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Anubhav Sinha who has entertained us with films like Tum Bin, Tum Bin 2, Dus, Ra. One and many more is back with an exciting and interesting topic with Taapsee Pannu and Rishi Kapoor starrer Mulk.
UrbanAsian got a chance to interview Anubhav Sinha, who spoke about Box Office numbers, his film Mulk and working with Taapsee Pannu and Rishi Kapoor.
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- How did you come up with the idea of Mulk?
It was probably a mix about a lot of things that I wanted to say about our times. A few newspaper headlines that disturbed me. So it’s a mix of all these.
- How did you come up with the cast of Mulk?
When you write a script some faces start showing up in your head and these were exactly the faces that were popping up in my head. And thankfully all of them that I wanted for the film agreed to be a part of it.
- How was it working with Rishi Kapoor?
Fantastic! He is so much like a child. Wanting to do his best, trying to give the maximum energy, extremely professional, very good actor (needless to say). So overall it was great fun and a delight working with him.
- How was it working with Taapsee Pannu?
Taapsee is so focused. I feel that focus should be her middle name. (Laughs) She is desired to be good, desired to be in a certain kind of films. She is politically aware, has an opinion, an intelligent girl. It was great fun working with her. You need actors like this more.
- A scene that was difficult to shoot.
Quite a few though. The entire court scene was difficult to shoot. There are so many actors involved, there are so many angles involved and you have to keep it engaging, interesting. I had never shot in a courtroom in my life, so that was very challenging for me but at the start of the second day I had started enjoying and loving it.
- Do you feel that it is difficult to portray real story/situations in a movie?
This can’t be a general answer. For some people it might be difficult, for some, it might not be. It wasn’t difficult for me because I come from that world, so most of the things come out very organically.
- Do you feel that serious issues/ situations attract the audience more?
I think so, because of the kind of response I am getting. I am hoping that they go and watch the film because it is a very important film about our time. And a lot of things that we don’t talk about are being talked about in this film. So I am hoping that it works.
- Do Box Office numbers matter to you?
Of course, a lot! There is no point in making movies that don’t do well theatrically. I really care about Box Office numbers. And when I am saying this I am not talking about making a 100crs all the time but I am talking about the profit and loss equation. So mainly it is that smaller films can be happy with smaller numbers and a bigger film will have to secure more.
- Do you feel that promotional activities help in the success of a movie?
I think so. We live in such a large diverse country, there are so many options in terms of platforms so you have to reach out to all of them, make them aware of a film and excite them enough to go to the theatre to watch the film. So there is no other way you can do that, you have to indulge in a lot of promotional activities.
- What’s next?
There is another film which is ready which I shot earlier this year and it’s called Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hain. As soon as this gets over I will have to jump into other.
Also check out Taapsee Pannu’s interview here:
