Madhur Bhandarkar, the filmmaker has given some of the best films to cherish over the years, starting with Chandni Bar, Fashion, Heroine, Page 3 and many more, the director is considered one of the finest.
And now that he completes such a huge milestone in the industry, he spoke about his showbiz journey in a recent interview, saying “It has been quite an interesting journey for me. I have seen struggle, success, stability. I have gained the respect of audiences and of the film fraternity. I have got a certain amount of criticism, I have had creative blocks in between the films I made since the time I stepped into the world of cinema, but the excitement of narrating a story is the constant that drives me every day,”
He added, on his film Chandni Bar and its budget, “My budget for the costume in the film ‘Heroine’ was much more than that! But look, I am not complaining at all. Till then, I had not delivered any successful film and ‘Chandni Bar’ was not a conventional film anyway. There have been films made based on the life of s*x workers, tragic lives of women, and so on, but my film was very different. It was coming from some of the real-life incidents that I took up and weaved a story around them.”
He continued, “I remember how someone said to me that the title of the film itself is so B-grade that no one wants to invest money in it. I was suggested to put more item songs and make the story ‘loud’! I was sure that the female protagonist could go through a lot, but I would treat a female character with relatability and a certain dignity.” as quoted by Koi Moi from IANS.
