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This is jodi of the year @aanandlrai & #HimanshuSharma #TanuWedsManuReturns
A day before #TanuWedsManuReturns releases, Kangana Ranaut and @ActorMadhavan go all out promoting the film.
.@ActorMadhavan On a scale of 1 to 10, how excited are you for the release of #TanuWedsManuReturns?
.@filmfare level of excitement is 14
.@ActorMadhavan How similar are you to your character Manu in real life? #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare in real life I am very unlike Manu.He is just to straight too loveable and knows what he wants#TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
.@ActorMadhavan Who would you choose between Tanu and Kusum? #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare without a doubt each and every time ..TANU #TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
.@ActorMadhavan What's your favourite part about a wedding? #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare it's always the night to follow ... Ha ha haaa #TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
@ActorMadhavan is it always difficult doing a sequel? Especially when you know the audience sympathies are with the heroine #FilmfareChat
.@jiteshpillaai @filmfare It's difficult as is to get iconic scripts so latch on to it like a leech.irrespective which way it's tilted.
.@ActorMadhavan If the roles were reversed, describe your double role alter ego in 3 words. #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare Raunchy Muscular Stud #TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
.@ActorMadhavan Which supporting role in #TanuWedsManuReturns do you wish you could have played? #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare oye HERO HUN MAIN.. I won't do supporting ha ha has #TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
.@ActorMadhavan On a scale of 1 to 10, how do you rate yourself as a real-life husband? #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare honestly a question my wife should answer as like all husbands I try my best.. Right guys??#TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
.@ActorMadhavan Who makes up first after a fight - you or your wife? #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare that one is easy...ALWAYS ME.. The wife is always right...Right guys??? Lol #TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
.@ActorMadhavan Which Hindi film jodi you and your wife are most like? #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare I think we are like Madhav Shastry and Reena...RHTDM #TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
Last question for you, @ActorMadhavan. Describe the experience of working with Kangana Ranaut in 3 words. #FilmfareChat
.@filmfare challenging rewarding and unforgettable #TanuWedsManuReturns #FilmfareChat
Thank you so much, @ActorMadhavan. It was super fun doing the #FilmfareChat with you.
@filmfare @jiteshpillaai thank you so much for the fun interview guys..please do we the film and let's us know..much love .
He's called me to Filmistan. I'm surprised at that because the shooting of Tanu Weds Manu Returns (TWMR) is long over. He informs me that he's just following his gut in incorporating something new. As I make way to the studio from Goregaon station, bypassing a chaotic market where hawkers ply everything from the juiciest Alphonsos to latest mobiles, I can't help thinking that this is the kind of ambience that director Aanand L Rai digs. He would be at home here, capturing the noise and colour.
Uncannily, his set in Filmistan is actually that of a small-town market place. The film has been shot in real locations up North. But here he's cheating' by recreating that space as it isn't feasible to take the unit back for a day's shoot. Kangana Ranaut has just given her shot. He calls for a break and beckons me towards a vanity van. We begin the proceedings when we hear a commotion. There is a loud banging on the door with people shouting and asking us to come out. We dash out. One of the wires from the generator van has short-circuited and sparks are coming out from the van. Prompt action saves further damage...
With Sonam Kapoor and Dhanush on the set of Raanjhanaa
"Sir, aapke interview ne toh aag laga di," joke his assistants. The director guffaws as we move to another van. This must be one of the million impediments he must have encountered during the course of the shooting. Rai says that's what motivates him to get out of bed every day. "I look forward to fresh challenges. Each day brings something new. I don't make films for the sake of the box-office but to satisfy my creative urges. I don't think about making the biggest film or working with the biggest stars or owning the biggest banner. I want to keep telling stories... that's all."
Rai once happened to confide to contemporary Rajkumar Hirani that he didn't think he had more than three films in him. "Raju sir told me to modify that and rather aim to make two more films after every film I completed. So if I have now made Tanu Weds Manu Returns, two more after that. Two more films would be a constant goal after every film I wrap."
He's always set his films, be it Tanu Weds Manu, its sequel or Raanjhanaa, in small towns. Rai says he's still that guy who used to live in a housing scheme in the capital. "I can't set a story in London or in big cities. I've shot in London for this one. But I couldn't have set the whole film there. I want to touch base with real India, real people, real milieus. I can't shoot in studios because they are boring. Real places lend their unique ambience and add to the film's flavour."
His characters are people who straddle two worlds. "Madhavan might be a doctor from London but he'll still touch the feet of his elders. He doesn't shy from sleeping on a charpoy on the rooftop. He can't let go of the sights, sounds and smell of the places he grew up in." He reiterates such people exist in real life too. "I have been to Raj Kundra's home in London and have seen him touching the feet of his elders first thing in the morning. I've seen him serving guests with his own hands."
His actors helped him streamline his vision. "I was a nobody when I made Tanu Weds Manu and both Madhavan and Kangana were stars in their own right. They could easily have said no to shooting in obscure places but the whole thing appealed to them. Their enthusiasm buoyed me." Shooting amidst onlookers has never been a problem for him. "Kangana doesn't feel any discomfort shooting in front of a horde of fans. She just zones out and concentrates on the job at hand. We get permissions and police protection. But not once in all those years has the crowd misbehaved or a situation gone out of hand. The native populace is happy to see the stars close at hand, happy that their locality is part of a film. They'll get unruly only if you anger them. I've avoided that."
With Kangana Ranaut on the set of Tanu Weds Manu Returns
It must be hard going back to a story he had said the end' to four years ago and he smiles. "To let go is the hardest. Your film is so much your baby that you feel lost when it's ready for release. You feel you can do so much more with it. So making a sequel gave me that freedom." He equates making a sequel to falling in love again with an old flame. "You believe you know the person but something has changed. It takes time to reacquaint. And even then things might not be the same. I worked with the same set of actors, crew, writers... but it all felt strange in the beginning because everyone had gone through their own journeys in those four years. It was like learning to dance all over again. We stumbled but we ended up having a blast once we grasped the rhythm."
He reveals his biggest fear was that the story shouldn't look jaded. "I don't want the audience to groan with boredom. I want them to be excited. So I incorporated a scene only if it excited me. Otherwise, I'd tell my writer, Himanshu (Sharma) to work at it again. I love the song Rangrez from the original and want to incorporate it here as well. It's such a powerful song, having great recall value but the audience shouldn't feel cheated. I'm thinking about it."
The film revolves around what happens after the they lived happily ever after' endnote. Romance and marriage are two different things and not many filmmakers take to showing the unsavory side of love. Rai says it was brave of Madhavan to play this role, which at first would seem selfish. "He had no reservations playing a guy who wants more out of a relationship. It's a complex role. Compared to this, the original was a breeze. He finds his fantasy - a younger and tempered version of his wife in Datto. Maddy has acted out all the complex nuances in such a subtle manner."
Kangana plays both Tanu and her lookalike Datto, who is a Haryanvi athlete. "We hired a coach to round up her Haryanvi accent. She had to look athletic as Datto, incorporate numerous make-up and costume changes - sometimes in makeshift make-up rooms, as vans would be parked a long way off - but she did it all without fuss. She had excelled in Queen and her aspiration was to give another command performance," Rai says of his heroine.
He says it's heartening to work in an atmosphere where stars want to excel as actors and not be mere good looking props. "Take Dhanush, for example. He's the biggest star in South but he worked in Raanjhana, totally different from his staple films. He won over the North audience by his sincerity. Sonam too did something she'd never attempted before. Ayushmann Khurrana did it recently in Dum Laga Ke Haisha. Filmmakers too are changing their mindset. It's great to see Yash Raj Films making something like Dum... Aditya Chopra was a game changer with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge years ago. He's emerging as a game changer again."
Apparently, Rai gave a narration to Salman Khan recently. The director says he's an unabashed Salman fan. "I'm excited when a Salman Khan film releases. He has that kind of energy, something rare in our stars. The way he dominates the screen is extraordinary. It was exciting spending some time with him, getting to know him. He's got a big heart, a good soul. He knows his cinema, his music. He said recently in a film, Main dil main aata hoon, samajh mein nahin.' He's actually like that in real life." As for Salman signing the dotted line, Rai admits nothing is concrete yet. "It will happen when Salman wants it to happen."
Though he has no future plans, making a mature love story is something that's been on his mind. "Why do we always show couples falling in love in their 20s. What happens when you're in your 30s or 40s? Age has nothing to do with love, with attraction. It'll be challenging to take someone, for example, like Madhuri Dixit, who has unexplored potential and cast her in a middle-aged romance. "
For now, Rai is content that he's completed another film. There is a definite buzz about TWMR online, thanks to its riveting trailer. Rai hopes it translates into more footfalls in the theatres. "I see cinema as a mass medium. I've grown up watching Bobby or Sholay on the big screen with hundreds of screaming fans. My aim is to generate that kind of excitement among my audience. I want my viewer to go back to the cinema hall and watch my film again. I can't relate to the culture of watching films on your mobiles. It's disrespectful not only to the efforts of the director but his whole unit. I don't mind the likes' on social media. But what I really want are the claps and the whistles in the dark..."
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Guest Editor Kangana Ranaut in conversation with team Box Office India
Box Office India (BOI): Congratulations on your second National Award. Were you confident about getting the award?
Kangana Ranaut (KR): No, I didn't know as the National Awards are government awards and, unlike the usual awards where you know beforehand, these are on an altogether different level. If an actor has been invited to attend or perform at the awards, there is a definite possibility that they are going to bag an award. But the National Awards have nominations from a lot of films, which one might not even be aware of. In fact, the actor who won the Best Actor National Award this year, Sanchari Vijay, is yet to have his film released. So they even consider films like that, with both mainstream and regional cinema. You have no idea who your competition is. It is very hard to tell which performance will be appreciated.
BOI: This is your second award and you have won it after seven years. It is truly an achievement for an actor.
KR: Yes, it is, not many of my contemporaries have two National Awards. Especially at this age, at 28, two National Awards in two different categories. I believe that the Best Supporting Actress category is very tough as there is too much competition out there, especially at the national level. The National Award for an actress has all the nominations from films which have strong female roles or are women-centric. So the filtering process is not difficult. But almost every film has a supporting actress. So it is very difficult to win in that category.
BOI: Do you think Queen is a turning point in your career?
BOI: Even your film, Queen's director Vikas Bahl had an item number in his first children's film.
KR: Chillar Party! That's exactly what I mean. It is a children's film and you have Ranbir Kapoor dancing in a disco. But, I believe that if a film like Chillar Party were to be made now, it wouldn't have an item song in it. If I am not mistaken, that film also had Salman Khan in a song. If one were to make a film like that today, they would never go in for these things. I am not calling them gimmicks because who am I to pass judgment but there was a time everything had an item number and it was very bad for our films as the universal language of cinema hasn't changed. If you watch Aag, or Kaagaz Ke Phool, or Pyaasa or any Hollywood film, performance and the language of the film in terms of cinema are the same.
I believe that films should be universal. But if you feel that your own cinema has a childish tone, no one will be able to understand it. And that is a reflection of our society. That is why people think Indians are like this. We think the audience has an attention span of a child. We feel that we have to keep doing something or the other on the big screen or else the audience will lose interest. They are not children but that is the impression our cinema gives. If this was the case, why are films like Dum Laga Ke Haisha, Queen or Piku working at the box office? It is a proof that you are underestimating the audience because of your own insecurities.
BOI: A lot of actresses had said no to Queen but you did the film. Did you know it would be an eyeopener for the industry?
KR: No, I had no idea. And it is not just me but all the directors Vikas was competing with and I asked him where he would go after this. In his category, there were all these top directors of the industry. I said, Ab, tumhare liye karne ko kuch raha hi nahi hai.' This is the biggest crisis of your life, this nomination list and you winning the award. I told him this is as good as it can get.
At that, time no one was willing to put in their money in the Phantom banner. Vikas was going everywhere but only Vikram Malhotra showed faith in the film. Vikas is now a leading director but he was no one back then and even I was at the bottom of my career. So this film is even more special.
BOI: As an actor, is it difficult for you to out do a Queen?
KR: No (Laughs).
BOI: Why is that?
KR: (Laughs) Dekho aap Tanu Weds Manu Returns. You will take back your words.
BOI: You were very keen on making Tanu Weds Manu Retuns and you kept on insisting Aanand (L Rai)...
KR: No, in fact after Tanu Weds Manu, I wanted to work with Aanandji and he narrated Raanjhanaa to me but I suggested Sonam (Kapoor) and he too thought she would suit the role better. Aanandji is like a brother so we discuss films too. He also said he was planning a sequel toTanu Weds Manu. I refused and told him not to nurture this thought. In fact, Vikas says people are asking him to make Queen 2, and I have firmly told him he should not even entertain that thought as I don't want to do the same character again. I also believe that the magic that was created shouldn't be tampered with.
So I said no to Aanandji. But he kept telling me it was a very sensitive husband-wife love story and I thought that Aanand was not a gimmicky director. He will make a film only when he has a good story to tell. He will not make a sequel simply because he wants to cash in on the first part. He is a very intense person, a very intense director. So I thought I would hear it once, and I was blown away by the narration. I hadn't heard such a beautiful script in such a long time.
BOI: Was it difficult to get the Haryanvi accent?
KR: Playing a Haryanvi girl was difficult but what was even more challenging was keeping both the characters' chemistry. There is rivalry between Datto and Tanu's characters and both of them can't overshadow each other. Their rivalry drives the plot forward. If, at any point, Datto's existence was to become superficial, we would have lost the plot. If you see Kangana Ranaut as Datto, the film dies then and there. So that was very challenging for me. Moreover, both characters I play in the film are very contrasting.
BOI: In Queen, you were credited as a dialogue writer. Have you given your inputs to this film also?
KR: I love the way Himanshu (Sharma) writes, I love the nuances he injects in sequences. But I can't write or think like him. This is how my lines go, Mujhe lagta hain na London mein usne sex kar liya hoga' from Queen, which is random and the way we speak in our daily life. So I can write for scenes that require everyday conversations. But with Himanshu, every morning on the sets I used to be, like, Himanshuji, aisa kaun bolta hai?' One day, a girl gets to know that her husband is cheating on her and she confronts him with a line like, Hum thode bewafa huye, toh tum bachchalan ho gaye?' I said who speaks like this, Himanshuji? He used to reply, saying, Mere characters aisa bolte hain.' So I can't write lines like that. Only I know how I delivered those lines and sometimes I had to tone them down because, first of all, it's an intense love story and I didn't wanted that the humour of these lines to eclipse the plot of the film.
BOI: In your early days, you did films like Gangster, Woh Lamhe, Life In A ... Metro, which got you critical acclaim but then you did some commercial flicks too. Then Queen changed things. Have you now become more choosy about the scripts you accept, like doing only roles where you can deliver a strong performance?
KR: Initially, I struggled to get roles and get noticed. So I was offered some good roles but it also happens that you chose some films which you might not like but you do them for financial reasons or because you are influenced by people around you. But there comes a time when you become financially stable and you have options. So you are financially and professionally secure at this point and you don't have to become choosy because you're at this stage where people were scared to give me narration. For example, when Aanandji and Himanshu narrated the script of Tanu Weds Manu Returns to me, I loved the idea. I believe screenplay is Himanshu's strength. Himanshu saw Queen and then there was no word from him. And I am, like, weren't we supposed to start shooting? He later said, Actually, I was still writing roles for the Kangana you were four to five years ago. Then I understood the depth of the person and the actor that you had grown into. So I had to write for today's Kangana Ranaut.' That's why he was absconding for five to six months, and I knew iss baar Himanshu kuch topchi likh ke lane wala hain and meri halat kharab karega aur wahi hua.
BOI: After Queen, you had signed up for quite a few films but you later exited them. Why?
KR: I had signed a deal with Hansal (Mehta), but when I heard he was no longer directing Sarabjit I also walked out. With Reema Kagti's film, there were date issues and secondly films that offer me bigger roles to play become a bigger priority for me. I have many biopics or roles where I have 50-50 per cent to play with the male lead. Also, you're destined to do some films.
BOI: Do you think this is the most difficult time in the industry because it is very difficult to get nothing but the best?
KR: No, I am in a comfortable space today. People sometimes ask me, How will you feel if Tanu Weds Manu Returns become a superhit?' But I think what major will happen a good film will be appreciated. Aanand has given his sweat and blood to the film and he is a good director. When he was writing the script, he had two to three big studios waiting for him. They wanted to work with him, all the big actresses want to work with him. It's the most tracked trailer of this year. All things considered, I don't think it would be a big deal if the sequel becomes a super hit.
Badi baat tab thi jab while making Tanu Weds Manu, their money used to get over after every schedule. After every schedule, they used to tell us, We will let you know when we are starting our next schedule' because they didn't have enough money. So the shoot would resume after every six months. Kisi se chaalis hazaar toh kisi se ek lakh. Somehow they managed to finish the film and then they were looking for someone to release the film, someone who would take it to cinemas. And you realise there is no buyer and then someone comes along and agrees to release the film. That is exceptional. It would be such a shame if we fail to prove ourselves, considering the facilities and resources we had.
BOI: Do you think the industry's perception towards you has changed?
KR: Definitely! Today people concentrate on every look that I want... Datto's look and Tanu's look. There was a time when they didn't have money to pay for my costumes and look. Jitney minimum mein kar sako kar lo. We used to wonder whether we should do a retake or not because we simply did not have the budget. So a lot has changed.
BOI: When you look back at those times, how do you feel?
KR: I don't like when people compare me with other actresses. I hate comparisons; every individual has their own struggle and charm. Why do people compare? My journey is not from Pali Hill to Pali Hill. I come from a remote valley in the Himalaya. I have carved my own individuality, so why am I being compared with those actresses? I respect their journey but I have a different journey. I have emerged from very difficult circumstances. Tanu Weds Manu was made under very difficult circumstances even though it is one of the most-talked about films of this era, My character is one of the most talked-about characters. But it was not easy to make this film. So I think people should respect our journey and our individuality.
BOI: Do you feel part of the industry now?
KR: No, and I don't want to. Recently, when Bombay Velvet didn't work, people trashed Anurag Kashyap. My point is, everyone fails; no one can make a super hit film every time. I watched the film and I felt the film was made with something specific in mind, a genuine effort. But why target the film so much? Aisa lagta hai log khanjar leke khade hain. Especially the social media, it's a very poisonous platform. I am very happy where I am, I don't want to be part of this industry. All I want to say is films will be made, people will come and go, some will succeed and some will not. Some will fail and then succeed. There is no respect here, people change with every film. I have seen these things myself, how people behave. They can scar you for life. So people should relax and calm down. Let everyone do their own work.
BOI: You are planning to learn editing now, How much does it help you to grow as an actor?
KR: It helped me a lot. And this is my message to everyone from a small town... If you plan to make it big, education is the only way. Study as much as you can. People from small towns are just as intelligent as people from the metro cities. The only difference is that we lack confidence. When people around you speak in jargon, you will be able to understand the fancy words they use if you have a degree. So the editing course helped me become more confident and understand some of the technicalities of filmmaking. I don't really want to learn to edit but I want to understand the other person's perspective and that helps me develop respect for that craft. I have seen directors who are confused while shooting and while editing too. Once I learn that part of filmmaking, it helps me understand their perception. Thus, when I talk to them, we are on the same page and I can speak to them about their craft with respect.
BOI: What about your directorial plans?
KR: Currently, I am looking at a few scripts. I am choosing projects which will take me forward. I don't want to jump into anything. When the time is right, I will direct my film.
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A super model in Fashion, a superwoman in Krrish 3, a small town girl in Queen, a ballistic bandit queen in Revolver Rani and now a double role in Tanu Weds Manu Returns- Kangana Ranaut's career graph speaks volumes of the variety she's tried bringing in all her film. Making each film look and feel so different is difficult but Kangana manages it like chalk and cheese. With TWMR, she goes a step further by enacting two varying shades in one film itself.
While Tanu is the same- mad, cranky, dominating and unpredictable, Kangana's Datto is more athletic, tomboyish yet responsible and mature. Bringing the two opposite sides of the spectrum together might have been difficult but Kangana managed it beautifully, thanks to her killer strategy. She reveals, "I approach my character in three stages- physical appearance,emotional journey that is internal and then body language."
"So for Tanu and Datto, both if you see, the looks are very different so the physical aspect was worked out wonderfully. Tanu wears saris, churidars, patialas and is a glam doll. Datto is very simple, more like an athlete, wears clothes like guys and is de-glam. Emotional journey of both the characters too is very different from each other, like you have seen in the film itself. It is possibly the most important aspect because if you get it right, people will be able to connect with what you are portraying on screen. And then you have the body language- the way Tanu moves is more feminine and Datto is more like an athlete. These are minute things I look for when I read the script," she added
The actress who has acted in numerous heavyweight ensembles with hardly anything to do doesn't regret doing su8ch neurotic characters. Instead she credits those films for getting her on the right track. "I did films at one point only for the good money I was getting. There were many neurotic characters and people thought I am finished. But I don't regret doing any of them. Instead, I am happy that I did such films because it helped me get me on the right track. Now I can say no to films. Back then, I didn't have that option," explains Kangana.
Ask her what matters to her the most in the script and she would not shy away from giving a more cliched answer. "It's a boring answer but if my role is really exciting, I will do a film. I don't like playing arm candy anymore. If there's a good meaty role for me, I will take it up," Kangana signs off with her smile. We are certain that the smile has become brighter, now that her Tanu Weds Manu Returns has received positive reviews and has been working fantastically at the box office.
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