It feels like a second National Award! Actually, we didn’t expect it, so it’s like a very, very pleasant surprise. The biggest surprise is that somebody thought Oye Lucky! was a wholesome film. And the second pleasant surprise is that such films are being seen as popular films. It’s a continuous dichotomy – some people are saying you’re mainstream, and some say you’re fringe – so it’s an interesting conundrum to be in. And the fact that we’re being counted as Bollywood, is also a big step. Because of the audience connect to these films, that’s expected from a more commercial film, there is this twilight zone between the so called ‘indulgent artistic/limited viewership cinema; and the shallow but extremely broad viewer-based commercial cinema. There’s another kind of cinema which is entertaining, and yet, it’s not fighting shy of new techniques and new subjects, and new ways of telling stories. That, I would say, is the most exciting place to be in, because that is what will give rise to new kinds of films.
Which means that in spite of being slightly alternative, you’re still in the cultural mainstream. You are relevant, not just for five people, but for a slightly greater number.
Not at all, we wanted the film to get an A certificate. The censors saw a prolonged sex sequence and advised a 10-12 second further cut in it, after us already having blurred the picture, as they still felt that the sex scene was far too explicit. But that didn’t impact my film in any substantial way, I was just anxious to preserve the fabric of the film rather than fight for one scene.
Full Story: A political thriller to be Dibaker's next - Times of India
Which means that in spite of being slightly alternative, you’re still in the cultural mainstream. You are relevant, not just for five people, but for a slightly greater number.
Not at all, we wanted the film to get an A certificate. The censors saw a prolonged sex sequence and advised a 10-12 second further cut in it, after us already having blurred the picture, as they still felt that the sex scene was far too explicit. But that didn’t impact my film in any substantial way, I was just anxious to preserve the fabric of the film rather than fight for one scene.
Full Story: A political thriller to be Dibaker's next - Times of India
