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Beyond Dreams Entertainment Limited's DESERT WITCH KAALO - is India's first creature horror film. From the makers of Shyam Benegal's (to be directed) SIDDHARTH GAUTAM THE BUDDHA, this horror flick is being directed by renowned VFX director Willson Louis and produced by Mamta Patnaik, Yash Patnaik.Touted as India's first live-action-animation-horror-film KAALO's story is loosely based on a Rajasthani folk tale about a desert witch who was killed and buried by angry villagers of Kaligarh 600 years ago. But after the horrific incident, the belief and fear that KAALO's ghost still looms over Kaligarh village and that the KAALO's ghost may return to take revenge made the villagers abandon the place. With the passing of centuries the evil witch remains buried until she was unearthed by an accident.
Yash Patnaik's supernatural thriller DESERT WITCH KAALO goes on floor in Jaisalmer from 10th March is slated for a Diwali release starring BLACK FRIDAY and SATYA fame Aditya Srivastav, CHEENI KUM fame Swini Khara, Paintal, Hemant Pandey, Raj Zutshi, Aditya Lakhia, Satish Sharma, Manoj Tiger and Abhijeet Satam (Shivaji Satam's son) as key characters with Debutants Madhurima Tuli, Shraddha, Prashant Kumar.
"The kind of personality I have, if I am there in a lead role, a film cannot be 100% mainstream" Aditya Srivastava
By Joginder Tuteja, December 8, 2006 - 06:51
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In an age of popular films coming week after week and breaking the
record of the last blockbuster in the way, there comes a small film like Dil
Se Pooch,Kidhar Jaana Hai that takes an offbeat approach and narrates the
tale of a couple that got separated post infamous Mumbai riots and met again in
diverse circumstances. We get into an exclusive conversation with the male lead
of the film, Aditya Srivastava, who has shown his mettle as a character actor in
films like Bandit Queen, Dil Se, Satya, Ek Haseena Thi,Matrubhoomi and
Dansh in the past.
You seemed to have a great start with
films like Bandit Queen [1996], Dil Se
[1998] and Satya [1998]. Why have you been not so high profile on the big
screen even after being there for more than a decade?
Well, I mainly look for interesting roles and interesting scripts.
This is why I was there in films like Ek Haseena Thi,Deewar and most
recently Dansh but then yes, they have been far and few. A lot of my time
goes in my serial CID on television and hence until and unless I get to play a
very special character, I do not really crave to be there on the big screen.
So is your character that special in Dil Se Pooch &
Kidhar Jaana Hai?
Yes, thats true. The
film has a backdrop of Mumbai riots and revolves around the characters played by
me and Vani Tripathi. Both of us play husband and wife who get separated after
the riots. What happens when we meet after years forms the crux of the
situation. The irony is that while I am a cop, my wife is now a prostitute. How
both of us decide to be together while being scared about the society and the
fight that begins henceforth is the underlining drama in the film.
Sounds
rather interesting.
Yes, it is! Because while so many
stories are told about people who died or got injured in the riots, there are so
many terrible stories about people who were indirectly affected by these riots.
Dil Se Pooch narrates the tale about two such people.
But dont you think that a film with a subject like this needs
to be promoted well for its target audience?
Yes, but then I may
rather not comment on the films publicity. If my producers feel that they can
get the movie in theatres after a 2 week promotion then they have their reason
about doing so. I am not really getting into the whys here and would just want
the film to do well whenever it releases!
Whats the
relevance of the films title considering the subject of the film sounds dark?
The idea is simple. Whenever you are on a crossroad,
always listen to your heart. That's because the voice that comes from inside is
never wrong. It never lies and always guides you well. This is what happens to
the main characters in the film. When they are in crisis, they listen to the
heart since it dictates what is right and wrong.
For the first
time in your career, you play a lead role.
That's
right and what an experience it was! In fact I was running away from the role
but then it has turned out to be such an enriching experience in the end.
Shrirang, the director of the film, had seen Satya and as per him, he had
written the script keeping me in mind as the central protagonist. He was sure
that he wanted to cast me in the role.
Most of your
films have breached on being slightly offbeat. Is that
intentional?
I won't say that I have a problem doing mainstream cinema. In fact
I have been a part of such films like Lakshya or Deewar. But then
let me be honest here. The kind of personality I have, if I am there in a lead
role, a film cannot be 100% mainstream. It needs to have a subject which is
different from what works as popular cinema. I can be cast as a villain in
mainstream cinema but certainly not a hero.
Is that a reason
why you played the role of an evil lawyer in Ek Haseena Thi?
True, the role was brief but was brought out pretty
well. In fact I would also be seen as a villain in 2-3 Tamil films that I am
doing.
And release of Black Friday
should be another example of that, is not that so?
Yes, we all are quite relieved that the film would finally be
seeing the light of the day after the Supreme Court judgment. With a Jan/Feb
timeframe for the film's release looking probable, Mid-Day [the film's
producers] would be devising a publicity strategy for the film and bring it to
the audience.
It could be a turning point in
your career?
Dekhiye aasha to nai hi rehti hai!
There have been number of films that I have done with acclaimed
directors in the past and I really believe that Black Friday by Anurag
Kashyap would make its mark too.
So what next after Dil Se
Pooch and Black Friday?
There is a film
titled Raakh which I have done with director Hansal Mehta. It is a
film in a complete commercial format with Sohail Khan and Mithun Chakraborty. I
play a villain in the film. Beyond that I would be also be doing a film called
Mohandas with Mazhar Kamran who is an established cinematographer. And
no, before you start wondering, film Mohandas has nothing to do with
Gandhi!!
AN INTERVIEW
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPc71Y-kXeM[/YOUTUBE]
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