Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has shared that via his movies he tells tales that might be ‘misplaced over the course of time’. In a brand new interview, Hansal additionally stated that he does not make movies for field workplace numbers. He additionally added that movies are remembered for what they ‘in the end obtain as a murals and storytelling’. (Also Read | Faraaz film overview: Hansal Mehta’s gut-wrenching story of affection and loss with wonderful performances)
Hansal has directed a number of motion pictures together with Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar (2000), Yeh Kya Ho Raha Hai (2002) and Woodstock Villa (2008). He acquired crucial acclaim with Shahid (2013), for which he additionally gained the National Film Award. He then went on to direct City Lights (2014), Aligarh (2016), Simran (2017), Omerta (2018), and Scam 1992 (2020).
In an interview with Filmfare, Hansal spoke in regards to the field workplace numbers. “I have never been in that race. I don’t make films for the weekend and I don’t want to be in that zone. I want to make a film that will be remembered, a film that will chronicle our times. I wanted to make a film that will be a record of our times through the characters that I’m inventing. Otherwise, characters like Shahid and Faraaz will be forgotten chapters of our history.”
“We wouldn’t look back because they would be lost in the jingoism of the bigger and noisier people. The loudest voice will always be that which will be recorded in our history. And I see myself telling stories that will be lost over the course of time. And I make films for that. But hopefully, they will be remembered for a longer time. No film is truly remembered because of box office collections. They are remembered for what they ultimately achieve as a work of art and storytelling,” he added.
Hansal’s newest movie Faraaz is predicated on the July 2016 terror assault on a bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The movie stars Zahaan Kapoor as Faraaz and Aditya Rawal as Nibras. The hostage drama additionally stars Juhi Babbar and Aamir Ali. The movie had a restricted launch on February 3. Faraaz is backed by filmmaker Anubhav Sinha and Bhushan Kumar-led T-Series.
Hansal has a number of tasks together with the Netflix present Scoop within the pipeline. He additionally has a movie with Kareena Kapoor, which is in post-production; the second season of SonyLIV’s Scam; an anthology with Pratik Gandhi and Rajpal Yadav, and the much-anticipated Gandhi collection.
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