Transcript · Hindi → English
Discussion on Film and Audience Perception
I'm against those who spread hate. Those who ruin
peace and try to disrupt harmony,
I am against
them.
Sir, what was the last film you watched that you
really liked?
Someone else's film. A recent film—
Any film.
No, just like that. I haven't seen it, but I have heard some very good reports
about... I will
come back to it. He is a very sensitive, good filmmaker,
Imtiaz Ali. I really liked that film.
Sir, you said this is not a propaganda film and
that you don't want to make
propaganda. Films like Dhruvendra were said to be
propaganda, but a lot of box office money—
No, no.
One...
How do you understand the audience's mindset
as a director when you see films like
that getting the kind
of business that it's making?
I don't give much importance to the audience's mindset, I don't even think about it.
If I keep thinking about all that, I'll keep making what they want, making
the same dish. "The audience wants this, keep making it." I go by my
stories. The story that I like, which I feel would be a good thing,
should be made into a film, that's what I do.
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Original transcript (Hindi)
जो नफरत फैलाते हैं उनके खिलाफ हो। जो peace को खराब करते हैं, शांति भंग करवाने के चक्कर में रहते हैं, उनके खिलाफ हूं मैं। Sir, आपने last ऐसी फिल्म कौन सी देखी जो आपको
बहुत पसंद आई? दूसरे की picture। Recently जो film- कोई भी। नहीं ऐसे ही I have not seen but I have heard some very good report about मैं
वापस आऊंगा। He is a very sensitive good filmmaker, Imtiaz Ali. मुझे बहुत अच्छी लगी वो picture. Sir, आपने कहा मैं propaganda film नहीं है ये और मैं propaganda नहीं बनाना चाहता हूं। ध्रुवेंद्र जैसी फिल्मों को बोला गया है कि वो
propaganda है उन्हें, पर बहुत box office पैसे- ना नहीं। एक आप audience की विचारधारा को कैसे समझते हो as a director when you see films like
that getting the kind of business that it's making? मैं audience की विचारधारा को ज्यादा तवज्जो देता सोचता भी नहीं हूं मैं उसके ऊपर। वो भी सब तो सोचता रहूंगा तो वही बनाता रहूंगा जो वो चाहते हैं, एक ही dish बनाते रहूंगा। ये audience चाहती है, यही बनाते रहो। I go by my
stories. जो story मुझे पसंद आती है, मुझे लगता है ये अच्छी बात रहेगी, अच्छी बनानी चाहिए film पे, तो वो मैं करता हूं।
