Shriram Raghavan recalls receiving a call from Sunny Dell saying he wanted to make a film with him
Updated January 21, 2024, 7:19 PM IST
Sriram Raghavan, known for films like ‘Badlapur’ and ‘Andhadhun’, recalls receiving a call from Sunny Deol expressing his interest in collaborating. Raghavan does not like to write scripts with specific actors in mind.
Since the success of his films Badlapur and Andhadhun, Sriram Raghavan has established himself as a director who can tell stories. He is currently making a lot of headlines as his latest work, “Merry Christmas,” has received a lot of attention from fraternity members. This time, the director revealed that he once received a call from a top star who wanted to co-star with him someday.
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In a recent conversation with The Indian Express, Sriram was asked about scripting roles with specific actors in mind. The director casually mentioned Sunny Duru and revealed that this approach has not been consistently successful. “Every time I write a script with actors in mind, I just can’t come up with a good enough script. So I start writing now and figure out who I can cast along the way. Years ago, I After watching the documentary drama “Raman Raghav, City, Killer” (1991), Sunny Deol called me and said, “I want you to make a film with me.” At the time he was at the peak of his career. I kept writing ideas and rejecting them myself. I want to make a movie with him. There are others on my list,” he said.
‘Merry Christmas’ stars Katrina Kaif and Vijay Sethupati in a Christmas Eve murder mystery set in Mumbai. Despite receiving positive reviews, the film was not a huge hit at the box office, grossing Rs 1.47 billion in its first week. Talking about the film business, Raghavan said: “For them (actors), numbers prove the value of a star. There’s no pressure like that. If Andhadhun did X amount of business, now they don’t think they have to do more than X amount. I’m not going to start my next movie. I might make a big luxury production, but the collection might not be great yet. If I have a big star, I don’t think I’ll get a good opening. But now the word spreads within the first few days.”
“There’s a great line from Quentin Tarantino about numbers that’s stuck in my mind. He said that in the grand scheme of things, opening weekends are the least important time in a movie’s life. “It takes more than a year to make a movie, which means that three days over the weekend are not the most important days for me or for Quentin (lol), as they are for a lot of people,” he said. added.
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