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Does your film have a “Feel Good Factor”? This was an oft asked question as I went about trying to get my film backed by Producers. “Why pray, is this necessary, if I may ask you, with humble regards, dear sir”? I mumbled every time.
Pat came the reply, “It is easier to go into a cinema hall with a general idea of a film”, “People want an easy-to-understand narrative”, “At the end of the three hours there should be something that they themselves can easily identify with”.
As I walked out with the door swinging shut behind me, my mind would swirl. Is every film maker supposed to work only on “feel good” films? Because, no one want to feel challenged? No one wants to think? Is that really true? Is the audience only interested in doses of syrup, to help calm their feverish lives?
“But, the audience needs some magic”, “It is needed for box-office hits!” are the defensive, belligerent cries.
But, isn’t a good film one that takes you by surprise? A film devoid of the frills? Because, life and human nature always present a kaleidoscope of possibilities, with various tributaries of circumstances that could lead to places never imagined.
It is my belief that the audience is not an idiot, the audience is your “wife”, and she knows everything.
In ‘Sikandar’, I’ve presented challenge, after challenge. I’ve ensured that there would be no yearning for any dumbed-down frills. No forced “Feel Good Factor”, but no one will feel bad. I guarantee, that the audience will be engaged in trying to guess the outcome of the layer upon layer of circumstances that unfold, after Sikandar, one fine day, finds a gun on the path to school.
The film’s “magic” lies in understanding that Sikandar could be your child, your brother, or you. But, about the box-office magic, I have no clue.
There is a tremendous amount of overdose of unrealistic “feel good kind” of movies..its high we get some hard hitting movies..
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