Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey states that he never plans anything because the things never workout properly. “I never plan anything. Whenever I plan, things never work out. I wanted to make a love story as my first film, it did not happen. It just refuses to happen. So I have stopped planning. I chase ideas that I am terribly excited about. I won’t say I am satisfied or dissatisfied. I am chasing creative satisfaction.”
‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ and ‘Special 26’ the filmmaker said, “I always think the last film should have done better, irrespective of how it performed at the box office. There are still some shots that hurt. It’s your choice to dwell on it or move on. But I choose not to forget about it.”
He further added, “I don’t think any of the films were intellectual, but could be intelligent. I believe there is a lot of intelligent audience who have gone and seen the film, and that is why the numbers have stacked up.”
Talking about his career the filmmaker said, “I started my career with ‘A Wednesday’, which was not dominated by stars, but it had a bunch of great actors in it. I always believe content is important and the belief got reinforced with the success of ‘A Wednesday’. And it led us to the path, where we primarily focus on content and let the actors make it special by their presence.”
Anupam Kher, Manoj Bajpayee and Naseeruddin Shah and he said their presence takes the film to a different level. “We do need actors like them. For the kind of films we make, we need seriously gifted actors who can do justice (to the roles) and take the material to another level.”
He concluded by saying, “I was also reading a lot about whistle-blowers and there was one particular case that intrigued me. It was how something so out of ordinary could result into the downfall of something so huge.”
The film features Sidharth Malhotra, Manoj Bajpayee, Naseeruddin Shah and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles, the film has released today.
