PANAJI
To bring out a good film, aspiring Film directors should have strong conviction in their stories, said national award-winning film director Madhur Bhandarkar at the Masterclass on ‘Filmmaking’ at the 52nd IFFI on Sunday.“The concept of my film always originates from me. I believe in myself and my stories. When I attain strong conviction in a story, then only I go for the film. What the camera catches stays there for a lifetime, so the pace of the film must be very engaging," said Bhandarkar. plots.”
“Chandni Bar boosted my trust and confidence to move ahead," said the director of award-winning films like Page 3 and Traffic Signal while narrating his cinematic journey. “I was there in the movie from beginning till end. Though it was a dark and depressive film, it was engaging and it worked,” he said.
Talking about his future plan, he said, “We went through a very tough and testing time during the pandemic period. So now I am going to start work for a comedy film very soon.” The masterclass was moderated by noted film critic Taran Adarsh. The session ended with felicitation of Madhur Bhandarkar and Taran Adarsh by national award-winning director Nila Madhab Panda.
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