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Mumbai, Maharashtra: In an exclusive interview with IANS, Indian sheriff and director V. Shantaram's son Kiran Shantaram opened up about V. Shantaram's 125th centenary celebrations and Ganpati festivities, calling his father 'a great person'. Kiran recalled a moment from the past when his father V. Shantaram called him while he was pursuing his education and asked him to return to assist him with his film. He shared that Navrang was his first film as an assistant and expressed his wish for the film Do Aankhen Barah Haath to be re-released in colour format. Kiran also spoke about the numerous old studios being shut down in Mumbai and its impact.


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00:00Kiran Ji, first of all, welcome to ILS.
00:14First of all, thank you N.I. coming for Ganpati Utsa and for my father's birthday.
00:20It's nice.
00:21It's a great thing, you know.
00:23It's happened to be his 125th year.
00:26You see, it is not a small thing.
00:29My father, Mr. V. Shantanam, was a great person.
00:34A person, but I can say my father also.
00:37He was my guru, mentor, whatever I have learned, whatever I have done and whatever I am making
00:44for the people, he is the person.
00:48And it happened to be on Ganpati Utsa, he is great for me.
00:54As far as my father is concerned, you see, after finishing my education, I met him at the time of
01:01Dua Ke Barat, when he got a tragedy, that accident.
01:13And he became blind.
01:17For that, I mean, I came to him and I was having education.
01:21But he told me once, Kiran, whenever you finish your education, you have to come to me.
01:30I want you to come and stay with me and do the assistant to me.
01:40And that's why Naurang was my first film as assistant.
01:43It was a great moment.
01:44I remember one moment of Naurang.
01:47You will see that in Naurang, there is a holy nuthya.
01:53The colour elephant is yellow.
01:57At that time, in the last scene, last shot of Naurang, after finishing the shot, you remember?
02:08I can't see.
02:10My father was having different colours in his hands.
02:15He played with staff.
02:17That is a great thing.
02:18And that's why it's a great moment.
02:20I'm very, very lucky that I was born in this family.
02:24My mother was Jayashree.
02:26My younger sister was Rajashree.
02:29And my younger sister is Dejashree.
02:31Great thing for me.
02:33Sir, talking about her film, sir.
02:35As you told that, it was all exceptional.
02:37But the thing is that, what is the one favourite movie if you want to re-release the film in
02:43colour now?
02:45What would be the one favourite film?
02:46Doa Ke Baraat.
02:48Doa Ke Baraat is my most favourable film.
02:51Very nice.
02:52You will see Doa Ke Baraat 10 times.
02:55All the 10 times, you will see a different thing out there.
02:59So Doa Ke Baraat is my favourite film.
03:01And Sir, talking about studios, there are many studios which are getting closed.
03:05Older studios which are getting closed.
03:07Do you think that those things affect the film industry?
03:11I don't think so.
03:13You see, studio is required.
03:16Studios are closing down everything.
03:18I don't know how come they are closing everything.
03:20But as far as Rajkaman is concerned.
03:22Rajkaman is running for 82 years in this industry in Mumbai city.
03:27And still we are having a lot of shooting.
03:29People are fighting for the deaths to get into Rajkaman.
03:34I don't think so.
03:35But do you think that there should be more theater than most video or Hindi film industry?
03:41Look, there is nothing less than theatres for Hindi films.
03:44Yeah, for original film, Marathi film, yes.
03:47I am 100% sure.
03:48Marathi film is less than theatres for Marathi.
03:51And theatres, Marathi film is second preference.
03:58That is not there.
03:59And as far as studio is concerned, I don't think.
04:02If someone has built a studio with a new technique and technology, people will run to him.
04:08It is not like that.
04:10Rajkaman is having so many old years.
04:14Why people are still coming to Rajkaman?
04:17That is why.
04:18That is the reason.
04:19We are technically also supporting people what they want we are giving.
04:23To be honest, you are still getting there.
04:25To be honest, how do you give us fans?
04:28I don't know about V.Santaram fans.
04:33I will say that in this way, what you have seen the film, what you love V.Santaram,
04:39how you love V.Santaram, how you love V.Santaram, how you love V.Santaram, how you love V.Santaram.
04:42And so, you make tricks.
04:47It will be something different. It will be a great thing for the industry also.
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