20 Years After 'Satya': RGV Tells Story Behind Film
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B-2 | Friday, July 6, 2018 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com 20 Years After ‘Satya’: RGV Tells Story Behind Film MUMBAI: “Satya”, since its lywood portrays the bad guys. location,” Varma wrote. release on July 3, 1998, has gar- They are like any other ordinary The irst scene’s shoot -- when nered cult status as a gangster people. The guy walking on the Sushant Singh (Pakya) screamed drama for its realistic depiction road could be a gangster. Even unexpectedly -- set the mood and of the Indian underworld. It was the guy living next door could pace of how he wanted “Satya” an accident, says director Ram be a gangster. The whole point of to be made. “All realistic per- Gopal Varma, sharing the “truth” it is that they have to mix up in formances in ‘Satya’ came in about what went behind the mak- the society and look like anybody because I stopped telling actors ing of the “great ilm”. else so as to operate in secrecy,” what to do. Actors were instruct- “Tomorrow is the 20th birthday deduced Varma. ed not to follow written lines but of ‘Satya’. It was an accident,” All characters in “Satya” were just say whatever they feel like, Varma tweeted on Monday. modelled on someone he had met so most of the times the content He shared a lengthy post, de- or someone he had heard of. was told to them and they kept on tailing the thoughts and experi- “Everyone had a reference improvising and I controlled it in ences that led to the movie, co- point,” he said, explaining the or- the editing,” he said. written by Saurabh Shukla and current of energies... and some- ofice of a producer, who got a igins behind the memorable char- Varma didn’t have a “clear sto- Anurag Kashyap, and starring how accidentally managed to call about a prominent person be- acters played by Urmila (Vidya), ry” for the movie. But he knew J. D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Ma- reach the shore of success... This ing shot dead by some gang, that Manoj (Bheeku Mhatre), Saurabh his characters, except for Satya, tondkar, Manoj Bajpayee, Shefali is the actual truth of ‘Satya’,” it struck Varma to think about (Kallu mama) and Snehal Dabi essayed by J. D. Chakravarthy Shah and Saurabh among others. Varma wrote. how “we always hear about these (Chander). -- and so, he owns up for any “in- “On the eve of ‘Satya’ complet- He recounted how when he irst gangsters only when they either “Once I decided that this is a consistency” in the character. ing 20 years, I looked back upon came to Bombay (now Mumbai) kill or when they die. But what kind of ilm I wanted to make, the “When people ask me today, if it and a ray of sunshine fell across from Hyderabad to shoot “Ran- do they do in between?” irst person who came to meet me I realised ‘Satya’ would become a my various fond memories of it geela”, a train ride through the “That was the irst thought of as a writer was Anurag Kashyap. great ilm, I will have to say no. and I started remembering the Dharavi slums -- introducing him mine which eventually resulted So, I got him on board and he got That is because great ilms hap - origins of its various aspects,” to the dichotomy in the super rich in ‘Satya’,” he said. Saurabh Shukla. We discussed a pen and no one can make them. Varma wrote. and downright poor living side The idea was fuelled when he lot ... and there was no script on The proof of that is none of us, “I am not trying to be modest by side -- left an indelible mark saw a newspaper with some ar- the day we started shooting. whether it’s Anurag or Manoj or when I say that its faults are sole- in his mind. And every once in a rested gangsters’ photographs. “I went half by instinct and me, could reach beyond Satya ly mine and all its merits genuine- while, in due course, he used to “Seeing their thin hands and half by Anurag’s manic way of in the last twenty years... If we ly belong to others. I just swam hear the word “underworld”. mostly lean frames, nothing writing highly realistic dialogue knew how to do it, why didn’t we blindly through the wonderful It was not until he was at the about them looked like how Bol- which mostly used to happen on do it again?” ‘Love Sonia’ To Be Opening Amyra Learns A Inspiring ‘Soorma’ To Night Film At IFFM Lot Working On Release on July 13 NEW DELHI: Tabrez Noora- ‘Rajma Chawal’ ni’s “Love Sonia” will be the MUMBAI: Actress Amyra - opening night ilm for the In Dastur, for whom working in dian Film Festival of Melbourne “Rajma Chawal” has been a (IFFM), set to be held in August learning experience, says her this year. It will mark the movie’s Hindi abusive dictionary has- dei Australian premiere. nitely widened. The movie, featuring Mrunal Amyra’s look in the Leena Thakur, Richa Chadha, Frieda Yadav directorial is inspired by Pinto, Demi Moore, Anupam Rooney Mara from “The Girl Kher, Manoj Bajpayee, Rajkum- with the Dragon Tattoo”. mar Rao and Sai Tamhankar, is Before Amyra began shooting based on the widespread epi- for the ilm, the makers made her demic of human traficking and do was to unlearn the Mumbai ‘Soorma’ is an inspiring true the international hockey player global sex trade network. It will diction and pick up how a Meerut story of the triumph of the human Sandeep Singh, who was para- be showcased on August 10. girl settled in Delhi would talk. spirit, about a player, who made lyzed and used a wheelchair for Noorani said in a statement: She then worked on her dialogue headlines for his miraculous two years after an accidental gun- “We are delighted to be able to skills and intonation, followed by comeback after an unfortunate, shot injured him in 2006. open the Indian Film Festival of The ilm follows the story of a body language. freak accident through sheer de- The ilm’s tagline is “The Melbourne with our ilm ‘Love young girl whose life goes for a Actor Adil Hussain taught termination, hard work and unre- Greatest Comeback Story of the Sonia’ and are honoured to share toss when she gets caught in the Amyra the right body language, lenting passion for the sport. Hockey Legend Sandeep Singh”. our ilm Down Under, especially net of the lesh trade. It is pro- Veena Mehta helped her with the The title track has premiered Fighting against all odds, Sand- in the culturally diverse city of duced by David Womark. dialogues and diction and N.K. eep got back on his feet and made Melbourne.” IFFM’s festival director Mitu for the inspirational ilm starring Sharma worked with her on im- Diljit Dosanjh as hockey legend a comeback to international hock- The director, along with Fre- Bhowmick Lange said it is an provisational theatre. Sandeep Singh. ey in 2008. India won the 2009 ida, Richa and Mrunal will be in honour to have a movie, which Amyra, who was seen in “Kaal- This electrifying number has Sultan Azlan Shah Cup under his attendance for the festival open- deals with “such an important akandi”, said: “N.K. sir is dei - been voiced by Shankar Mahade- captaincy and went on to qualify ing for a gala screening followed pressing topic”, open the 12-day nitely a unique teacher. I had to van and penned by Gulzar. ‘Soor- by a question and answer session. gala. for the 2012 Olympics. The ilm walk around the room for 3 hours ma’ releases in theaters across was shot in Shahabad, Chandi- Richa said in a statement: “I’m “A ilm helmed by such a tal- until I learnt how to count in North America on July 13. garh and in Belgrade, Serbia. glad that after London, the ilm ented bunch of actors combined Hindi till 100. My Hindi abusive Directed by Shaad Ali, the cast The hockey sequences in the will be shown at another big In- with a compelling storyline its in dictionary has deinitely widened includes Diljit Dosanjh, Taapsee ilm were choreographed by dian ilm festival. ‘Love Sonia’ perfectly well with our theme this thanks to him. He is someone I Pannu and Angad Bedi. Sandeep Singh and his brother truly is a special ilm for me and year, which is inclusion,” Lange consider very special to me.” ‘Soorma’ tells the story of Bikramjit Singh. for those who have worked on it.” said. July 13th-15th Fri.: 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm Sat./Sun.: 10.30 am - 1.30 pm Fee: $375 Student: ($275).