India, Dec. 2 -- Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma continues to stand by his controversial remarks about Sridevi's "thunder thighs", insisting that the very trait contributed to her stardom. Despite facing backlash, he has defended his comments, claiming that Sridevi would not have achieved the same level of stardom if she had thin legs.

The filmmaker looked back at stirring a controversy by talking about late icon Sridevi's "thunder thighs" when he joined Zoom YouTube channel for a podcast. He spoke about getting backlash for the views and justified his remarks.

Varma shared, "What is wrong with objectification? That was an asset she had apart from her talent. I think calling it objectification is objectification. How does a person become uniq...