Director Aditya Dhar reacts to Uri The Surgical Strike being called an “agenda-driven” film, saying the intention of Article 370 is “pure” and “champions women empowerment”. It is something that we will do.”bollywood news
After the success of the military drama Uri: Surgical Strike, which marked Vicky Kaushal’s directorial debut, Aditya Dhar His production venture, Article 370, starring his wife and actor Yami Gautam and Priyamani, is a film that champions women empowerment, he says, as it is based on a “pure story”.
In an interview with indianexpress.com, Dhar also mentioned how his debut film ‘Uri: Surgical Strike’ was criticized by critics for being a ‘patriotic and agenda-driven film’. The filmmaker said he doesn’t pay attention to this “critics community” who don’t review movies but pass judgment on them.
Speaking about Article 370, Aditya Dhar said the film is based on truth and “really shows what happened when the government started abrogating Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir”. ” he said. She also called on the audience to watch the film, which champions women’s empowerment.
He said, “Article 370 tells the truth, what happened and how it happened chronologically. There is no chauvinism. There is nothing in this movie that I find offensive. is the pure story of how they pulled off such a huge operation. It’s a great story. They always say they don’t make big films for women in India, we did. People, go watch it now. This is a movie that actually proves that it doesn’t matter if the protagonist is male or female. What matters is a great story. Article 370 protects women’s rights. It’s the perfect movie to be supported by people who want to do it.”
Dahl, even after the success of the first film Uri: Surgical Strike Although it won the National Award in 2019, it faced severe criticism from some film critics and audiences. He said people called the film “agenda-driven” and “patriotic,” but the public proved them wrong.
He said, “The community that hasn’t seen the movie and feels it’s an agenda-driven movie doesn’t care about them at all, because they’ve already made their judgments and the agenda is actually Because I think it’s just people in their heads. I can’t do anything about it because I’ve made that judgment without actually seeing the movie. So discussing or thinking about it is a waste of time. It is a waste.”
“What I’m trying to say is that I’ve made a great movie with an authentic story and great intentions. I think audiences will love it, and I think people who don’t want to see it will be forced to see it.” I can’t. Even if people have already formed their own opinions, it doesn’t matter to me. It’s a film that resonates with the audience, so I don’t think about them at all.”
Aditya Dhar spoke about the criticism that Uri received. They understand the difference between an agenda-driven film and a film made with great intentions. They also understand the difference between a project and a movie. I remember a lot of people slamming Uri at the time, but the audience basically shut them up at how it was going. In fact, there can be nothing above the audience. ”
Dahl also revealed that many people discouraged him from making war films, and that he told co-producer Ronnie Screwvala not to make Uri because it would be a huge flop. He said: “I love it when people say that certain genres don’t work in India, because that’s what they said about Uri too. They say war films don’t work in India. They say, ‘1997 After ‘Border’ in 2017, ‘Lakshya’ and ‘LOC’ came, but none of those films made any money, so I said, ‘Don’t make them.’ A lot of people told Ronnie (Screwvala) not to make this movie because it would fail. But I really enjoy the challenge of it. The moment Uri came out, all of a sudden war movies and military movies started playing in rapid succession. It’s much more fun to create a new genre than to follow suit. For example, “Aare Aaj Kal Market Mein, Romantic Comedy, Chal Rahi Hai, Action Movie, Chal Rahi Hai, Aap Bhi Bana Do” (Romantic comedies and action movies are popular these days. Since it’s popular, let’s create a new genre) out of them). That’s not exciting to me. I get excited about creating new trends. ”
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After making political dramas following the success of director Woori, who was a military activist, Dahl is now open to making films in various genres. In fact, his lineup is full of genre-bending films. He said: My next film will probably be a great action-comedy called Dhoom Dhaam. It’s a really interesting movie. His third film to be released after that is Baramula, which is a horror film and supernatural thriller. This is a completely new genre that has never been done in India before. This is an investigative paranormal thriller action movie. ”
“So my intention was that whatever project we were doing, for example in Uri’s case, it was a military action film, but this (Article 370) is a political drama and the next project is a comedy action film. It’s a thriller, and the third project is a comedy, “a paranormal psychological thriller, every movie has to offer something absolutely new,” he concluded.
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