India, May 22 -- Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is not known for emotional public posts. But this time, the director surprised even his followers after sharing a deeply personal reaction to Michael, the upcoming Michael Jackson biopic starring Jaafar Jackson. Instead of reviewing the film traditionally, Varma poured out a nostalgic and heartbreaking reflection about what the King of Pop meant to him growing up, and why watching the biopic reopened emotions he had buried for years.

His note, filled with admiration, anger, grief and nostalgia, quickly went viral across social media platforms.

Ram Gopal Varma Says 'Michael Jackson Betrayed My Fantasy'

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, the filmmaker wrote a lengthy emotional message explaining how...