Love Our Films And Don't Give Up On Them: Bhansali

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    • Publish Date: Feb 4 2018 1:29PM
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    • Updated Date: Feb 4 2018 1:29PM
Love Our Films And Don't Give Up On Them: Bhansali

The box-office success of Padmaavat is probably the best response that director Sanjay Leela Bhansali could have given to his haters and protestors. The film was under the radar of Rajput fringe groups and the protests had turned violent at a lot of levels. However, Bhansali is surely having the last laugh, thanks to the phenomenal success of Padmaavat. 

In an interview with PTI, Bhansali recalled how the film still remains one of the most 'anxious' releases of his life. Considering the number of troubles that he had to face, he surely means what he said. 

Referring to 1988’s Bharat Ek Khoj, which had an episode on Padmavati and Alaudin Khilji, he said the atmosphere then “was nicer, more creative, more liberal” but no filmmaker should lose hope. The sets of Padmaavat were vandalised twice and nation wide protests from Rajput groups, who said the film distorted history and defamed their queen Padmini, resulted in a delay in release.

“I feel the overall atmosphere was nicer, more creative, more liberal. Now, jo hai so hai… (But) no filmmaker should lose hope. If tomorrow, another filmmaker goes through the same experience as I have gone through, he must never give up or stop fighting. I think we filmmakers love our films so much that in any case we will never give up fighting… Truth prevails, even if it is four months late. I had so many reasons (to give up), maybe even before the problem started… the casting was not falling in place. There were so many reasons I should have got up and said, ‘we will talk about this film some other time, let’s leave it for now’, but I didn’t. I went on and achieved what I wanted to and that’s what filmmakers need to understand — that sometimes circumstances are not favorable to you, but you should keep fighting.”

Bhansali was asked if he would continue to make movies based on history despite all the protests around the films, he added, “I don’t know if one would decide to say that I will give up making period films because I don’t want to go through this again. Each story has its own destiny. Sometimes things happen which are beyond your control, you can’t help them. But I would only make a film which comes to my heart, whether it is a contemporary film or a period film. I don’t plan. I wrote three stories before I decided to make Padmaavat. The whole office was geared to make the other films, all the research was done, homework done and I said no, we are making Padmaavat. Suddenly, it all changed. So I am spontaneous. What comes from the heart, I make it, without worrying about the future or the past.”


Do You Think Historical Films Need To Be Made In India?

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Vaishnavi kakwani LAUREL HIGH SCHOOL PITAMPURA

Yes I agree that historical films should be made in India so that the new generation gets to know about the shining stars of our country

Dilsher Singh Chatha Bhavan Vidyalaya Panchkula

Yes historical films should be made in India. They give the generations of today the information of their past.

Hemalatha.G Sethu Bhaskara Matriculation Higher Secondary Scho

Yep! Indian cine industry have to opt historical scripts. This generation students aren''t aware of cultures and practices of yester years. Not only students, but also others of this society. Such films will open up our eyes, and it''ll also entertain us.

kaushyik Velammal Matric Hr Sec School ..

Yup.historical films should be made to. Show our Indian culture to the foreigners who were satisfied with bahubali and were noticing our culture. And. To show how they lived what did they do,or because of what they become great etv

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