Mohanlal as Dadasaheb Phalke: The night before Mohanlal was to be conferred with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, director Ram Gopal Varma did what he does best—post a thought random on social media and see chaos ensue. His question: What if Mohanlal acts out Dadasaheb Phalke in a biopic?

Enter the internet’s collective groan. In minutes, timelines were flooded with responses ranging from cheeky one-liners to full-fledged roasts.

Netizens Fire Back

The most popular counterpoint? If the logic is that an awardee should portray the award’s namesake, then surely RGV should direct the Ramayana. After all, who better than him to turn an epic into a… well, an RGV special?

The other section went one step ahead: why not have RGV himself act as Phalke? One tweep cracked, “At least then the film will capture confusion and chaos to perfection.” Others slammed the proposal outright, calling Mohanlal very far from suitable for the role, and RGV’s casting proposal was nothing but “attention-seeking cinema on Twitter.”

The Irony of It All

Ironically, RGV’s offhand query was able to generate more publicity than most of his recent movies. The tweet served to remind everyone that even though his films do not take over box offices anymore, his social media still promises uncensored entertainment.

Will Mohanlal ever portray Dadasaheb Phalke? Most likely not. But courtesy of RGV, the internet got a day’s worth of trolling material—and honestly, that is the only blockbuster here.

RGV Tweeted: 

Now that

has been conferred the #DadasahebPhalkeAward , isn’t it apt that

should play #DadasahebPhalke in his biopic

Now that @Mohanlal has been conferred the #DadasahebPhalkeAward , isn’t it apt that @Mohanlal should play #DadasahebPhalke in his biopic

— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) September 24, 2025

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