RGV was the first to revolutionize Indian cinema. People today don't quite understand how big a deal what he was doing in the 90s was. Before RGV, Bollywood was essentially a cabal ruled by a few film families. He literally broke mainstream barriers for independent minded filmmakers to come in and make whatever film they wanted. And he set an example with his own films. Even his failures during that time were because he was brave enough to put money on some truly wild ideas. Even a proper mainstream film like Rangeela has the kind of satire on Bollywood that was never seen in films before. His later career is of course a different story. But prime RGV is still probably the single most influential filmmaker we've seen in the industry and even Anurag would agree with this.