Before Dhurandhar And Ramayana, There Was One Forgotten Genius Who Created Both Worlds

Over the past two weeks, two Bollywood films have dominated the conversation across print, video, and social media. The spy thriller Dhurandhar 2 (still raking in the crores), and Ranbir Kapoor’s Ramayana, whose polarising teaser sparked both massive buzz and intense trolling. This brings us to a filmmaker who mastered these two very different genres: the gritty spy thriller and the timeless sacred epic. He was the man who gave India its first genuine, big-budget spy blockbuster and its most beloved on-screen Ramayan. His name was Chandramouli Chopra. Never heard of him? Don’t worry. He changed his name, and the…