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00:00Well, first of all, it's a matter of great pride that it's premiering at IFFI, which
00:04has gained in stature over the years and has become such an aspirational film festival
00:10around the world.
00:11I've had friends from U.S. and L.A. and from Hollywood saying, can you get me passes, which
00:16I had never heard before.
00:19And I'm very glad that that is happening.
00:20So congratulations to the entire team of IFFI, to the government of Goa, and the Information
00:25and Broadcasting Ministry for having made this such a popular name.
00:29You know, we used to want to make movies saying, let's premier it at Cannes or premier it at,
00:35you know, CERN or other film festivals around the world.
00:38Today, people are making it to be premiered at IFFI, which is a great job.
00:43As far as the movie is concerned, you know, I've always believed in high concept stories.
00:48Sometimes I've been very lucky, sometimes not as much, but I've always stuck to the
00:51fact that I want to tell stories that the common man can relate to.
00:54So Hisaab Barabar is on that line.
00:56It's about a guy who loves numbers and accounting.
01:01And with his passion for it, he finds out anomalies in the accounting system in the
01:06banks, and how this is turning out to be quite a scandal in his life, and what he does to
01:11bring down the entire banking system.
01:14So I thought it was a fabulous story, and it was very wonderfully directed by our director
01:18Ashwini Dhir Saab, who we are missing today and hoping and praying for him.
01:24But I think the nervousness doesn't come down.
01:28After releasing 90 films, I'm more nervous today than I was during my first film.
01:31Sir, we just interviewed Kirti Ram also.
01:34So she told a very funny thing about you, that you really love train romances.
01:41So you want to say something about that?
01:44Yeah, it's very strange.
01:46From my very first film.
01:47Is it fascinating?
01:48No, whenever I have romanced on trains, the film has done really well.
01:52So in Alai Paidei, which is my first film with Mani Ratnam, which is the original Asathiya,
01:56from there to Tanu Vajmanu, everywhere, wherever we've had trains, the film has done well for us.
02:03So I don't plan it, I don't ask for it, but it happens organically, and I think it's very lucky.
02:09Sir, how do you think that we already know that cinema can change perspective of people
02:16about certain projects or certain topics?
02:20So this movie talks about corruption in a very comedic way.
02:24So your thoughts on that, how cinema is changing perspective of young generations and the like?
02:31I think cinema has always been a very powerful tool.
02:34It's not to be taken lightly.
02:36If you look at what, for instance, Hollywood does for the US of A,
02:40you know, they always show that only the American can save the world,
02:43and the only American technology is the best in the world,
02:46and the Navy SEALs are the strongest, and you start believing that they are,
02:49although sometimes the facts can be quite different.
02:53Similarly, I think as a film industry, we've been showing a lot of our Indian culture
02:57and our tradition and what our history has been,
03:00but we also need to show what the future of the country looks like and what we're doing currently,
03:04and it's a tool that everybody should use efficiently, which is what I hope that FDI students do.
03:09I'm very proud of what they've achieved so far, but we have a lot of, you know, things to do,
03:12and I'm sure they will do that too.
03:15As far as society-changing films that I've been part of, for instance,
03:19let us say Guru or Rang De Basanti or Three Idiots,
03:22you know, you have seen distinct differences in the way that society and the country function
03:28right after the release of these films.
03:30Rang De Basanti was one of those films that, you know, gave rise to the free media.
03:35The media took over and, you know, became a power to reckon with.
03:39Three Idiots became the parents' and students' favorite film around the world.
03:43So I'm lucky enough and fortunate enough to be part of these filmmakers' stories,
03:47and I hope that I can do more films like that and in my own way contribute to society that I think is so essential.
03:52I have the last two questions.
03:54First, Ify has given a platform to young filmmakers, actors, aspiring actors and filmmakers.
04:01So any message for them?
04:04Yes, I think we're going through a great time of turbulence in terms of the content
04:10and what is being consumed by the public around the world.
04:14I think Western films, Indian films, everybody is struggling.
04:18Some films are doing exceptionally well, yet others that were expected to are really falling flat on their faces.
04:23So the way the content is delivered and the pacing of the storytelling has to change.
04:28And I think people coming here would notice that and hopefully a new era of filmmaking will quickly rise
04:33and make it all very positive for the producers as well.
04:36And the last question.
04:38We are in love with Rehna Terrible Huay.
04:42And we will wait till cinema exists.
04:44So how did it feel when it pre-released?
04:48Well, when it first released, it didn't do well. It was a flop.
04:51So I remember being heartbroken.
04:53I had gone to all the temples and prayed and come back.
04:56I had made sure that I had left no stone unturned to make the film the way it's supposed to.
05:03But it was heartbreaking.
05:04But little did I realize that fortune and fate had a big story for me.
05:07It released after 25 years and made more money than it did originally.
05:11So I'm very grateful for the love of the people as well as the audience.
05:15And it's wonderful to be recognized for doing a film 25 years later.
05:20I'm very, very grateful.