What is Ram Gopal Verma up to these days? Apart from the fact that he is obsessed with the mob rather the underworld, he seem to be justifying for it. He started capturing this love/obesession of his very early on with Satya...a very refreshing movie, back them. Then after what seemed as a long haitus it was followed by Company, undoubtdely his best underworld flick. The film is one of his best as it manages to cover the entire life of a mobster, in true bollywood ishtyle..packed with a song too (a catchy one might i add) , but then u may ask....most of the mob movies depict the rise and eventually the fall/reforming of the gangster...so whats different about company. Here in lies the 'genius' of the movie. The becoming, rise , the differences.....all recognized as the various stages of a gangster's life...are not all packed into just one character...but TWO...and their lives depicting the various stages simulatneously.

There in lies the crux of the movie.But I draw the line there...he should have drawn it too. The following up of Company with 'D'..which is cast with loose dialogues and motives...just does not fit in. These movies represent indirectly the life of underworld kingpin Dawood Ibrahim. Now the screening of 'Sarkar'...which he attributes to all time great 'Godfather'...is very obviously oozing the present life of Bal Thakrey, the aging Shiv Sena leader. It is also a well know fact that the D company and the sainiks have been at war since the 93 blasts that rocked bombay. Though the movie was slick...i couldnt help but think....why is he coming up with a film based on Bal Thakrey's life? Is he trying to be just by making a film eachfor the rivals . In making these movies he is partonizing the characters as people larger than life.....with nerves of steel.....is this what he is doing? Trying to justify each ones cause, elements which have led them to their respective life styles.