Why RGV handed over the sequel reins to PHOONK writer?

Mumbai, December 11: The trailers of PHOONK 2 have managed to arouse quite a curiosity amongst patrons of horror movies. Some are likening it to Sony Pictures’ THE GRUDGE (2004), which was the first horror film to top the Halloween box office after HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1991).

However, it is surprising for many that even after the mind-blowing success of PHOONK, director Ram Gopal Varma is not wielding the microphone this time around; rather it is the scriptwriter, Milind Gadker, who has been assigned the task of direction. So, what was it that made a thinking director like RGV take such an unpredictable step?

—Agencies