Telling the truth
Debutant director Rensil D’ Silva says he’s tried to steer clear of making judgements in Kurbaan. Every dialogue had to be non-partisan
DETERMINED Rensil D’Silva says the film should initiate a debate
Two screenplays, “Aks” and “Rang De Basanti” , and former admaker Rensil D’ Silva won Karan Johar’s trust. Karan wanted Rensil to pen the screenplay of “Kurbaan”.Content with the screenplay, Karan offered it to Rensil to direct too.
The film that released this Friday, reveals 42-year-old Rensil, is a marked departure from Karan’s former family melodramas though the intensity of the love story remains.
Creating a dialogue
“Its plot unfolds differently though terrorism serves as a backdrop. It is also a political drama that ponders on how the West deals with Islam. It creates a dialogue between fundamental and radical Islam,” shares Rensil who often perked up the viewers’ appetite with Perk and McDonalds ads among over 100 other commercials.
But “Kurbaan”, he says, is serious business where he had to take care of each and every dialogue to “appear non-partisan”. Such films made often with the oomph factor in mind, he admits, dilute the main issue amid stylisation and songs.
We have “New York” as the latest example. “I agree. Such films are like races; some make it like a marathon and some like a 100-meter race. After all, both are done for competition. But ‘Kurbaan’ tells a story and leaves the conclusion to the viewers. It compresses and expands and sets a very different pace. I hope it leaves some residual impact though we haven’t tried to be judgmental in it,” avers Rensil.
This Scottish student also admits that to make a film with such subjects a success, economics becomes a major priority. “You cannot avoid the commercial reality. It is a costly film. We shot almost the entire film in the US. To get the money back, stars like Saif and Kareena were…More
