Director Ram Gopal Varma has apologised to Sushma, the child actress who played a role in his debut film Shiva. Ram Gopal Varma apologised to the girl for exposing her to dangerous shots during a stunt in the film's iconic cycle chase scene. The director's apology comes 36 years after the shooting. He said that Sushma, who played a child actress in that scene, is now doing research in Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science in the US.

Hey Sushma,

Please accept my sincere apologies after 36 years for subjecting you to such a traumatic experience, which I didn't realise at that time ..The directorial greed in me took over in being blinded to subjecting a little girl like you to such risky shots ..I apologise once again - RGV posted on his X page.

Ram Gopal Varma apologised to Sushm

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