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I grew up on a staple diet of the Parallel Cinema of the 80s. I loved those films. They had their own simple recipes. Social issues were the main course, served with a curry of characters that lived lives of quiet desperation. No Achar, no Papad, no dessert. I stuck solidly with the diet, till it gave me indigestion.
After a few groundbreaking films, they all started seeming the same. It was as if I was eating a bowl of the same food everyday. The characters were all so morose, with problems similar to each other, and the Bhashanbaazi that abounded, could be cut-pasted from one film to another.
How I wished these films served me up some excitement. How I desperately wanted to be thrilled, intrigued or swept off my feet while understanding the complexities of life. I wondered why Parallel Cinema was always trying to be documentary in its filming approach, instead of using the cinematic tools available to anyone who decides to make a film.
When I went to watch a ‘Masala Film’ those days, I admired the filmmaker’s desperate need to entertain you. To have you rolling in the aisles, to fill your heart with a warm fuzzy feeling, to have you reaching for the handkerchiefs. I came out of these movies feeling as if I’d been taken on a trip. Sometimes the trip was enjoyable, at most times it was not.
The questions that sprang in my mind in those days have shaped my filmmaking vision. Why couldn’t some filmmaker marry these two forms together? Why didn’t someone make you laugh while giving you an insight into a social issue? Why couldn’t a film give you a warm fuzzy feeling while taking you into the lives of ordinary people?
Today I am the chef, and I’m serving the audience with a kind of film that I wanted to see when I was growing up. A film that will hopefully move you emotionally, and thrill you viscerally at the same time. I’m glad that I was able to get a chance to create this experiment, with no other cook trying to spoil the broth.
Sikandar releases on 21st, August. Enjoy you meal.
Hon’ble Sir& Madam,
Jai Hind
This world is full of purities & impurities and we in the race of materialistic needs never get time to think about our motherland and environment. We are so busy that we never think about anything apart from our family and materialistic requirements. Do we know the truth of the flowers, which we dedicate to our Lord ” The Creator of this world”? Sir, if you find any truth in the above illustration, let us feel the strength of your conviction by your participation in this Spiritual Mission.
Today on the occasion of the Independence day, we on behalf of every Indian remembering those thousands of freedom fighters who laid down their lives for the freedom of our country…a neat and clean country which they dreamt of. Lets join hands for this Noble and Spiritual Mission.
Our organization, YFF, has undertaken a project to clean the rivers of INDIA starting with The YAMUNA, which will be starting from Delhi .
With kind regards,
A humble citizen
[ REPORT ABUSE ]GOPI DUTT ( gopiduttakash@gmail.com )
Well Piyush, i may not not be from that time of parallel cinema but sure i watched them and loved. The type of cinema which you are talking about sounds interesting and promising. I personally feel that there is enough space for every kind like we can have Biwi No 1 and hazaron khawashian aisi. Guess you should leave the Bibi type to others,we definitely expect something very substantial and entertaining from you. I am not flattering but kind of cinema you make and present, i do not know about their economic performance but they are hugely popular among youths who are independent, modern and thinking.
[ REPORT ABUSE ]Keep the good work coming..
congratulations and best wishes Piyush, feels good to see you do this
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