Why do they show unrelated lines at the beginning of the movie?

In Raman Raghav 2.0, The movie starts with these lines which tell a killer's story.

And then this line appears it and says "This film not about him".

Then why do they show unrelated lines at the beginning of the movie?

Best Answer

Because it was not so unrelated. The film's killer was based on the real life killer and even Anurag Kashyap originally wanted to make the film on real killer only:

Kashyap told that him that he'd wanted to make a film on the notorious Raman Raghav, infamously known as Psycho Raman, but the budget constraints did not allow him to make a period film set in the '60s. Even the title of the film Raman Raghav 2.0 came into the picture even before the script was ready. - scoopwhoop.com

So due to money issue they made it set in current setting and made the killer fictional. Even film's killer Ramanna acknowledged the real life killer.

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What is a movie MacGuffin?

Definition of MacGuffin : an object, event, or character in a film or story that serves to set and keep the plot in motion despite usually lacking intrinsic importance.

Why is the opening scene important in a movie?

The purpose of an opening scene is to grab your audience's attention, introduce your main character and set the tone of the movie or TV show you are writing. A good opening scene will make it hard for your audience to put down your script and go do something else.

Why is it called a MacGuffin?

Hitchcock explained the term MacGuffin in a 1939 lecture at Columbia University in New York City: It might be a Scottish name, taken from a story about two men on a train. One man says, 'What's that package up there in the baggage rack?' And the other answers, 'Oh, that's a MacGuffin'.

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