Greed to explore different side of Vidya Balan pushed me to make Jalsa Suresh Triveni
Mumbai Mar 19 PTI Filmmaker Suresh Triveni says he has tried to exploit the tremendous acting potential that resides in Bollywood star Vidya Balan with his latest movie JalsaTriveni who had worked with the actor for his maiden feature directorial the critically-acclaimed 2017 movie Tumhari Sulu said he was looking forward to collaborating with Balan after the success of the first movieMy greed of exploring more sides to this actor constantly kept me pushing towards stories that I can approach her with I wanted to repeat that experience of working with her It was a conscious choice that I wanted to do one more film with her Triveni told PTI in a zoom interviewMy first description to Vidya about the two films was that Tumhari Sulu is a feeling Jalsa is a plot he addedBilled as a highly engaging and captivating tale of conflict Jalsa follows the lives of a top-line journalist Balan and her cook played by Shefali ShahThough he shared a great working relationship with Balan Triveni said he wanted her to like the script of the latest filmBalan had initially said no to Jalsa and it was only after a while that agreed to be a part of itWe had a wonderful experience while working on Tumhari Sulu After that we kept discussing various subjects and finally when I approached her with this subject and narrated it to her she loved itBut she was not in a state of mind to accept it at that particular point of time I had to accept it Then after six months around the first wave of the pandemic she heard it story again and she committed to the project he addedAbout casting Shah in the movie Triveni said the Delhi Crime star is his all-time favourite actor and he has been in awe of her craftI was like what if I cast Vidya and Shefali in a film would I like to watch it as an audience The answer was yes And thats how it started When I approached her with the script she said she wants to do it I was thrilled I definitely wanted her in the film Triveni saidJalsa the filmmaker added is a movie filled with grey charactersEvery character in this film has got a grey shade They Balan and Shah are all victims of an event but they are extremely strong characters They are fearless mothers and are unpredictable The director said personally as a storyteller he likes to venture into the territory of ethical dilemma something that he has done with JalsaHowever at the same time he made sure to not intellectualise it as that would mean they are attempting to talk about something very deepOn a day-to-day basis we all have various ethical dilemmas And with this story I had the opportunity to explore it The story has many layers there is an incident that triggers creates a wave across different lives Vidya and Shefalis characters are affected and they have to make certain choices Jalsa premiered on Amazon Prime Video on FridayWhen asked about the reason for opting to release the film on an OTT platform Triveni said his aim was to reach out to a wide audienceWe all love the big screen but we also want a bigger audience and what better than having Amazon Prime where people from across 240 countries can see the film Everyone would love to be on the big screenIt was a conscious call to release Jalsa on OTT During the pandemic we all have thrived on this OTT I want to experience this as a storyteller and what does it mean to tell a story on a platform like this he addedJalsa also features actors such as Manav Kaul Rohini Hattangadi Iqbal Khan Shafeen Patel Shrikant Mohan Yadav Surya Kasibhatla and Vidhatri Bandi among others PTI KKP RB RB
Mumbai Mar 19 PTI Filmmaker Suresh Triveni says he has tried to exploit the tremendous acting potential that resides in Bollywood star Vidya Balan with his latest movie JalsaTriveni who had worked with the actor for his maiden feature directorial the critically-acclaimed 2017 movie Tumhari Sulu said he was looking forward to collaborating with Balan after the success of the first movieMy greed of exploring more sides to this actor constantly kept me pushing towards stories that I can approach her with I wanted to repeat that experience of working with her It was a conscious choice that I wanted to do one more film with her Triveni told PTI in a zoom interviewMy first description to Vidya about the two films was that Tumhari Sulu is a feeling Jalsa is a plot he addedBilled as a highly engaging and captivating tale of conflict Jalsa follows the lives of a top-line journalist Balan and her cook played by Shefali ShahThough he shared a great working relationship with Balan Triveni said he wanted her to like the script of the latest filmBalan had initially said no to Jalsa and it was only after a while that agreed to be a part of itWe had a wonderful experience while working on Tumhari Sulu After that we kept discussing various subjects and finally when I approached her with this subject and narrated it to her she loved itBut she was not in a state of mind to accept it at that particular point of time I had to accept it Then after six months around the first wave of the pandemic she heard it story again and she committed to the project he addedAbout casting Shah in the movie Triveni said the Delhi Crime star is his all-time favourite actor and he has been in awe of her craftI was like what if I cast Vidya and Shefali in a film would I like to watch it as an audience The answer was yes And thats how it started When I approached her with the script she said she wants to do it I was thrilled I definitely wanted her in the film Triveni saidJalsa the filmmaker added is a movie filled with grey charactersEvery character in this film has got a grey shade They Balan and Shah are all victims of an event but they are extremely strong characters They are fearless mothers and are unpredictable The director said personally as a storyteller he likes to venture into the territory of ethical dilemma something that he has done with JalsaHowever at the same time he made sure to not intellectualise it as that would mean they are attempting to talk about something very deepOn a day-to-day basis we all have various ethical dilemmas And with this story I had the opportunity to explore it The story has many layers there is an incident that triggers creates a wave across different lives Vidya and Shefalis characters are affected and they have to make certain choices Jalsa premiered on Amazon Prime Video on FridayWhen asked about the reason for opting to release the film on an OTT platform Triveni said his aim was to reach out to a wide audienceWe all love the big screen but we also want a bigger audience and what better than having Amazon Prime where people from across 240 countries can see the film Everyone would love to be on the big screenIt was a conscious call to release Jalsa on OTT During the pandemic we all have thrived on this OTT I want to experience this as a storyteller and what does it mean to tell a story on a platform like this he addedJalsa also features actors such as Manav Kaul Rohini Hattangadi Iqbal Khan Shafeen Patel Shrikant Mohan Yadav Surya Kasibhatla and Vidhatri Bandi among others PTI KKP RB RB
