A Potpourri of Vestiges Feature
Golmaal Again team booted the one day Movie Mela festival of
Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival with Star. The action-comedy franchise fame
director Rohit Shetty marked his presence in the panel along with the Golmaal's
iconic team. Anupama Chopra and Rajeev Masand were in conversation with the
first panel. On being asked about what motivated Rohit Shetty to make sequels
building a mega franchise, he said “It was not planned or deliberate. It
connected with the audience, especially the characters and the moments of the
film. These were the things that remained with the audience after having
watched the film.” Ajay Devgn, being a part of this series since its inception,
said “It makes me feel confident. I know this team will have my back”. Parineeti
Chopra's biggest takeaway was to have found friends for life during the shoot.
In the second session, the versatile music directors
Vishal-Shekhar were invited to the panel to share with Anupama and Rajeev the
stories, the journey, the anecdotes and the unpredictable, intuitive process
behind their top five songs which are Tu Aashiqui Hai, Allah Ke Bande,
Aankhon Mein Teri, Chammak Challo and Nashe Si Chadh Gayi. They also rocked a
few stanzas and tunes of the songs requested by young film enthusiasts present
in Tulip Star, Juhu.
On being asked about them working together for so long, the
musical duo said “It’s been 18 years now. We remember just meeting and sharing
our work and then just deciding to get on board together”.
Vidya Balan was the panelist in third session of Movie Mela.
She discussed the characters which were her favorite, and which had left the
most lasting impression upon her as an actor as well as a person. During the
long, nostalgic recollections of her first and then subsequent experiences of
watching her favorite performances Vidya Balan often found herself searching
for words, such was the influence of those powerful characters that the
emotions resurfaced as soon as she saw the clips of her favorite performances
with the audience on the big screen.
The characters that she spoke extensively about were-
1. Anand (Anand)-
The character is seen as a ray of hope and is symbolism of optimism which she
feels has diminished in recent times.
2. Thakur (Sholay)- Balan
used to fool around the sets of Ishqiya draped in a cover and imitating Sanjeev
Kumar where she would be told by her co-stars that she exactly sounded like
him.
3. Sunil (Kabhi Haan
Kabhi Naa)- “It is the ultimate example of how one wants to root for their hero
despite all its flaws” she said.
4. Seema (Mr. India)- “The
Charlie Chaplin scene that Sridevi pulled off with such a finesse could not
have been done by anyone but her” she said.
5. Pooja (Arth)-
Shabana Azmi was vocal through her acting enough to not let words pave way.
Vidya Balan also spoke candidly about the character of Silk
Smitha which she played in the semi-biographical film "The Dirty
Picture" on the life of the same. Vidya expressed that she had gone in a
completely different zone during the shoot, and to see the clips today makes
her wonder. Vidya played a character far removed from her actual person and the
charcter demanded her to throw her 'self' away and immerse her body into the
dynamics of the character in order to do any justice.
Also, Vidya Balan was excited to talk about her latest film
“Tumhari Sulu” and spoke of Sulu, how she is an unapologetic, unassuming
character not bothered to restrain herself from speaking her mind and acting
her 'self.'
The fourth session was a director's special Masterclass.
Kabir Khan, Ayan Mukerji, Nitesh Tewari, Alankrita Srivastava and Anurag
Kashyap shared their “Setiquettes” and individual experiences of
filmmaking process. The panel discussed their intricate styles and moral approaches
with the film enthusiasts in the audience.
In the closing session of MAMI Movie Mela Karan Johar gave
the hosts Anupama and Rajeev time to rest after their heavy workload in the
preceding four sessions. Karan Johar was joined in the panel by Alia Bhatt and
Ranbir Kapoor, arguably the youth icons of current generation.
Ranbir, being unabashed, said on topic of failure that "[It] teaches you a lot. So I am proud to have the failures that I have in
my career.”
On the question of balancing Stardom and Acting calibre,
Ranbir said “It’s harder to be a star. When I did Rockstar, Barfi and Yeh
Jawaani Hai Deewani, I wasn’t looking to becoming a star but these films
eventually made me a movie star.”
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