DAILY SUARGAM | JAMMU ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY | JULY 29, 2021 10 Prithviraj Sukumaran on films being No time to plan my designed for OTT: We will creatively diversify Malayalam actor Prithviraj thing where 500 to 1,000 people ing of making films like that, your can be, he says: “If you start Sukumaran’s last release ‘The are going to watch it together and language, aesthetics are slightly designing films from scratch on wedding: Cold Case’ was a direct digital part of the whole viewing experi- designed towards how it will be an OTT platform, you have a lot release. While the actor is kicked ence is the experience of seeing it for community viewing,” he more liberty because in your con- Jenna about the rise of digital platforms, a crowd?’. Now, that is a different says. ception, aesthetic you are not put- Jenna he is waiting for the time when ball game. When you start think- Coming to how digital films ting that at the mercy of commu- OTT platforms start production nity viewing. Which is why a film Dewan of content, instead of just acquir- like ‘Joji’ – which was one of the ing them for release. few films from Malayalam – were “This whole phenomenon of designed to be an OTT premiere, designing a film for OTT plat- so they had the liberty of staying forms is still to find it’s footing in and dwelling on instances in the India,” Prithviraj tells IANS. film, something which you might He adds: “Most of the films not have if you release the film in which have found their way to theatres. So, I think down the line, OTT platforms through direct we are going to creatively diversi- premieres are films which were fy.” He quickly adds: “It’s great initially designed for theatres. So for the financials of the industry the difference is that when you and it’s also great creatively. So, I think of that film, you also start think it’s a very interesting future thinking if this film is going to be ahead.” With new releases com- subject to community viewing.” ing in every week on digital plat- Explaining how the vision of a forms, it is needless to say that the film can differ as per the platform, digital platform is thriving. the actor feels that creatively peo- Prithviraj, who has now dived ple can flourish better when they deep into the production of his have clarity of the medium of second directorial ‘Bro Daddy’, release. feels direct digital productions “While making a film, we can benefit Indian film industries think, ‘are we designing some- the most. Aditya Narayan says he turns down crores, Mimi director Laxman Utekar says he was 'stunned' and doesn’t need to rely on ‘rubbish contracts’ 'hurt' after Kriti Sanon-starrer leaked on piracy sites Mimi director Laxman Speaking about the leak Monday, we were stunned. an Instagram live. Dinesh since he’s a ‘big television host’ Utekar has said that he and with Mid-Day, Laxman It makes us wonder if we said that the early release is Singer Aditya Narayan "When I first set my foot in my own music videos and outweighs my body of work his team were 'stunned' Utekar said, "I feel hurt could have been more care- a gift for Kriti, who cele- spoke about his first step in the world of television by sing them as well. I have in the music fraternity by a when they learned that the because we worked hard ful." brated her birthday on July television when he hosted hosting Sa Re Ga Ma Pa at reached a point in my life long shot. I was happy till movie had leaked on pira- on the film. It took us two However, he noted that 27. "Like babies are born the singing reality show Sa the age of 18, I was being where I would love to be date that people know me as cy platforms four days years to make Mimi. We the leak did not impact the premature, our film can Re Ga Ma Pa at the age of 18. paid ?7,500 per episode. It known as a struggling musi- a TV host. before its scheduled waited long for the theatres film commercially. “We also come early," Dinesh He said that he was paid cian rather than a successful It isn't a bad thing because release. to open, but the situation weren’t impacted by pira- had said. Kriti shared the ?7,500 per episode then. He TV personality. Call me a I have been doing TV for the Mimi, starring Kriti video of the live stream on is currently hosting the real- struggler, a failure, work in past 18 years. I am 33 years Sanon in the lead, was slat- her Instagram account ity show Indian Idol 12. He progress or underrated, but old now and by the grace of ed to release on July 30. with the caption, "Mimi also said that he would love I would love people to add god now I have enough However, on Monday STREAMING NOW!!! to be known as 'a struggling the word singer or musician resources of my own that I evening, bootlegged ver- Mimi went into labour musician rather than a suc- along with it." don't need to rely on music sions of the film were early! Our baby couldn’t cessful TV personality'. "The television industry labels, or their rubbish con- made available on illegal wait to see you all!!!" Calling music his first has given me everything in tracts that will force me to streaming platforms. Mimi revolves around an love, he continued that he terms of fame, home, farm- become their slave for 8 A few hours after the aspiring actor, played by has enough resources and house or car, but my first years or so on," he added. doesn't need to rely on love will always be Recently, he had revealed news of the leak made Kriti, who is approached to music labels, 'or their rub- used to be a huge amount music...the problem is since that he will not play host on headlines, producer be an American couple's bish contracts'. He added for me at that time. So now I have become a big televi- television after 2022 as it was Dinesh Vijan and Kriti surrogate for ?20 lakhs. that since he has 'become a when they come to me and sion host now, people have 'time to do bigger things'. He Sanon announced that they compelled us to release it cy [commercially] because Mimi agrees to the deal, big television host now', offer in crores, it pains me to forgotten that I am a singer said, "2022 will be my final had decided to release the on OTT. We were satisfied the film was released offi- but is abandoned by the people have forgotten that say no to them...You can say too. I hardly do 2-3 songs in year as a host on Indian tele- film four days in advance. with the fact that it will be cially after all," he said. couple midway through he is a singer also. that I did TV for all these a year while you will always vision. I won’t host after Within hours of the leak, watched by the audience, Dinesh and Kriti had the pregnancy. Mimi has Speaking with Bollywood years so that I can launch see me on TV shows. So my that. It’s time to do bigger Mimi was streaming on [no matter the medium]. announced that the film opened to mix reviews Life, Aditya Narayan said, my own music label, make body of work in TV industry things. Netflix and JioCinema. After what happened on would release early during from critics. 15 years of Omkara: Vivek AR Rahman was not the first choice for Rang De Oberoi reveals he wanted Basanti's music, reveals Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Filmmaker Rakeysh AR is creating a song of lyrics, actors etc. all have Rang De Basanti, grounded in hard reali- Omprakash Mehra has mine, not because I feel to tell that same story. Rakeysh wanted music ties. But Rakeysh imme- Langda Tyagi’s role but was revealed that he had the need to guide but They all have to serve the that would make his diately and completely almost finalised musician because I enjoy seeing his film and the director's job rather dark subject into a understood what I was Peter Gabriel for the movie that would stand trying to do." told he looked too young music of Rang De Basanti. the test of time. So, as a His book, The Stranger Peter is one of the found- composer, I was always in the Mirror, has been Be it playing the lead- that he was shooting for older. But he needed a ing members of the trying to interpret and go co-written by marketer- ing man, or a supporting the Vishal Bhardwaj- more mature face. Until British rock band up against every situation author Reeta character, actor Vivek directed film which then, I hadn’t done an Genesis. Rakeysh said in a way that was artisti- Ramamurthy Gupta, is Anand Oberoi doesn’t received critical acclaim. all-out negative role. that something inside cally beautiful." dotted with anecdotes him said that AR Rahman He added, "For from his life--from the believe in the length of a “It was such an amaz- Langda was so colourful. should be doing it. instance, I wanted to take 'chai-biscuit'-hostel days role. And that clearly ing experience. Vishal Then I found out he had "The music of RDB was the heart-breaking death to the popping of the shows in his filmogra- bhai and I always had a Saif in his mind. I the soul of the film; the in the film and make it proverbial champagne. phy. While there was a great equation, and we thought, ‘What a lucky songs AR created became more about liberation The book features first- Company, where he led were looking to collabo- man’. There’s a lot of de facto national than loss. That was the person accounts of the show in his debut, rate on doing something fondness and warmth anthems," news agency creative genius at work." is to remind each artist of foundation for the song Waheeda Rahman, AR there was also Omkara, a together. that we share, but at that PTI quoted his autobiog- "AR understands some- the one vision that every- Luka Chuppi. With that Rahman, Manoj Bajpayee, moment I was envious!” raphy The Stranger in the thing very fundamental: one is working towards," track, I created music that Abhishek Bachchan, shares Oberoi, as he Mirror. On his association there's only one truth he also wrote in his book. was metaphoric and sym- Farhan Akhtar, Sonam takes a trip down memo- with AR Rahman, he also when you're making a The book has a fore- bolic rather than real and Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, ry lane. wrote, "One of the great- film - that you're making word by AR Rahman and literal. In that sense, it Ronnie Screwvala, Atul A funny incident that est joys of my life has that one film. Music, edit- an afterword by Aamir was kind of going against Kulkarni, R Madhavan, the actor remembers is been to be inside the ing, cinematography, art Khan. In his foreword, the whole spirit of the Divya Dutta and Prahlad Khan’s refusal to cut his recording studio when direction, wardrobe, AR Rahman said, "For movie, which was Kakar. long hair and sport trimmed hair, which his Ayushmann Khurrana reveals contingency character demanded. Manav Gohil: I would “Vishal was a serious filmmaker, he was upset dream of shooting plan for failing in Bollywood: 'I could sing at and said without the haircut it absolutely and being on the sets birthdays, dance at parties' won’t work. The produc- er was oscillating Manav Gohil is excited about his new venture, a Actor Ayushmann Hindi, "After my first film, I something to make it work. Khurrana said that he had starred in three back-to- I had a band, named film which completes 15 I loved what he had between the two. Ajay Gujarati film, with a script by popular author Kajal mentally prepared for fail- back flops. People had writ- Ayushmann Bhava; I used years of its release today. done in Maqbool (2004) (Devgn, co star) was Oza Vaidya. Being a part of a woman centric subject, ure after he starred in three ten me off, and I was ready to do concerts. I thought The actor believes in a and Makdi (2002). He having a big laugh. I lit- the actor believes it’s about time male actors smash back-to-back flops. In an to move back to even if my films don't quote he had read while called me one day and erally, jokingly threat- the stereotype. He shares, “The film’s script attracted appearance on Arbaaz Chandigarh. I was going work, I could sing at birth- he was in film school. said he was planning to ened Saif ‘Dude, shave me and as I’ve had worked with Kajal ji previously, I Khan's talk show, Pinch, through a phase where I days, I'd dance, I'd entertain “I’ve never been that make a film on the play your head, otherwise I’ll was eager to work with her again. Her stories empow- Ayushmann said that he had time on my hands to people somehow, I'd write actor who says, ‘Achha Othello. do it and play the role!’ er women in all walks of life and I have stepped out- was ready to move back to a book. I was thinking of all mera kya hai isme’. For I went over to hang out He eventually did it. side my comfort zone but I’m working with a promis- his home town Chandigarh the things I could do if my me, more than percep- and he told me the basic Nobody could play it ing team with a strong character. I’ve always appreci- when his career went films don't work. You just tion and how it looks story,” recounts the better,” he gushes. ated regional cinema and my last project was shot through a slump. need to make it work some- like on a poster, I’m actor. Bhardwaj had prom- four years ago in Gujarat, so this is exciting.” On the show, Arbaaz how, that's an artist's job." more about the content. I While it wasn’t known ised Oberoi that he’d While the actor is thrilled to be working with a good Khan read out some nega- After appearing on the had read a quote, ‘There who else would be cast win awards for his act- script, he says he has been spoilt, of late. “These tive reviews of Ayushmann reality show MTV Roadies, are no small roles, only in the film, for Oberoi, ing in the film, and it breaks due to lockdowns have spoilt me. One Khurrana's book, Cracking and establishing himself as the Code: My Journey in an RJ, Ayushmann made small actors’, and that he had his eyes set on turned out to be true. becomes so lazy being at home that getting back on Bollywood, which came out his Bollywood with Vicky stuck. If I hadn’t played Langda Tyagi’s role, Oberoi says, “He hugged your feet and working on the script takes effort. The in 2015. Some of the com- Donor in 2012. the role of Keshav which was played by me after my first shot quality of the script was good that I couldn’t refuse. In ments seemed to point out write a book, so I wrote it." The film was a hit, but Upadhyay, I’d have felt Saif Ali Khan. and said, ‘You’re going fact, I am going through a lazy phase and if I get two that it was too early He continued, "But now Ayushmann followed it up like I missed some- “I said I wanted to do to win an award for this’. things to do simultaneously, I feel kitna saara kaam Ayushmann's career for I'm at a stage where I don't with Nautanki Saala!, thing,” says the 44-year- that role, but Vishal bhai I was like really? And it hai. One has rested through the lockdown as I had him to write an autobiogra- have time to write a book, Bewakoofiyaan, and old. said, ‘You’re too young came through, I won it Covid. But now that I am working, I feel good to be phy. and work is also going well. Hawaizaada, neither of Oberoi adds that it for it’. I said I’ll age [for Best Supporting back on the floor. I would dream of shooting and In response to the criti- Nothing was working out which worked at the box feels like just yesterday, myself, try and look Actor].” being on the sets.” cism, Ayushmann said in at that time. I had to do office.