Basu on Bengali cinema, JJ and more (Telegraph IV added on page 2) - Page 4

Originally posted by: rogerrocks

^^And the fact that he wrote scripts for two of his best films when he was battling cancer makes it so much more special..How many ppl could have managed to pull that off? Definitely not me..I'd be busy whining and cribbing 😆

Originally posted by: rogerrocks

^^ I loved Love Story..I had a full blown crush on Mishal Raheja back in the day 😆 And it had great songs..No one does tragic romances better than Basu..

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol30oUgpBLo[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLnP10MinNQ[/YOUTUBE]

P.S. Mishal is so so underrated..He is better than most actors in Telly right now 😆

Originally posted by: rogerrocks

^^ I loved Love Story..I had a full blown crush on Mishal Raheja back in the day 😆 And it had great songs..No one does tragic romances better than Basu..

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol30oUgpBLo[/YOUTUBE]

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLnP10MinNQ[/YOUTUBE]

P.S. Mishal is so so underrated..He is better than most actors in Telly right now 😆

Originally posted by: rogerrocks

Okay i had no idea about a lot of this..This is so awesome-

You were diagnosed with leukaemia. Can you talk a little about those trying days?

I had just finished Murder, got married to my girlfriend and we were expecting our first baby when I was diagnosed with leukaemia. It was like a filmy anticlimax where everything was going just right in my life when I was told this shocking news. Initially, I did not take it seriously but then I realised it was very bad. The cancer cells were multiplying fast and the doctors kept altering my chances of survival from 50:50 to two months to finally two weeks. Then I heard about Doctor Sripad Banawali at Tata Memorial whose medication was different from the rest and who said that there may be a chance. Sunil Dutt sahab was then alive and he got me a bed with great difficulty. I was taken in and straight away put on a ventilator. I did not feel much as I was unconscious but it was difficult for my family who sat outside the ICU for over two weeks. While the treatment played a large part in bringing me back to life, the one thing I wanted to live for was to see the face of my child. I did not think of living for long, but I did not want to die without seeing the face of my child. So I feel my daughter Ishana gave me strength to fight at that time. After my treatment, many production houses " including Mukta Arts " who had signed me, could not risk taking me on as a director. I had run out of savings so I went back to television for my livelihood.
During my treatment, Bhatt sahab, Mukeshji and Chotu mausie (Bhatt Sahab's sister with whom I am very close) stood by me, and they were very concerned about my health. They even delayed Gangster for me as they wanted me to become absolutely okay before I could direct it. I had lost my hair and would wear a face mask to avoid infections but Bhatt sahab really took care of me.

Its amazing to read stories like this..Am really cynical so it makes me slightly more positive about life 😆