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Published on Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 21:49, Updated on Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 04:12 in Entertainment section
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It’s close to midnight and finishing touches are being put on what may be one of the biggest film premiers in recent times. The film is Eklavya and with it Vidhu Vinod Chopra returns as director after a seven-year gap.
The voluble filmmaker is visibly excited about his lavishly mounted film with a multi star-cast - just a statement of the clout Chopra wears today.
Anuradha SenGupta: With just a day before the premier of Eklavya, this place is looking like something else. Isn’t this an unusually grander scale for a film premier?
Vidhu Vinod Chopra: Frankly, even I’m not very familiar with Indian film premiers. I’m doing what I believe this deserves.
Anuradha SenGupta: Is it partly because there is a sense of celebration for you? Perhaps since you are returning as a director with this film?
Vidhu Vinod Chopra: The celebration is because we believe we have made a very good film, not really for me returning as a director after seven years.
Anuradha SenGupta: You have been saying that Eklavya is your best film till date. You said something similar when you made 1942 A love Story, isn’t it?
Vidhu Vinod Chopra: 1942 A love Story was perhaps the best musical that I have done. I never said it was the best film, but its music was certainly the best. Though I faced a lot of problem from the film bodies during its making. I faced huge problem while shooting the second half of the film. I stand by its music, which is wonderful. But when it comes to Eklavya, I stand by the whole movie and it is certainly my best film so far.
Anuradha SenGupta: Can you really be that objective as the person who has made this film? Can you have this sort of outer body experience where you step out and say, “Yes, this is the best film that I have made till today.”
Vidhu Vinod Chopra: I had finished this film much before Lage Raho Munnabhai. This film was ready in the month of May last year. I waited till the release of Lago Raho… and then decided to come out with Eklavya.
Anuradha SenGupta: What was the reason behind this step?
Vidhu Vinod Chopra: Lage Raho Munnabhai was a difficult film from marketing perspective. We had Mahatma Gandhi in the film and we didn’t want people to know about it beforehand.
When it came to Eklavya, for almost six-months, we were working on making proper skies for the film. The actual print got ready only few days before the release of the film, which I saw without subtitles. I have seen it a couple of times. Apart from it being my best work, it is perhaps also the best work of Mr Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Bomani Irani, Vidya Balan and almost the entire star cast.
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra's movies are always something to look forward to. However, it is very tedious to watch Amitabh Bachchan
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As from my childhood i was watching Mr.Vidhu Vinod Chopra and am not a fan of him,but definetly i will
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I saw the film with great hope on VVC & Big B. Looks like they all will need to go
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Very well done Mr Chopra!!!! excellent movie with a brilliant performace by Mr Bachhan.
I guess some of the people
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all those who call this movie "crap" are idiots.
This is a masterpiece-a work of a genius-Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
Superb film-one of
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