00:00What? Bro, you are a man.
00:02How can you deliver a baby?
00:04This may seem strange to the world, but I don't care.
00:06A woman becomes a man. A man becomes a woman.
00:08See, this is called gender change.
00:10Normally, gender change or transgender or anything like that
00:16A lot of things have happened.
00:18It will happen in the future.
00:20But this is a different kind of an effort.
00:24You will have to watch the movie.
00:26Because how?
00:28Curiosity is what brings us to the theatre.
00:32Even if I open a small topic,
00:34it will be interlinked with the movie.
00:36I will have to sit and narrate the story for 2 hours.
00:38You will get answers to all your questions in the theatre.
00:40Okay, definitely.
00:42What about the role of Kavi Shetty?
00:44He is a senior artist.
00:46He is a senior artist more than us.
00:48When we go to do this for the first time,
00:50what do we think?
00:52If we do it with a newcomer,
00:54will it be safe?
00:56Will we be able to convince him?
00:58But like Kavi Shetty,
01:00I really appreciate as a human,
01:02as a person also,
01:04that he accepted this bold script
01:06from the Kannada industry.
01:08And especially,
01:10he gave his involvement
01:12to my debut film.
01:14I really appreciate him.
01:16What about his role in the movie?
01:18His character is
01:20his girlfriend.
01:22Okay.
01:24If she is pregnant,
01:26or after she is pregnant,
01:28you will get to know in the movie.
01:30Okay, sir.
01:32What about the shooting?
01:34Actually,
01:36we planned to shoot in Bangalore.
01:38What happened in the end?
01:40As the story developed,
01:42Arjun Hebbar,
01:44he is an Indian master chef.
01:46And for this master chef,
01:48in a place like Bangalore,
01:50showcasing this character
01:52was like an offer.
01:54We thought a lot about
01:56giving it a good nativity.
01:58Then, we go on a vacation to Goa.
02:00If we go to Goa,
02:02the nativity will be good.
02:04Because Goa is all about food,
02:06cuisine, casino.
02:08Lifestyle is totally different.
02:10It is vibrant,
02:12with a holiday atmosphere.
02:14If we place this character there,
02:16we will get a thought that
02:18it will work.
02:20So, Goa is a neutral place
02:22for us to play the actor.
02:24Though it is a Kannada film,
02:26the entire Kannada cast,
02:28everything was in Kannada.
02:30But we placed the character in Goa.
02:32We shot in Goa for close to 50 days.
02:34In three days,
02:36we came to Bangalore,
02:38got the patchwork,
02:40got the editable,
02:42and shot in Bangalore.
02:44It was completely shot in Goa.
02:46Sir,
02:48since you have already
02:50shot a film,
02:52do you have a plan
02:54for the next film?
02:56Madam, this is a unique film.
02:58We have not created a banner yet.
03:00Actually, this is a long-term plan.
03:02It is not limited to just one film.
03:04So, every year,
03:06the Kannada audience
03:08will have a film meal.
03:10It will be a wonderful film meal.
03:12That is what we expect.
03:14The film that will come
03:16will not be a scam.
03:18It will be an honest film.
03:20We will make sure
03:22that the audience is satisfied
03:24with the film.
03:26Our films will be released
03:28every year.
03:30We have not created a banner
03:32just for one film.
03:34It will not be released every year.
03:36Another film is already being shot.
03:38It is almost
03:40at the ending stage.
03:42It will be released.
03:44Sir, do you have a plan
03:46for the next film?
03:48Do you have any other plans?
03:50This is just one delivery.
03:52We will have another film.
03:54Our government will tell us.
03:56We are working on another
03:58wonderful subject.
04:00We are collaborating with
04:02Abhyaktha Cinemas.
04:04It is too early to talk about that film.
04:06It is still being shot.
04:08We will let you know
04:10when the shooting is over.
04:12Do you have any other role
04:14that you would like to play?
04:16Do you have any other role
04:18that you can play?
04:22As a writer
04:24or as an artist,
04:26I have the image
04:28that I will be happy
04:30if I play a role
04:32in every film.
04:34Everyone has the same idea.
04:36I would like to play a role
04:38in a mass film or a comedy film.
04:40I want to play a role
04:42in a film for an artist.
04:44I want to play a role
04:46in a film
04:48for an artist.
04:50Even in my career,
04:52I have been lucky
04:54to play a role.
04:56Everyone has the same idea.
04:58I would like to play a role
05:00in a Kannada industry
05:02or in a web series.
05:04I would like to play a role
05:06in a film or a comedy film.
05:08If you keep that in mind, how challenging is it for you?
05:13There is a platform like that for OTT, multiplex, etc.
05:18I think this film will be the answer.
05:21Because what is the audience watching?
05:24For example, my cousins are watching Korean dramas like KDs.
05:31They don't watch Indian films at all.
05:34It is difficult for them to watch Indian films.
05:39It is a challenge to get them to watch Kannada films.
05:46They don't come to the theatre.
05:48They just watch whatever is available.
05:51They are given wonderful contents.
05:54When it comes to Kannada films, we have a heavy responsibility.
05:59We have invested a lot to make this film.
06:04The entire industry needs to collaborate and support us.
06:09Everyone is trying to do that.
06:11We have come to serve as a part of that.
06:14We have come to give this kind of content to OTT.
06:18We are trying to get that audience as well.
06:23What are the expectations from the audience?
06:26We have made a lot of films till now.
06:29We have made all the difficult films in that process.
06:32We have come to the end of this journey with a lot of happiness.
06:36Even when we saw the first copy,
06:38our distributors, our channel partners,
06:44everyone was happy to see that it was good.
06:47This film will be released on the 21st of February.
06:53You have seen the trailer and the two songs.
06:55We have received a positive response.
06:58There will be 100x more films in the future.
07:01When you come to the theatre and watch a film,
07:03you will get a very good,
07:05very serious message,
07:07in a simplified form,
07:09with good comedy and rom-com.
07:11You will travel well and earn money.
07:14We have seen a lot of variations in the film.
07:21What would you like to say about that?
07:28How our lifestyle changes,
07:31and how our surroundings change,
07:34we get influenced by that.
07:36For example, 25-30 years ago,
07:39we didn't even know about live-in relationships.
07:41We didn't know about our parents.
07:44But live-in has become so common now.
07:48That generation, the new generation,
07:51they will have their own thoughts.
07:54For example,
07:56when you look at our family,
07:59we don't belong to a film family.
08:02We are an average middle-class family.
08:04We were born and brought up.
08:06As orphans, we go to work.
08:08When we came to the cinema,
08:10our culture changed.
08:12Especially our parents.
08:14When we look at this,
08:16for us, live-in is okay.
08:18Even now, we say it's okay.
08:20Next time, something else might come up.
08:24We have to adapt.
08:28For today's generation,
08:30it's a film that was made aptly.
08:32A film that was made with that in mind.
08:35It's a mixture of all.
08:38It came out well.
08:40What would you say about the growth of the Kannada industry?
08:45It's growing well.
08:4712 films are released every week.
08:49But everyone should watch quality films.
08:52It's our small effort.
08:54We don't say that we have made quality films.
08:57Everyone should watch quality films
08:59and call it the Kannada industry.
09:01It's been a long history.
09:03Even if you search in all languages,
09:07there is no such person.
09:09There was a person in Kannada industry.
09:12We have to preserve that Kannada industry.
09:15Everyone should watch quality films.
09:17They should watch films made by Kannada directors.
09:20We have to preserve the industry.
09:22That's it.
09:23What about you, sir?
09:25Now, Kannada industry,
09:27or normally outside,
09:29there are more competitions.
09:31You are also participating in such competitions.
09:34How excited are you?
09:36How scared are you?
09:38Before coming here,
09:40I was a bit scared.
09:42If I was scared, it wouldn't have worked.
09:44Excitement is high.
09:46What about the result?
09:48We are very neutral about the result.
09:50As Bhagavad Gita says,
09:52Effort is ours.
09:54Audience is the answer.
09:56Even if someone gives us one ticket,
09:59we go home and do a word-of-mouth talk.
10:02We have made a film.
10:04We have that confidence.
10:07We are treating it very neutrally now.
10:09We are doing all our promotion activities.
10:13We are very positive about it.
10:15During the shoot,
10:17since you are pregnant,
10:19there must have been a lot of fun.
10:21Yes, it was a lot of fun.
10:23For example,
10:25my name is being changed to Pregnant Raghu.
10:27It's a departmental issue.
10:29It's not Raghu.
10:31It's Pregnant Raghu.
10:33I have to change my name from that.
10:36There is a challenge like this.
10:38In a lot of places,
10:40when I am pregnant,
10:42for example,
10:44people don't know about it.
10:46We are avoiding it.
10:48But in the backdrop,
10:50in the film sets,
10:52they pulled my leg very badly.
10:54It has happened a lot.
10:56What would you say about this film
10:58to our audience?
11:00This is a 100% entertainment film.
11:04It's a beautiful film to watch
11:06with a lot of fun,
11:08comedy, romance.
11:10It's a complete family entertainment.
11:12So, come to the cinema,
11:14watch the film,
11:16there is a delivery
11:18by Arjun, the lead role.
11:20Give us a good product
11:22so that we can also
11:24get a smile from you.
11:26Let it be a smile.
11:28What would you like to say
11:30to the audience?
11:32To the audience,
11:34we go up only if they want us to.
11:36We stay there if they don't want us to.
11:38But we have made a good film.
11:40We have worked honestly.
11:42We have tried our best.
11:44You should give a lot.
11:46Give us a good film.
11:48Give us a victory.
11:50Give us a good baby.
11:52Give us a good Siddhi.
11:54I hope everyone is waiting
11:56for this Siddhi.
11:59The movie will be released
12:01on the 21st of this month.
12:03You should win Kannada cinema.
12:05You should encourage
12:07this Siddhi.
12:09I am ending the program here.
12:11I will meet you in the next program.
12:13Till then, filmy beat Kannada.
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