Vijayawada: Well-known filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma received his engineering degree 37 years after he finished B Tech from Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur.
RGV, as the filmmaker is popularly known, took to Twitter to share a picture of his degree certificate and also his excitement.
“Super thrilled to receive my B tech degree today 37 years after I passed, which I never took in 1985 since I wasn’t interested in practicing civil engineering,” he tweeted. He thanked the university for the same.
The director had passed B Tech (civil engineering) with second class in the examination held in July 1985.
RGV also shared a picture with the professors of the university and wrote: “The uneducated me with the highly educated professors of Acharya Nagarjuna University.”
“I told the honourable vice chancellor Prof Raja Shekar garu I don’t deserve this honour but he insisted I do,” he added.
“Prof.Rajashekar garu..I usually feel horrible to be honoured ..But this time I truly felt honoured to be with such honourable people on such an honour-filled occasion,” RGV wrote.
Sharing another picture taken while addressing the gathering, the director wrote: “Was trying to spoil Acharya Nagarjuna University students and scholars but they spoiled me.”
Super thrilled to receive my B tech degree today 37 years after I passed , which I never took it in 1985 since I wasn’t interested in practicing civil engineering..Thank you #AcharyaNagarjunaUniversity 😘😘😘Mmmmmmuuaahh 😍😍😍 pic.twitter.com/qcmkZ9cWWb
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) March 15, 2023
The 60-year-old made his debut in the Telugu film industry with crime thriller Siva in 1989.