Varalaxmi Sarathkumar & Priyamani Exclusive Interview.! | Prema the Journalist | #329

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar & Priyamani Exclusive Interview.! | Prema the Journalist | #329

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(00:06) family life there was some which I didn't have great uh in terms of thought process was not much but the money was good so I said okay fine do it every time so our rope is squeezed my uterus had become used to >> [music] >> This is how to be physical women are made. But there is also a reason why they say women are much stronger than men.
(00:40) >> If I get my periods, it will net effect be a rainstorm or I would have to wear some white dress or something. That is the worst. >> I was doing the police service thing and suddenly I stopped and I got up from a chair and there was a full pool of blood that was there on the chair. I had an extra bleed that day.
(01:01) So I was bleeding through my pants but you immediately understood covered at the back and I just walked off to the thing to change my clothes. So sometimes you don't have to feel embarrassed about it. [music] Then have a child. [music] How did you come on board? Very well. See, [laughter] please. I want you to do that.
(01:33) I'm listening to it. Basically what she's trying to say I think as a director when you have good actors 70% of your job is done someone will overtake me in the in the screen space I am like please do it >> that's when I will also grow up as an actor to try and compete with you dude I love it I love if somebody's better than me [music] >> a lot of instances for example like you said the child abuse part of it you know that happened to me I have mirrored in the film [music] we had to overcome that and come to a point where whether it's Radhiki Kanti
(02:14) or my mother they have accepted each other's situation and gone forward in life very good not got stuck in the past that is growth [music] hello hello hi friends welcome to Primad journalist YouTube channel please do subscribe to my channel and click on the bell icon to Get notifications to consume intriguing, impactful and inspiring content from my channel.
(02:43) Hello. Hi. Powerful cinema. Powerful script, powerful characterization, powerful narrative, powerful people. But they have seen the world. They have seen with naked eyes. So I have with me this wonderful women Vakma Sharat Kumar and Priya on my channel Prema the journalist. Let's talk to them. Hello. Hi. Hello. Hi.
(03:15) >> Good. Good introduction. >> But see common elements of let me first start with that please. See you both were born in the same time and around the same time >> and you both started off careers with good glamour roles, romantic films and all and then you shifted into wonderful character roles. >> Yeah. >> And powerful women roles.
(03:41) What a water what a career hero in shelf life. It is a very very common line >> but when you started off till today you've seen everything in world but you didn't stop >> what is the beauty of your life the passion to keep going on a day because it's obviously it's all up to us also choices we make choices we make because at one point in time If we wanted it was our choice, we could have stopped. We could have said okay
(04:31) family life I think I speak for as well. Uh when I say I think we both are extremely lucky that we've got support such supportive partners uh to say okay we are behind you we will support you. we'll hold your hand. We'll lead you in the right way. I think because there are times when or there might be households where they say to stop you know you've done 10 years 15 years like 10 years already industry prove enough now focus on family but again it was our choice where we said we can do family life to keep going and we
(05:17) can professional and personal we can balance >> and I think The our families have been extremely supportive. Our in-laws I'm saying they've been extremely supportive saying leu we will support you as long as you you you are able to balance both we are here to support you and I think that itself is >> a fantastic feeling where you have supportive in-laws supportive partners who say whatever your highs your lows we are there for you.
(05:49) I think that's the most important thing where you have people to back there with you. Very very very true. But but also on the flip side it's so unfortunate that you know we we have to ask such questions to women. But there is a point in this. And it is always that we need to take permission from somebody or you know you know there's something in life reason behind that actually is just a little going back a bit in
(06:33) time. >> Yeah. >> I think uh >> marriage right initially when the concept of marriage came out it was because >> they could not sustain themselves. >> They could not be independent. Yeah. >> So they had to depend on a man. >> That's where marriage came in. Initially talking about the early years what the sanctity of marriage came in.
(06:59) >> Yes. >> Then they started saying because even if they were in abusive relationship or even if they were in a horrible relationship it Yes. Correct. Because so what the society will talk if a man is wrong and if he's he's committing a you know certain violence or so many cases that uh divorces come up with she has ability to walk out of a marriage.
(07:34) >> She's independent now >> so that there is of course every decade there will be small small changes. It may not be massive. Yeah. But the generation before us setting the way top down, bottom, medium, wherever your placement in the industry, you are able to act. So like that change is slow, but unfortunately you have to go through that and women have to fight in order for that change to happen.
(08:14) so that the future generation can follow. >> Amazing. >> But you know sometimes 50s60s they were much better off they they were working even after marriage. Yeah. Now you've got an entry into our personal lives. True. So you have you think you have the right to comment. You think you have the right to make past a negative comment.
(08:51) Yeah. That's all you get to see the stars. There's no other way you could see the stars. >> You know very few instances where they used to go out in public when they're shooting or something like that. >> Yeah. >> Now because they have a direct link into your personal life. They think it's their right to comment which it is not.
(09:06) >> True. >> Yeah. >> But tell me almost you were there for 23. She is there for 15 18 years. Tell me how has the status and stature of women in the industry within the sets if I ask >> now it is there is a change slow change >> it will change there I'm not going to say completely that is completely changed see from time immemorial it has always been a man's world >> uh women they set they're stepping they're setting their foot or they're having a foothold in the man's world.
(09:46) um which was a welcome change and not only the actor side of you but if you see the technical side also you have a lot more women coming in there was a at one point in time see I have seen the changes right from the time star chase in a time there were no women at all in on set director custom directors your set assistants costume department everybody were men now following I can say up till maybe just before co or whatever I happened to see a couple of women >> okay >> and I was like okay not bad women >> now you see the set is filled with more
(10:29) women than men >> so a welcome change and I'm so happy that they are you know they're setting >> stepping up and setting examples >> examples so I'm very happy and I think it should look it should be equal I mean because they want to work and you know and they are putting in equal amount of hard work. I'm not saying no.
(10:53) Um so the change only and it's for the good and it should continue like >> yeah but you know when we see such change especially technical side and you know see I don't know when so many women are around obviously they have their own thought and voice also no but I think that that that plays through to every single human being.
(11:25) >> It doesn't have to do with gender. >> Yeah. >> I feel everybody brings in a certain vision. >> Now, how you portray it is the creative mind. Now the creative mind can be of a man, woman, transgender, bisexual, whatever that doesn't matter, right? >> But the point is that what happened in our world and manision? Yeah.
(11:50) Why you make that division? It's equal. If you give me an idea or if a man gives me an idea, if the idea is good, I will choose the idea. >> Correct. Right. Right. >> How does it matter where it's coming from? >> Correct. That is my answer. But you know what? Male directors who have females as their ladies. Yeah. Suddenly they come up with a point that you know we never even thought of in our entire life.
(12:18) It is a different because that is a gend because certain the empathy sympathy emotions that we come with >> as a as a group you know because then some things can be in a different perspective right so that I think that is what is in a perspective is completely different from what a man's perspective is >> so that's why only a woman can probably give a different perspective like vu said >> so aduchi they'll Oh yeah.
(12:50) So why didn't we think of it? So that's also because I think societies have tuned not to listen to women. Correct. >> It's not the women didn't come up with ideas then. The problem is no one was listened. Yeah. Now they're listening. That's the difference. >> How is your team Lakshmi? 80s and I had three girl ladies and three boy ladies >> and uh I had one strong very male co-director >> and uh we had enough uh like um of course there were no light men yet who are women I've not seen I've seen it abroad but I've not seen it over here.
(13:23) >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Abroad there a lot of light women. >> Okay. Because I did a couple of films there. So they have all like the proper women moving up lights and it was really cool. They wear their gloves and you know all that and they set. So I think it's slowly slowly changing. >> Yeah. >> And my team I think was only about it was not about whether there was there were women or not.
(13:42) It was only about your brain. Yeah. >> If I liked your brain you were in the film. It is as simple as that. I was only looking to respect the value of the craft not of being a woman or a man. Awakening that you know we should come out of this patriarchal thought process and writing a lot of scripts. A lot of females female driven scripts lot of at least females are being given more importance in a film >> generally from what it used to be given back then like now they're writing stronger roles for women they like before it was never that never heard of
(14:13) where women used to be villains against men only in our generation that's changed I think she and me play a lot of negative roles against big leads and you know so that's also slowly changed like my career predominantly has been only about uh negative roles no that's a different kind of a kick going up against a and trying to do that.
(14:32) So it's changing this not like before see slow change is slow but is happening but all the women convinced him into the industry. So if you remember just tell me how it flipped what actually happened. We came from a time. So it is not from a place of anything else.
(15:17) It is more of trying to protect >> you know your own daughter. So then we'll be safe. He was also worried about a lot of things that go on in the industry at that point. Casting coach ging all the drama was happening. So he didn't want to expose me to all that right but the wasn't convincing. It was like he said then he finally got convinced.
(15:44) I think that way I don't think it was actually convincing it was because he had lack of choice because I said no I was very stern that and then when I did it slowly then he himself understood okay he also understood eventually see as actors you will feel that character and you act at that point in time but You know these are the characters which I really look myself in like you know you know I like your family man and you know varied characters but
(16:40) as an actor These are the best in my career so far from my very first film and the future what I'm going to be doing. I have I personally said yes to it because I was sort of convinced at that time I liked it. Now it is secondary whether or average whatever that is completely secondary. So I cannot say this was my best. This is
(17:30) my best. No, I have personally I've personally grown in each film because two Stacy select Jason. But if you really ask me physically, mentally and emotionally only three films have completely drained me out. Parati virada in Malaram and Charu where I had to pay the dual role conjoined. So these three films from then till now have physically, mentally and emotionally drained me because of we went through a lot for all these three films because uh extreme weather conditions uh we've shot for about 160 days on and
(18:14) off. Um location we've had times when we've come in the morning at 8:00 has seen the location and we've gone. So there have been days like that next day we come to the same set could be evening it could be whatever but wait till the light pack up and go. So we have actually done all of that and then like I said the climax and all that was >> it was really draining.
(18:54) If you ask me, I was supposed to play an ovarian cancer survivor or whatever and uh to get into that look and you know I had to a dull makeup. So that also took a lot of time because our makeup it took me about 3 hours three three and a half hours to get that cancer cancer look. >> Um I had to play those conjoint twins.
(19:16) So that was really difficult. It was really thing because place it at one place. So character I had to go come back as the other character do the same thing >> and the girl who played my body double >> hats off to her junior artist camera an so I had to do the same action twice >> that was so these three films have been like really draining for me and what about you Lakshmi there are few films I did only for the money which I very no at that point of time what pays the bills is what and I worship my jobs like she said It was all personal choices but
(19:53) there was some fil which I didn't have great uh in terms of thought process was not much but the money was good so I said okay fine do it there are few no I was I'm okay everybody has their own choice yeah outlook there are few films which I really uh loved and I did like I really enjoyed Nandi >> uh I really enjoyed that film like I thought the for me playing that subtle lawyer role and the the the language was a big thing for me because speaking Telugu is one thing but speaking that kind of courtroom. Telugu was very very
(20:24) >> and even Vijay also used to in the film you see it as a cut cut but when he used to shoot >> he used to take long single take shots. >> Okay. >> So it was very the and I was working and he has superb command of the language. So to do that for me like every day was like school going through dialogues and learning that was a very uh uh thing and then uh tarat yeah >> with balas.
(20:51) Yes, that was u that was a different experience only. It was like I learned a lot like today every time you ask me was my guru it's because I I could don't think I'd have become an actress of this caliber if it wasn't for him and the things I learned with him difficult and I think those two only that come to my mind physically and um >> yeah I think that okay >> for me there was a certain fear factor with Balia's film because I like yours your fans are going to kill me no one has priified you and pushed you and I'm like I'm going I I thought there'll be
(21:23) some fan mob outside my house or something. I was very worried about that how they going to take it. But when I saw it in the theaters, it was like okay that emotion worked out as a sister and all. So I was like okay that was a little fear factor moment was happening over there.
(21:39) You know what the best part in your answers? You did not choose films where uh the heroine of a hero. [laughter] Nove but she's like she has a very substantial role in life. That's what I mean. >> But I have done fluffy also. I have done but >> she likes Yeah. I like that >> like off late I think post 2006 see at one point in time I didn't type of stereotypical roles I didn't want to do but to be very honest >> but that was what was there in cinema because I think that just changed the industry because
(22:22) there was only based full urban films yeah I think yeah I mean very few used to touch that kind of the rural subjects >> uh But majority were the urban cut you go to Switzerland you go to this one that was a part of it. So and once it created the storm that it created listen I understand but I don't want to be t casted because and if that that has become a trend and you don't want to keep doing that so I did hero in I also went to the next
(23:09) movie Really? I went to Switzerland like five times. [laughter] I think I've been kind of fortunate. You've been they sort of taken me abroad. We've gone because I've not done a song. So now I was doing a song for our film. It was so funny. Binda must were laughing because I said ma'am. So I did song in which after that I've not done many songs.
(23:54) So I think wow but this is also like a montage song because I'm only a villain so villain never so villains are always >> but you know honestly I'm very happy that see I like dancing so you give me a thing I will dance but somewhere down the line I feel happy that is more I I feel now I feel happier that we're doing such kind of songs I know very very correct my biggest problem was lip sync [laughter] >> I was like I cannot understand the concept behind that I was like what I yeah like for me that was very difficult
(24:38) right I I I have a lot of respect for people who do songs I can't do it like I find it very very funny like I have to Listen, I have to find it. I have to tweak my brain to understand how to sing the >> words. I can say dialogues. >> But singing different words which are not yours is a task for me to do. >> So that was very very and I find it I was like damn good at the way people do it like that.
(24:59) I was like wow like that's a talent right you can't I know. So I actually respect people who do that because it's not easy that you can you know you're singing in something else dancing to something else you to keep memory of your dance steps you know. So I did few films of course like that like pora puri and then daranj to sing and all but I'm just saying it's a it is a little difficult.
(25:19) It's not as easy as it looks. When people say, "Oh, glamour roles are easier than intense roles." It's not true. Actually, doing glamour roles are much more difficult than doing intense roles. >> Correct? >> Because you have to be comfortable. You have to look good. You have to own it, you know. It's a very it's it's a very difficult. So, it's not very easy.
(25:36) You could just say that's also very difficult. I know. I know. But see eternal life industry. I mean you can act till you're 80 or 90 also it's like that's I think that's the best part. >> But tell me physically and emotionally draining factors. See especially for women you know physical draining is even more because of varied other factors like you know monthly periods or you know hormonal imbalances or mood swings or whatever that we go through on a regular basis because I can totally understand being a journalist know 15 years back when I was
(26:15) working with TV9 there were many assignments where I had to go to the ground field work you know floods I had to go and that was my period time and you know there were floods I was in the water and I was bleeding. >> So you know these things happen. >> So it situations how do you handle because >> uh especially there may be a song and dance sequence there could be a there may be a very it's very funny because my period is sing to a fight sequence.
(26:45) >> Oh my god it's not even a joke because every time so our rope is squeezed my become used to that. So I think my we have an internal joke in the staff like see that's the worst part because every fight I'll have my period. So, but but the thing is that's where I think that I think women also fight because it becomes an excuse. True.
(27:26) True. I don't we should never say that because I feel that okay this is how physical women are made but there is also a reason why they say women are much stronger than men. True. >> That is the very true. Yeah. So I think that's what we have to also >> you won't be horrible pain that day when I was actually about to go I was two minds I should get into the water literally I should report how do I do this do I say I'm not going but that's a challenging cover it's an opportunity it's an opportunity I can't miss it out
(28:01) I will regret the entire life that I did cover it >> so a lot of times like once I think I was shooting a fight sequence only as usual police officer is my inbuilt uncle police officer. I was doing a police officer thing and suddenly I stopped and I got up from a chair and there was a full pool of blood that was there on the chair.
(28:22) So I didn't realize I was there had an extra bleed that day. So I was bleeding through my pants >> but the unit immed you don't have to feel embarrassed about it. Big deal. I said sorry boss I need to change my pants and come. >> Correct. >> But I'm saying you have to own it. You have to accept this is our body and why should we feel shy about something that's happening to our body which happens to every which happens from time in memorial very true so I think that is what we tell it's not drugs [laughter] it's a pad I think as small thing as going to a
(29:01) pharmacy and asking for like okay Maybe see at that point of time that was the mindset >> thought process >> thought process that oh they'll think you know it's a monthly thing and you got periods and things like that but nowadays I think even the pharmacy guys are pretty say or you take it yourself and say boss right right you know even now the men are also getting brothers fathers you get earlier it was not that way there was a hush hush >> yeah or I don't know whether to say it was a taboo or you know to talk about it
(29:36) And earlier I remember I think at one point in time no uh nu if I get my periods it'll net effect be a rainsaw really that's the worst. Yeah or or I would have to wear some white dress or something that is the worst >> worst. Yeah. >> So maximum I would >> you know >> request >> request or you know wear extra pads or whatever but maximum I would request saying can we avoid white? >> Yes.
(30:01) >> Just so that >> it is not the thing. Yeah. Yeah. That's the thing Apuru. Now I'm like listen I have my periods so just work around it. Exactly. That's wonderful. This this is very very needed because if women have to work and you know seamlessly you know I think communication important you know you said you tell what it is and you know it's okay.
(30:24) >> Yeah. Because in a country where everybody does not want to talk about sex. >> We are number one in population. >> So clearly they're having it but they don't want to talk about it. True. So I find that extremely funny and then they'll say [laughter] first plan then have a child don't have a child and then plan you know because nowadays economy also has changed you know it's expensive to have children.
(31:03) So until you're actually sure you can handle a child, don't then have a child and go begging everybody. >> That's not the way to go about it. You know, I'm not against having children, but [laughter] that's so nice. But that's my logic. And I don't have I've told my own staff and people who are around me if I'm telling you 100 times if you are getting married get married when you have the financial ability to take care of another person.
(31:42) >> If you're wanting to have a child have a child when you have financial stability. True. Don't have a child and expect me to take care of your child. I'm not taking care of your child. You take care of your own damn child. So you know don't expect help for something that you have done. Correct.
(31:55) So that when people come and ask me for help. I find that very irritating. I said it is your choice. That's what I'm saying. Emotional black man is still there. The choice of choice is falling into the black or not is correct. >> I just want to know how did Sarasati happen? powerful women. She directed, she acted and she robed in just wanted to know first I wanted to
(32:40) know. Why did you think of making a film? First of all, I get very excited with actors who are better than me. No, I I take it as a as like a healthy competition. I love working against actors who are much senior to me or you know much like for example I worked against Bambuti sir against him as a negative role whether it's Ballaya sir Vijay Sa Vijay has never had a negative >> female until I came along in circa I don't know about his future film but yeah until the point till now he's never had a female negative person right
(33:13) >> so I love holding screen space with people like that and for me praasha priya manim are all very good actors >> so to share screen face with them and to do your best I think is what where my kick comes as an actor. Now when I cut it cut cut to the director's side I think as a director when you have good actors 70% of your job is done.
(33:37) >> True. >> So for me even though I was it was my debut I knew that they would already bring the characters alive. There's not much work I had to do to >> bring it out of them. >> Yeah. >> It was barely they took more than one or two takes. It was not even done more than that. So it's much more easier. So when I craft it also I wanted to always so I don't have insecurities where I feel someone will overtake me in the in the screen space.
(34:01) I am like please do it. >> That's when I will also grow up as an actor to try and compete with you. I love it. A lot of people don't cast because they feel the other person will screen space. They're very insecure. I have experienced that so many places. I'm like dude I love it. I love if somebody's better than me because then I get to compete with them.
(34:18) I get to be in a scene which tries to makes me better than them. >> So your outlook on things has to change, right? >> Yeah. Correct. But but how did happen story I heard almost five six years back. Okay. But that I just heard the story. It wasn't like we were going to do it or we wanted to do it.
(34:44) But when I decide to produce and unfortunately know I love to say this I wish things had changed from the time I'd heard that story to now but nothing has changed. Yeah. >> So that's the reason why I said okay the story still has to be made because our change I think unfortunately I I wish it was not. I wish I could say but that's it. it's still happening.
(35:08) >> So I think that was a strong reason I took up this film. I said okay you know what the story has to be told and I was very jealous I was telling her ma'am and so I loved the way their scenes were done and I was so jealous you I don't get to do these scenes and tell them because the actor in me was a little bit selfish but then I said no you know it has to be you know done it is for the film at the end yeah so you know the thing is I think that way letting go of things and uh getting acceptance of making a film. So every character if you
(35:43) see this whole placard everybody is a is a superstar of their own in terms of actors stars you have Radhikaru Praasharu Kisharu Tulim Mul Sharma Rah everybody is like a superb actor in their field and that's what I think enjoyed the most I wanted to do the story >> but at that time at that point of time I didn't know I wanted to direct it but I Some actually they say there's a thing I said this you don't choose the script the script chooses you so it may go to different people but so I believe in that you you have at
(36:26) least have you done from the beginning when I entered from Balisa's film itself I was actually more I I was an assistant director >> yeah I know that but so I always had that side of me. I used to love sitting in the monitor. I used to love creating scenes. Even with Gopisa, so many times I'll be sitting with him on the set helping him out as an ad >> with his shots.
(36:49) So he used to joke he'll say you call Vu first come let's do the scene choreograph it. So I used to choreograph with gop said then only he'll set the camera because he always set the camera and I'll do something else >> and it'll be nice. So it's always been underlying in my blood to do that. It's just that I think the society doesn't think sometimes you value thinking that oh my god will I be able to do it.
(37:08) >> Yeah. And then you have people that come in and say hey you can do it and then you know that that next journey happens whether it was all the actors accepting the story >> and like they see they I'm sure they have heard someund stories but first point of crossing you know because they have said Okay. So then step by step you develop and say how it's going.
(37:42) So trailers you say either middle-aged women or you know school. So you both have the same um equal screen space. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's a parallel story. Par stories. So how did you come on board? >> She limited me. No very well. See [laughter] >> please I want to I want to I want you to do that invitation. [laughter] So first um uh VU message uh can I call you? That's the slowest message.
(38:14) Can I call? >> Yeah. Can I darling? Can I speak to you? >> Yeah. Call. Hi buh. [laughter] So I'm listening to basically what she's trying to say or whatever even if you say no there is no love lost we will always remain the way we are but I said okay s okay I said Okay, one day I will let
(39:00) you know because I was busy with other projects and whatever. So I told her okay whatever. So the moment I heard it, it caught my attention because point there are a lot of real points. There's lot of twists and turns in it. I said, "Oh, okay. Oh, okay. This is nice. This is nice. Oh, this is something interesting. Okay, this is great.
(39:27) " Then I love the script. I love the characterizations. Everything is placed very well. One thing >> movie will really do well because expect the unexpected true >> at certain points you as an audience will say really oh such a thing happened. See, I loved it. But can it be changed? She said, "Yeah, yeah, yes, of course. No problem.
(40:07) " I said, "Okay." I think after about some she said planning this, this this okay I said great, fantastic. Then because that's how perfectly planned the whole script was tightly thing that there was no uh chance of a doubt coming in and saying oh okay screen like I'm saying why shooting also >> um I still remember I think I was going to my father's factory or something and it's an 8:30 she's called me she's Baby, I said at 8:30 in the morning, she's
(40:51) calling me. I said, tell me what's up. I said, okay. Trust me. I She also said she said as an actor, I'm feeling so jealous that this is coming to you, but I said, look, at the end of the day, it's for the film. So, whatever you is your vision. as an [laughter] said, "No, no, no, no." So, I'm saying
(41:35) she was so invested and she was so excited and pumped up about the project that she used to say, "This is this is what I'm planning. This is what I'm planning." episode. I said great, fantastic. I mean, count me in. So that's how the yes toasi happened. >> And then we started shooting shooting like from to Edin to everybody the DP and the whole unit perfect this is the location now we are shooting here.
(42:13) So scene next scene would be that side. So we won't waste time for anybody. So I think I was shooting for something else or I was I flew down somewhere I don't know I was shooting early morning or something. Um so I came to the set by around direct airport. >> Uh so I see as an actor you're like first you need to be ready and you know whenever you want because already get ready as fast as possible.
(42:49) So already shooting for another shot. Hi hello is that baby you have only 1 hour you finish I'll finish you and you go take rest go take rest I said what said no by 2:00 4:00 and honest to god that's the truth 2:00 by 2 210 250 whatever we started >> I don't think did we start before lunch no after lunch just about after lunch after lunch yeah so just after lunch 2:00 like I said and correct and that is a
(43:39) happy unit right so correct 210 mam so we finished 4:00 she said I said what are you serious she said yeah yeah So I'm saying >> that was like I'm not saying this is right or this is wrong but I'm saying that's how it is exactly. So she she knew what she needs extra as a director I'm very happy was there a total bound script complete I heard you've done it in 25 26 days I think so
(44:27) dialog the total script because of course if when E2 is on board we had to do a script naration all reading and I think also So the script was there on paper but it was more in my head >> like I can tell you the dialogue from every single scene from the start to the end with [snorts] uh pauses like that much I know the script inside out >> and the modulation they've set it in.
(44:51) >> So that's how much I know the the the script inside out. So it was it's okay. Okay. There are lots of visual connections everywhere. Yeah. Right. So what you just trust me I can't explain it because but how is it directing and acting responsible but if it is not difficult then what's the point if everything is correct but you know when you're directing side of your brain should be on that character it is a very intense role this
(45:37) drama required emotions important First you should get I always take because like you said a lot of intense scene so I had to take a moment every time before I to start silence problem. So silence I lose my So there has to be silence. So as a starting of the film and even on shooting time also like ever especially if it was a close set when it was outdoor doesn't matter close.
(46:21) So I was very clear on that my being very silent. >> Tell me is this uh film about child sexual abuse or child trafficking? >> It's a bit of both. >> Okay. It's like a lot of So the thing is this movie has romance. It has mother daughter emotion. It has father daughter emotion. It has a family emotion.
(46:42) It has a courtroom thriller. >> Yeah. >> A normal thriller. So there are lot of ele film. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But with a social message. That's how we've tried to play out the treatment of the film. So you will not get bored. >> And I didn't I don't because I don't want it to sound like as if it's a preachy film.
(47:03) It's not a preachy film at all. >> Like point there are so many reveal points. so that is the speed of the film. The whole film is only around two hours. Okay, >> it's very short. >> So you know like that there are a lot of scenes. So I it's I've tried to package a good film. The reason we are going to a theater you know that I've tried to package into a good film.
(47:30) >> See actually you know uh especially child sexual abuse and trafficking mission. Trafficking okay different ball game but child sexual abuse go say >> irrespective of the gender male or female >> there's a statistics of the NCB which says that you know out of every 10 people when they were children at least six to seven people >> almost eight to nine people actually were abused sexually by their own family sometimes known people so shocking revelations wherein there is there's a lot of people I think that's
(48:03) how you >> people you tend to trust trust. >> Yes. Will wrong you. That is also the one of the one of the tracks of the film >> where the people you trust sometimes are the actual uh you know uh criminals right so like that there are points that are also touched in this film. So yeah that is definitely there in the film.
(48:22) We can't tell you more about that but that is there. >> But what was the most emotional uh you know uh scene in the film that drained both of you while acting not as a director? for her I think a hospital scene plus red room the red room scene >> the two scenes which are redund yeah that is one and then the there's a hospital scene >> hospital scene with yeah so that is quite draining show everywhere
(49:06) but there will be some scenes where you know I experienced it or you know I feel a lot of the scenes in the films are from my own story. Oh, lot I was telling her the other day in the car we were chit chatting >> a lot of the scenes that happened to me >> or with you. >> No, with in the film in the film that's the episodes of every character is based mirrored my emotions onto the film.
(49:29) >> So there are a lot of instances for example like you said the child abuse part of it you know that happened to me I have mirrored in the film. So like that lot of like for example there's a cute mother daughter song that was released yesterday you'll see the daughter waking up the mother I used to wake up my mother in the morning >> because she was a working lady those days so I'm saying like is based on my grandfather >> okay >> so like that there are a lot of characters that have struck a chord with me and lot of scenes in the film which
(50:00) >> people may not know but I know and my family will know when they're watching that there is a connection to correct my life in the film. >> Why did you get so emotional twice uh on the stage? I just want to because analysis analysis such a long career where you know you were first told not to act and then you came so long and today it was you're directing a film and you're making your people proud.
(50:30) Your parents are justing across Renoi maybe the subject which is so deep that you know >> it is striking you on and off that you know I should bring out this >> it is it's a very important story this story is my way of you know giving back saying guys just watch it because not for because I have made the film but because the story is actually such a it'll trigger something in you when you watch the film brother and I think for me my family is a very touchy topic because I think the family has been through a lot >> so the family has grown growth even like
(51:03) how society has put sort of projected family if it's for for example I'm just saying like you know when you divorce sometimes they don't know how to be friends >> you know it's a very tricky situation but we had to overcome that and come to a point where whether it's Radhi Kanti or my mother they have accepted each other's situation and gone forward in life very good >> not got stuck in the past >> that is growth you know what I mean so it's so nice for me also to see them to have all my parents under one roof.
(51:35) Yeah, it's very daddy side mommy side daddy side. So Adi as a child I used to it was very difficult to in balancing that situation >> but somewhere now wedding I think it just bought every so it is a very recent development so now wedding anny actually marks also >> the time when my family came together so nice >> so I think the last two years have been a very vital change in my family dynamics I think and that's what I think I get a little first for me it was so touching you know
(52:18) yesterday and all the kids around they were all so very complimenting yeah it feels so nice >> when you see that you know how like she said how they accepted >> they've accepted their >> positions truth accepted >> you know and they said this is life this is how we're going to go and >> I think it's it's a great thing uh there's no bitterness >> maybe initially there I'm not talking about her family per se but I'm saying the situations generally a bitterness but I think I'm so it's like a it's nice welcome change to see that
(53:01) they've accepted the situation accepted the positions and they said okay this is it >> yeah what do we do from here go forward that's said we we all are >> at the end of the day we all are the same family right we are humans We had the same family. So accept and move forward. It is beautiful, you know. Okay. This is life.
(53:22) We need to embrace it to the best. Setting examples. I think because enough there's enough toxicity in the world, enough negativity in the world. >> How much will you go on and on and on talking about negativity and holding grudges? I mean your life, you're making it smaller by holding grudges. >> Look, accept it. Move on.
(53:42) I'm not saying don't deal with it. deal with it but move on in life you know don't be a victim always >> ah thank you so much for this wonderful interaction I have one final question we'll close it just wanted to know how beautiful are your partners because yesterday when I saw Nikolai talk on the stage I was like floored I texted Vlaki I said how I wish all women have men like your man they do lot of do they do >> I mean I'm talking all the women yes I yeah I'm sure many of them have I mean >> no like spoke to her husband as well on
(54:15) the phone and the thing is none of us can do what we do if our house is not taken care of by our man I think we are ideally we are here because of them yeah because if they're not if they are like for example in different thought processes where they say stop correct or don't do what you're doing >> somewhere I think the women in us because of society pressure we would have accepted yeah >> you will listen somewhere and stop but when they say no go for your ambition I think that's what propels even like if you're having a successful career
(54:45) >> it's the people behind you that push you 100% like that like I said I think we both are sitting here right now >> very similar >> because of them you can add me in >> yeah see I had a 22 years career and uh just because of my husband >> he he chose to take a 10 to five job only to see that I flourish see he said you know no point in both there are women everywhere to make examples out of them thank you so much thanks a I wish you good luck for this wonderful conversation and also for the film.
(55:16) >> Yes. >> Watching on March 6th. >> Yes. And I do watch it. I'll do that. I'll do that. Thank you.