Ram Gopal Varma roasted for his theory behind Obsession's success - Mid-day
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Ram Gopal Varma's public "decoding" of Obsession's success backfired spectacularly — a textbook case of how confident but flawed reasoning invites social ridicule.
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- RGV took to X to praise Hollywood film Obsession and offer his own theory for its breakthrough success, triggering a wave of online mockery.
- Netizens roasted his analysis, illustrating how public intellectual overreach — especially from celebrities — invites swift social correction.
- The episode reflects the Dunning-Kruger effect in action: high confidence in a domain where one's expertise is being publicly questioned.