razor edged dialogue and highly innovative montages. The result? A nearly four hour film that “never once distracts” and every chapter propels you forward with surprises, twists, and turbulent emotional undercurrents.

Dhar’s visual language is controlled and strategically indulgent. He favours gritty realism captured in handheld shots, using rustic/sepia toned palettes for Pakistan’s underbelly, saturated colors for dramatic spikes but layered in prestige cinema aesthetics (amber gold interiors, teal grey exteriors)

Heavy use of medium close ups and tight frames captures not only hyper masculinity, but also micro expressions, with smoldering intensity (especially in Ranveer’s eyes).
Low angles, shallow depth of field, and occasional high frame rate/shutter speed shots heighten the tension without disorienting us from the drama

TO BE CONTINUED in next TWEET

[Ram Gopal Varma @RGVzoomin]

Now that @AdityaDharFilms has EXPLODED a ATOMIC BOMB right under the film industry, what is shocking is the loud silence from the rest of the film industry .

I don’t know whether this is because the #Dhurandhar2 ‘s devastating explosion has hurled everyone else in the film industry so far into OUTER SPACE that their applause cannot reach here due to the long distances , OR whether they’re huddled in denial, whispering to each other , “It’s just propaganda… it will go away soon ,” so that they can crawl back and resume making their same old repetitive films.
OR are they just paralysed by the film’s sheer brilliance , realising that whatever they’ve been making or planning to make , now simply cannot measure up?
But isn’t it extremely unwise to ignore a DINOSAUR like #Dhurandhar2 staring you in the face and BREATHING FIRE into your eyes with its BOX OFFICE ROAR shaking the very ground beneath their feet , how can anyone be so foolish enough to look away?

My sincere advice to all my colleagues in the film industry is to please take #Dhurandhar2 deadly seriously and study it like a ultra fresh course in filmmaking and educate yourselves OR risk being buried forever in the graveyard of pre March 19th 2026 cinema.🙏

[Sanjeev Sanyal @sanjeevsanyal]

Saw #Dhurandhar2‌TheRevenge and looks like my cousin Ajay is doing a fine job.....

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@Rayner_Teo yes

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@Sophoninvest Pls share.

[Sophon Capital Research @sophonresearch]

Our model on Games Workshop ($GAW) is live…repost/like this post for us to send it to you!

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@BojanRadojici10 Please share the template.

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@YourCFOGuy Send.

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

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[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@paulswaney3 Hi, pls send the deck.

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@paulswaney3 Pls send the model.

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@paulswaney3 Love your work. Do send me a copy.

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

Hey @RameshwaramCafe , would you please explore @GIFTCity_ for new store/cafe on wheels. Fed up of having no options in that area.

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

@paulswaney3 Did a repost. Your slides are awesome sir😼.

[The Index of Gujarat @IndexofGujarat]

Great Great Great Great Great News...

😍 Best news of year 2023 😍

Gujarat Government relaxes Liquor Prohibition Policy in Gift City.

Staffers, owners, and visitors authorized by the companies operating will be able to consume liquor in Gift City.

No one can stop it now.

[ANI @ANI]

Gujarat Government allows consuming liquor in hotels/restaurants/clubs offering “Wine and Dine” in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT). Liquor Access Permit will be given to all the employees/owners working in the entire GIFT City. Apart from this, a provision has been made to allow authorized visitors of each company to consume liquor in such hotels/restaurants/clubs having temporary permits in the presence of permanent employees of that company.

Hotels/Restaurants/Clubs located or coming to GIFT City will be able to obtain wine and dine facility i.e. FL3 license there. Officially serving employees of GIFT City and officially visiting visitors can consume liquor in hotels/clubs/restaurants. However, hotels/clubs/restaurants cannot sell liquor bottles: Gujarat Govt

[The Academy @TheAcademy]

'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' wins the Oscar for Best Original Song! #Oscars #Oscars95

[Karan Vora @_karan198]

The craze of Naatu Naatu!!
#RRRForOscars

[The Academy @TheAcademy]

Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava. “Naatu Naatu." LIVE at the 95th Oscars.

Tune into ABC to watch the Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 12th at 8e/5p! #Oscars95