00:00Lanky sir first of all welcome to INS. Hello sir.
00:03First of all we want to know that, tell us something about this periodic drama love story, Jai Hind, Jai
00:09Simpo, what is this all about?
00:11See it's a love story in the forefront, of course in the backdrop is the partition and people who migrated
00:21from the Sindh.
00:23My producer, my friend Mr. Sammy, his father experienced, he was part of the partition.
00:31So the story in fact, the backdrop comes from there.
00:35And in the forefront as I said it's a love story showing the real India, the unity in diversity.
00:44So that's the film about.
00:46Sir, how difficult it is to direct up your drama love story?
00:50See of course as I said it's a love story in the forefront. Periodic drama is at the backdrop.
00:56And of course it's, when you have done your research, when you've really got a bound script, you've worked towards
01:06it,
01:07life becomes more simpler. And I've been in this industry for the past 27 years, 26, 27 years.
01:13So it's, it's, it's making a film is easy, but writing a script is tough. Of course we have to
01:19do a lot of research,
01:20a lot of hard work has gone through it. And we've got some fantastic actors in the front of the
01:25camera.
01:27Seniors like Mayesh Manjraka, then there is Chaya Kadam, and there is Vikram Kocha.
01:33And it's an answerable cast, it's a huge cast. In fact, I have to write it down because I might
01:38forget one or two.
01:40There is Zarina Wahab, there is Amit Bail, and there's a lot of people. And of course, as I've been
01:47always doing,
01:48from the past 26 years, we've been introducing new talent. There is two new boys, who are really talented,
01:55who's done very well in this film. And of course two girls, Akasha Watts and Pooja Katyal.
02:01Both of them have done their job, and they've done justice to their role.
02:06Sir, to direct legendary actors like Jayavrada and Mayesh Panjikar, so how was it to commence them?
02:15What made you decide that Jayavrada and Mayesh Panjikar will be fit for this film?
02:19See, I've grown up watching Jayavrada's MAM's films. And of course, I used to be a young boy,
02:24watching Dr. Rajkumar and Jayavrada, Sanadi Apparna, and a lot of other films,
02:28with Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, Sharabi. Jayavrada was, of course, a huge star then,
02:34and even now she's a huge star for me, because I've grown up watching her films. And directing her,
02:39it's one of those fanboy moments. And Mayesh Manjraka, sir, of course,
02:44I got inspired from his films and became a director, whether it's Astitva or Vatsav.
02:49Astitva, of course, it's a very kind of coming-of-age film. Even today, it's relevant.
02:55And even today, the story can be told, because that's such a fresh story and such a fresh film,
03:01even now. He got a national award for it. And directing him, of course, it's an honor for me.
03:07Sir, talking about such a huge ensemble StarCast, sir. So, how was it directing the StarCast, sir?
03:15Because every part should be justified for their role, and every part should be equal role, sir.
03:23See, it's a travel film, and it's a very challenging film. And we had to shoot in every corners of
03:30India.
03:31And, of course, there's a partition at the backdrop, and at the forefront there's a love story,
03:35and with an ensemble cast. It's a challenging task. Of course, I've got the experience for it.
03:39I've been in this industry for 26 years, and directed a lot of young talent, as well as established stars.
03:47So, it's a tough job. Making a film itself is a challenging task. And directing this film,
03:52of course, is one of the most challenging films for me.
03:56Sir, recently, Rakash Raj, one of the greatest actors on South,
04:00has said that in Hindi cinema, especially, they are not making such type of films,
04:05which connects to the audience. So, emotional value is a little less than South film. So, is there something for
04:14that?
04:14No, it's very wrong to typecast like that with one language in particular.
04:19Hindi is making great films. Of course, every film has its own ups and downs.
04:23And Durandha, recently I watched, it's a fantastic film. And I'm in love with the director,
04:29because I watched Uri and now Durandha, both of them, what an art, what a talent he's got of story.
04:35Telling talent. I'm amazed and I'm, in fact, not just in love with him, I'm envious of him.
04:41Such a fantastic director. Of course, it was a Hindi film. So, it's very wrong in just typecasting
04:46or like making a target for a particular language or particular film or particular industry.
04:53Everybody is trying their best and every actor wants to tell a story. It's like a painting.
04:58Sometimes your painting might come wrong or you might get a masterpiece like Picasso.
05:02So, of course, you must have used a lot of canvas to make a pigeon or a Van Gogh's sunflower.
05:10So, you need a lot of canvases to make that. And of course, it's a creative medium.
05:15You make fantastic films. Sometimes you fail. It's a creative medium.
05:19You fail and you succeed and everybody is trying to tell a story in the end of the day.
05:22In every language, I'm doing great films. There is, of course, it's a creative medium. So, you have your success
05:30and failures.
05:31Of course, the failures percentage is more because it's a creative medium. So, you can't target one language or one
05:36film industry like that.
05:37I've seen Hindi films also doing fantastic work. Previously, fantastic actors in Ranbir Kapoor and Ranbir Singh and a lot
05:44of Vicky Kaushal.
05:45A lot of fantastic actors are there. And of course, heroines like Deepika whom I introduced. I'm proud of her.
05:50And then there's Alia Bhatt. A lot of fantastic actors, directors in every language. In India, of course, the whole
05:57film is not just about South and North.
05:59It's unity and diversity. Different cultures coming together. There's no such thing as a national language.
06:04Every language has its own identity. Every language has its own beauty. Every culture has its own magic.
06:10Sir, do you think that in the South cinema, especially when we talk about, after Bahubali, the South cinema have
06:18called more recognition?
06:22No, no. I'm sorry. You're not aware of the South films in the 70s. There were K. Balchandar. Then there
06:34was, of course, Mani Ratnam. We all know about it.
06:37And then there's P. Lanket. There's Anand Murthy, Girish Karnath writing fantastic stories. Dr. Rajkumar, NTR, MGR.
06:44Every time the South is always, you know, made fantastic films. Of course, Bahubali was a pan-Indian film which
06:49everybody saw it.
06:52But South, in fact, a lot of times Raj Kapoor and all used to come in the 70s to watch
06:56a K. Balchandar's film.
06:57And there was no OTT or a YouTube or a TV channel at that time. Raj Kapoor and a lot
07:02of other directors like Subhash Gai and others
07:05used to come to South to Karnataka to watch Girish Karnath's film, Samskara, whether it's Pallavi, national language films, K.
07:14Balchandar's films.
07:15You know, that time, you know, we created, it was a golden era, 70s and 80s. We did fantastic films.
07:20Just because Bahubali is a pan-Indian film, you can't say that South arrived through Bahubali.
07:25South always had great films and great directors and fantastic stories.
07:28They've been telling from the 60s, 70s, 80s and, of course, the 90s. It was a Rajkumar era and NTR,
07:34MGR.
07:35What such great actors. Rajini Kant, Kamala Hassan. You know, fantastic actors. We had amazing directors.
07:41So, it's not just Bahubali, we have arrived. We arrived long back, but only you got, you were aware of
07:47it because it was a pan-Indian film and you just watched Bahubali.
07:51So, talking about handy cinema, especially when we talk about movies, what do you think that, what is the one
07:56thing that we should do that, because every time there is a thing that emotional content is much less than
08:06shouts and movies.
08:08No, I don't see, see.
08:09No content and more content driven stories.
08:12I don't want to divide India by film industries. You know, I want to bring unity in diversity. This is
08:21the film, Jai Hind Jaisen, this is about that. Unity in diversity.
08:26So, we have to bring, we have to come together. There's nothing like a South India and a North India
08:31and through industries, film industries, you can't divide or break.
08:34You know, we are all one and we make great films, whether it's South or North, whether it's Hindi or
08:39whether it's Malayalam or whether it's Kannada.
08:41We are making great films and fantastic talent across and the length and breadth of India. Thanks.
08:46Sir, lastly one question. What message do you have to give to North India through this film? And when is
08:55the film you do this?
08:56It's a very good love story and I'm trying to bring India together and different cultures through a love story
09:03and of course with the backdrop of the partition.
09:06And I'm again and again saying that we have to give a message, especially now it's very, very important in
09:12this era to bring India together and sharing love and spreading love.
09:17That's what the film is about. Thanks.
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