Filmmaker Hansal Mehta heaped praises on actor Shah Rukh Khan and his field workplace hit Pathaan. In a brand new interview, Hansal stated that Pathaan has proved that ‘a superb movie will attain the viewers’. He additionally added {that a} good movie and a superb man cannot be stopped for ‘too lengthy’. Speaking about his movies, Hansal Mehta added that he approaches his movies with ‘utmost sensitivity’ and would not choose the characters. (Also Read | Anupam Kher talks about success of Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan, boycott developments)
Pathaan has to date raised ₹832 crore gross worldwide in 12 days. The Siddharth Anand-directed movie additionally stars John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana. Pathaan is the fourth film in producer Aditya Chopra’s spy universe, following Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger and Tiger Zinda Hai, and War, that includes Hrithik Roshan.
In an interview with news company PTI, Hansal stated, “Pathaan is as political as perhaps Faraaz, but the expression is different. The way it is done is different, the audience is different. All kinds of films need to be made. If my film has to be made then a Rohit Shetty film also should be made. A Pathaan has to flourish for my film to breathe. The industry is interdependent…A good film is a good film and it will reach the audience. And that is what Pathaan has proven. You cannot keep a good film and a good man down for too long. There are some really good films that didn’t find an audience. But then they found an audience on OTT or somewhere. Times are changing.”
Talking about his projects, Hansal said, “My intention is to gain a greater understanding of our world, of our times, to seek empathy for the people who suffer through this, through storytelling. The larger human empathy is for the people who go through this kind of ordeal. I will continue doing it. I approach my films with utmost sensitivity. I don’t judge my characters, I don’t pass judgments through the film, I explore them as human beings.”
Hansal’s newest movie Faraaz, based mostly on the July 2016 terror assault on a bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, was launched not too long ago. The movie stars Zahaan Kapoor and Aditya Rawal within the lead roles. Also starring Juhi Babbar and Aamir Ali, the movie had a restricted launch on February 3. Faraaz is backed by Anubhav Sinha and Bhushan Kumar-led T-Series.
Hansal has a number of tasks within the pipeline together with Netflix present Scoop; a movie with Kareena Kapoor, which is in post-production; the second season of Scam; an anthology with Pratik Gandhi and Rajpal Yadav, and the much-anticipated Gandhi collection.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com