Jhund director Nagraj Manjule on his Bachchan story Id dress like him he was my world
Mumbai Feb 28 PTI Growing up filmmaker Nagraj Manjule says world of Amitabh Bachchan films was a huge influence on him and he credits the megastar for making him fall in love with cinemaManjule maker of some of the most acclaimed films of last decade including Fandry and Sairat said in his Jeur village in Maharashtras Solapur district he was the local BachchanHis films have had a huge influence on me the start of my love for cinema In my growing up years till the time I was in tenth standard– before I failed and moved away from cinemahe was my world I was such a big Bachchan fan that theres no film of his that I would have missed watching the director told PTIThe megastars films like Yaarana Main Azaad Hoon Deewaar Khuda Gawah and Satte Pe Satta had a huge impact on him he assertedSatte Pe Satta especially the maker said he watched close to 50 times sneaking in cinema halls only catch the entry sequence of Bachchans as killer Babu I would have watched the film minimum 50 times in those days just for that sequence and return home or sometimes only go to watch that sequence Such was his influence on me I would watch three-four film shows of his in a single day From dressing up like his cinema icon to mouthing his dialogues Manjule said he adapted Bachchans on screen persona in every way possibleMain itna bada deewana tha I was such a huge fan I would copy his style tie my shirt in knots like him from Deewaar and go to school I would often get punished too but never stopped Basically main apne aapko Bachchan samjhta tha I thought I was Bachchan and would roam around like him mouthing his dialogues he addedThe 43-year-old director is now gearing up for his latest Jhund which is headlined by BachchanThe film features the megastar as Vijay Barse a Nagpur-based retired sports teacher who pioneers a slum soccer movementFor Manjule collaborating with his favourite artiste was surrealIt was daunting when I would think how will I possibly be able to work with him Before Jhund I had only worked with no actors So I would think what would be the process how will I direct him But credit to him he really never made me feel any pressure or burdenThe filmmaker said he knew working with the 79-year-old screen icon was a once in a lifetime opportunity and hence he wanted to make the most of the opportunityI was careful that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me Someone whose work you have seen only on the screen and now you get a chance to collaborate that was huge I lived every moment with him every second of working with Bachchan sir was precious he addedJhund is produced by Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Raaj Hiremath Savita Raj Hiremath Manjule Gargee Kulkarni and Meenu Aroraa under the banners of T-Series Tandav Films Entertainment and AatpatThe film is scheduled to release on March 4 PTI JUR SHD SHD
Mumbai Feb 28 PTI Growing up filmmaker Nagraj Manjule says world of Amitabh Bachchan films was a huge influence on him and he credits the megastar for making him fall in love with cinemaManjule maker of some of the most acclaimed films of last decade including Fandry and Sairat said in his Jeur village in Maharashtras Solapur district he was the local BachchanHis films have had a huge influence on me the start of my love for cinema In my growing up years till the time I was in tenth standard– before I failed and moved away from cinemahe was my world I was such a big Bachchan fan that theres no film of his that I would have missed watching the director told PTIThe megastars films like Yaarana Main Azaad Hoon Deewaar Khuda Gawah and Satte Pe Satta had a huge impact on him he assertedSatte Pe Satta especially the maker said he watched close to 50 times sneaking in cinema halls only catch the entry sequence of Bachchans as killer Babu I would have watched the film minimum 50 times in those days just for that sequence and return home or sometimes only go to watch that sequence Such was his influence on me I would watch three-four film shows of his in a single day From dressing up like his cinema icon to mouthing his dialogues Manjule said he adapted Bachchans on screen persona in every way possibleMain itna bada deewana tha I was such a huge fan I would copy his style tie my shirt in knots like him from Deewaar and go to school I would often get punished too but never stopped Basically main apne aapko Bachchan samjhta tha I thought I was Bachchan and would roam around like him mouthing his dialogues he addedThe 43-year-old director is now gearing up for his latest Jhund which is headlined by BachchanThe film features the megastar as Vijay Barse a Nagpur-based retired sports teacher who pioneers a slum soccer movementFor Manjule collaborating with his favourite artiste was surrealIt was daunting when I would think how will I possibly be able to work with him Before Jhund I had only worked with no actors So I would think what would be the process how will I direct him But credit to him he really never made me feel any pressure or burdenThe filmmaker said he knew working with the 79-year-old screen icon was a once in a lifetime opportunity and hence he wanted to make the most of the opportunityI was careful that this was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me Someone whose work you have seen only on the screen and now you get a chance to collaborate that was huge I lived every moment with him every second of working with Bachchan sir was precious he addedJhund is produced by Bhushan Kumar Krishan Kumar Raaj Hiremath Savita Raj Hiremath Manjule Gargee Kulkarni and Meenu Aroraa under the banners of T-Series Tandav Films Entertainment and AatpatThe film is scheduled to release on March 4 PTI JUR SHD SHD
