Do directors 'unravel' with each film? - Page 3

Originally posted by: -ksh-

It changes from person to person. People like Sujoy Ghosh, Anurag Basu, Shoojit Sircar are examples of people who have improved/had highs and lows with different films. But yes for most directors in contemporary times their best work has been their first film.

Its unfair though to add Yash Chopra to the list. His last few works might have not been his greatest. But he has given a LOT of classics in many genres like Deewar, Silsila, Lamhe, Darr, Chandini.

Originally posted by: pathaka

i think its fair enough to include YC...most of his fans would agree tht his best work was Lamhe post which he started to lose tht "quality", "originality" and "boldness" he had in his films...

Darr although good was heavily "inspired" by Dead Calm...

DTPH was all fluff n zero substance...

VZ had some potential but isnt in a patch on his pre Darr works...

and id rather not talk abt JTHJ...

He has a lot of goodwill which made him sail through all these years...but strictly speaking, the quality had been declining ever since the mid 90s set in...he stopped experimenting with bold themes and stuck to the same ol same ol stuff (more fluff and less of substance)...his films lost tht sense of drama they used to previously have...VZ somewhat is the closest to his previous works from his recent films, but then again, not really when u compare it to the brilliance of Lamhe or deewar...

Originally posted by: pathaka

^^i agree with tht point but since it was abt directors sort of "losing their touch", i found it fair to include YC as well..

i mean RGV was bloody brilliant with Satya, Company, Shiva (the old one)...even with Kaun, Bhoot n stuff...he wasnt someone who was a flash in the pan with 1 hit...but someone who gradually declined to wastage...although YC didnt decline to the extent RGV did, he did noticeably lose his touch...