An Interview On the sets of "Wajood". The film Mad-fans have been waiting for all year
Q : Tell us
about the scene being filmed today.
A. : This is a song
sequence It is essentially a stage play directed by Nana Patekar
and enacted by college students.
Q : This song
picturisation seems very similar to Tezaab's ek do teen number. Comment
.
A. : I think
any stage song of mine will always be compared to that song from Tezaab.
The performance in Tezaab was meant to be by a professional dancer who
is giving a professional performance while in this film it is more like
a stage play, a ballet rather than a song performance.
Q : What
about the film?
A. : Wajood
deals with what the society and especially what the youngsters in the society
today are going through. A kind of turmoil, a search for their true
identity. For example a diamond merchants son is supposed to follow
in his father footsteps and embrace that profession himself or an actors
son has to become an actor and so on. Their traditional profession.
Our film deals with the kind of people who want to break
away from the traditional
and do something different and in the process find their true identity.
We see that in life a lot of times people dont get to live their dreams
due to social commitments, responsibilities, etc. They may not have
the money or the freedom to follow their dreams. Our characters in
Wajood are actually following their dreams.
Q : How's the film's music rated?
A. : The music of the film has all the shades. You have some slow numbers, some fast numbers and classical based songs as well. So I would say that it is an amalgamati on of different varieties of music.
Q : The genre
or category?
A. : Even though this
film is a love story, we have addressed a lot of social problems also which
have been well woven into the film without it looking artificial or contrived.&n
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For example, I am playing a TV journalist with her own show and through
my character we have addressed the problem of the harassment that women
have to face in the workplace. So in that sense it is a very socially
aware film apart from being a love story.
Q : Did you
need any sort of preparation to play the role?
A. :
As you know I am playing a TV journalist in the film. I have met a lot
of people from that profession and have observed them and keeping in mind
my character I have imbibed a lot of things from what I have seen.