[6] Munshiram (Pammy's father) was also the producer of four films: Suhaag Raat, Thes (1949), Neki Aur Badi (1949) and Aurat (1953).

[9] Other relatives in the Indian film industry include: Pammy's sister Madhu Makkar née Varma, who played the female lead in Insaaniyat (1974) opposite veteran actor Shashi Kapoor;[10] Surinder Makkar, spouse of Madhu Makkar, who worked as a character actor in Insaaniyat and Pammy's brother, Sunil Varma, who was the executive producer of Insaaniyat.

[11] Pammy Varma started his career in Bollywood by working as the assistant director/second-unit director of Manmohan Desai in 1972 with two back-to-back films: Bhai Ho To Aisa (1972) and Raampur Ka Lakshman (1972).

Box-office accomplishment was sustained for each of the four films for which Pammy continued to be Manmohan's assistant from 1979 through 1983.

[19] Eventually, after working for Manmohan Desai for years, Pammy made his debut as the co-director of Mard (1985), which was the eighth highest-grossing film of the 1980s.