There was a time when RGV put some spin on the whole affair talk and then made a point of how much he looked up to her. With all the noise around Urmila since Mohsin Akhtar Mir has moved on, you’ll find the filmmaker’s words making the rounds online once more.
Why the talk is loud again
It’s not a new movie that has people talking. It’s a change in Urmila’s life. Now that Mohsin has put a ring on Nida Bhatt’s finger, eyes are back on the actress and the kind of headlines she used to be in the middle of.
Urmila and Mohsin were introduced in 2014 at a wedding in the Malhotra family. They went ahead and got married in 2016 at her place in Mumbai, age difference be damned. It was a small affair with some Hindu rites and a nikah. In 2024 they called it quits.
RGV’s stance: deflect, do not dwell
In an old interview, if you put the matter of an affair to him, he wouldn’t give you a straight answer. He told The Times of India: “You see my point… if there was a truth why would I not say it? This is a long time you’re talking about-28 years.”
And he put it this way: “I wouldn’t like to talk about anything that happened such a long time ago. I can always deny it, and that’s the same thing I would do even now.” A bit of a deflection, but it makes you want to know more.
The praise that kept the spark alive
His interviews may have been guarded, but in Guns And Thighs: The Story Of My Life he let it all out. He put it on record that Urmila was the first one to make an impression on him in the industry. He was taken with her, face and figure, and had no trouble saying so.
He also pointed out that before Rangeela she had put out some films that didn’t quite land. Working with him put a new face on her, and for that many will thank him. That sort of rapport is what fuels the gossip.
Collateral buzz and reported tensions
For years the media has been of the opinion that his proximity to Urmila was a thorn in the side of his then-wife, Ratna. There are even stories of a slap. Varma and Ratna are no longer together, but as for the details, both have been tight-lipped.
Public memory, compact timeline
Rangeela in ’95 made a star of Urmila and the hits with RGV came after. She has been a bit out of the spotlight since she was married, but you can’t put the past behind you. At 52, she is on her own these days.
She and Mohsin, who was a model before acting, met at a party and made it official in a low-key wedding. The 2024 split put an end to it, but his remarriage has put her name back in the conversation.
What audiences are debating now
People are going back to the source material to make of it what they will. RGV’s words are a Rorschach test; some will say he’s stonewalling, others will say he’s just being wistful about a director and his leading lady from the 90s.
Here is what you have to go by:
– Varma won’t put a pin in the rumours
– To him, it’s 28-year-old history
– His book is full of compliments for Urmila
– Then there are the claims of trouble with Ratna
Why it still matters
We like our on-screen chemistry to have a story to it, and the Varma-Urmila one has that. He leaves you hanging with his answers. On paper, he’s open about his regard for her. And with every new development in Urmila's world, we are right back in it.
