B-2 | Friday, March 30, 2018 BOLLYWOOD www.WeeklyVoice.com Onir Talks Of Challenges Facing Small Budget Movies MUMBAI: National Award as a director in 2005 with “My rala and Radhika Apte. work for smaller ilms. winning ilmmaker Onir, knownBrother... Nikhil”, and went on to On whether he ever foresees “For ilms like ours, which are for helming independent ilms,make “Bas Ek Pal” and an anthol- himself making a ilm with aneither star-driven, nor big bud- says the nature of struggle has ogy like “I Am” that captured a superstar like Shah Rukh Khan, get, what brings people in the the- changed for small budget movies, range of social issues. Onir said: “I think they do not atre are good reviews. but the challenges haven’t van- “He has a knack for telling tales want to work with me... (laugh- “If people are talking about the ished altogether. on issues of concern, and has ing). ilm, and it is getting positive re- “Earlier, the merit of the ilm delved into subjects like AIDS, “Jokes apart, I can see myself views and praise from inluential used to speak for itself, along single motherhood, displace- working with Shah Rukh Khan people of the fraternity, people with the word of mouth. But now ment, child abuse and same-sex in future. I have admired him in get interested to watch them. So, the fate of a ilm depends on its relationships through his many all kind of ilms, whether it is reviews matter to us.” irst weekend performance. movies. ‘Yes Boss’, ‘Chak De! India’ or He feels happy that there are “We are competing with big Around 13 years and seven ‘Swades’. No one can romance universities and ilm museums studio ilms, star-driven ilms atilms later, asked about what the way Shah Rukh does. in the US that have archived his the multiplexes. We are ightingkeeps him motivated to deal with “Of course now things have ilms. with publicity, marketing and the the constant struggle, he said: changed. Now I cannot make a “In fact, the Museum of Hous- new practice of media net. “For me, a good story comes irst, love story with Shah Rukh, but ton will host a week-long pro- “Earlier, making a ilm was ex- and good actors. I am not saying invest in a star, not on the script. if the right script comes my way, gramme where they will screen pensive, and now releasing it is. stars are not good actors. I have So the struggle. But I will keep we will hopefully work together.” my ilms ‘Shab’, ‘I Am’, ‘My So our struggle has changed, not worked with some of the great telling stories.” Most of Onir’s ilms are criti - Brother... Nikhil’ and will have a stopped,” Onir told IANS in an female stars who are willing to Onir has worked with some cally acclaimed and have re- discussion in the month of May. I interview. experiment with their craft. popular actresses Juhi Chawla, ceived good reviews, and ac- am happy and feel content about The ilmmaker made his debut “But producers are interested to Urmila Matondkar, Manisha Koi- cording to him, such things really such things.” ‘Omerta’ Dazzles At Hong Kong Fest Tiger Shrof Launches His HONG KONG: Filmmaker Hansal Mehta says he was over- ‘Prowl’ Lifestyle Brand whelmed by the number of ques- tions the audience had for him BENGALURU, March 26 partner with Cure.it,” Tiger told after the screening of his ilm (IANS) Actor Tiger Shroff’s IANS in an email interview. “Omerta” at the Hong Kong In- newly launched active lifestyle The Prowl workout will be ternational Film Festival. brand Prowl has partnered with led by Tiger, a well-regarded- it The ilm, which is based on ter- Cure.it, a health and wellness ness enthusiast, athlete, and ace rorist Omar Saeed Sheikh’s life, startup to co-create an exclusive dancer. was screened in the Global Vision workout format. The workout, a dance itness category at the fest on Friday. The workout, which comprises routine, has been exclusively de- “I was asked a lot of questions a unique mix of combat, dance, vised by Cult.it’s master trainer that threw up several new inter- and functional itness done to Shwetambari Shetty and Tiger. pretations of how the audience foot-tapping music, will be avail- Mukesh Bansal, Co-founder, perceived the ilm. It’s deinitely able for all members of cult.it, Cure.it, said: “Cult’s ethos has got me thinking. As a director, it’s the itness vertical of Cure.it. always been to break free from fascinating to hear people speak Tiger had recently launched the monotony of dull workouts of how they interpreted your vi- his active lifestyle brand Prowl, and keep yourself motivated to sion,” Mehta said in a statement. to open dialogue into the matter,” at the Toronto International Film which is a result of his associa- stay it, the fun way.” “The festival always attracts he added. Festival and the Busan Interna- tion with Mojostar, a celebrity- Earlier this month, Prowl’s the best of global talent, and for “Omerta” was shot in real loca- tional Film Festival. driven house of brands. range of functional yet highly- ‘Omerta’ to represent India was tions across London and India. It Presented by Swiss Entertain- “I have co-created and co-own stylish clothing and accessories, a proud moment for everyone as- is woven around some of the most ment and Karma Media, pro- Prowl. As part of this collabora- which allow today’s always- sociated with the ilm. I am very bloody terror attacks, including duced by Nahid Khan and di- tion with Cure.it, along with the active individuals to smoothly happy that the audience appreci- the 9/11 attack and the beheading rected by Mehta, “Omerta” stars master trainers at Cult, I have co- transition from one activity to an- ated the hard push against terror- of journalist Daniel Pearl. Rajkummar Rao. It will release curated a unique and fresh work- other without compromising on ism in the ilm and how it inspires It had received rave reviews on April 20. out. I am extremely delighted to the style, was launched. Rajkummar Rao Likes To Have Attention Of Female Fans NEW DELHI: Rajkummar Rao with an interesting role in 2010 So, does this validation add any Sheikh’s life. Presented by Swiss loves all the attention he is get- with “Love Sex Aur Dhokha” pressure while picking projects? Entertainment and Karma Media, ting, and says he is overwhelmed and went on cement his position “The offers are more or else and produced by Nahid Khan, the with his increasing number of fe- in the industry with back-to-back same what it was earlier. My pro- ilm is releasing on April 20. male fans. powerful performances in ilms cess hasn’t changed. I was being “I love taking risks. That is “I like attention. I like female like “Kai Po Che!”, “Shahid”, very selective even when I just what I do as an actor. I love chal- attention as well. It is very over- “Aligarh”, “CityLights”, “Bareil- started out with ‘LSD’ and ‘Ragi- lenges. I want to push myself whelming. I have seen that there ly Ki Bari” and “Newton”. ni MMS’. I always tend to choose as an actor with every ilm and is growth in the amount of people For Rajkummar, it is very im- some unconventional things in whenever it is possible I try to who used to like me and it has portant to reinvent with each life,” he said. do that with all my characters. gone up thanks to the whole of project. “Otherwise it gets bor- The unconventional aspect ‘Omerta’ offered me something last year,” Rajkummar told IANS ing. Once you ind your comfort stands true for his forthcoming very unique, something which in an interview. zone and you keep working in project “Omerta” too. He will I have never done earlier in my “It is very encouraging also in that comfort zone, after a while Last year in particular was be seen bringing the life of a life. “It is a story of an evil mind a way... People like me, they are it gets very boring. You have to good for Rajkummar as his ilmdreaded terrorist alive on the big and I wanted to explore that evil appreciating my work and the keep evolving and keep growing. “Newton” became India’s oficialscreen with the Hansal Mehta di- genre,” he said. Getting into the kind of ilms that I am doing,”And growth only happens when entry for the Oscars -- though it rectorial. It is based on British- psyche of a terrorist was, how- he added. He entered ilmdomyou push yourself,” he said. could not make it to the inal list. Pakistani terrorist Omar Saeed ever, not easy, says Rajkummar.

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