Click to play videoMumbai: The spectacular silver screen and the business of making movies: Both filmmakers Sudhir Mishra and Farah Khan's new films are set in the Hindi motion picture industry and tell the story of those who make films for a living.
While Mishra's Khoya Khoya Chand starring Shiney Ahuja and Soha Ali Khan is set in the 50s and 60s, Farah’s Om Shanti Om casts an eye on the tinsel town of the 70s.
"It's a period film, the rocking era of the 1970s. Their hairstyles are completely over the top. I hope people love the fun aspect. There is drama and a love story too,” says Farah.
"Khoya Khoya Chand is about two people who get caught in the mad world of the 50s and 60s. Nikhat is a young 18-year-old person, who's mother pushes her into the film industry," says Mishra.
Although both films are set in the Hindi film industry, Om Shanti Om and Khoya Khoya Chand are as different as chalk and cheese.
They are, however, much in the same spirit as the previous films made by their respective directors.
"I think it is a film more modern than Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, I feel difficult to slot, it is a bit of heightened realism. It is my most romantic film till date,” says Mishra.
"My film has a more coherent story than Main Hoon Na. It is ten times madder than Main Hoon Na, we are completely taking each other's trip, Shah Rukh’s (Khan) trip,” says Farah.
So while Om Shanti Om stars Shah Rukh Khan as a struggling actor in the 70s, complete with bell bottoms and flashy jackets, Mishra's Khoya Khoya Chand features Soha Ali Khan as yesteryear's legend.
To get under the skin of her character, Soha used much of her mother's old wardrobe.
"Hairstyles of the 70s, my referencing is the Bollywood of that time. From Hindi films, Shah Rukh wears clothes like Rajesh Khanna or Rishi Kapoor in those times,” said Farah.
"You don’t drown in the quagmire of detail but yes, we have looked at the costumes of the stars of that time and the sets of that time,” said Mishra.
There's little that is similar in both films. Except perhaps the spirit of both films, or the intention behind making both films.
For both Sudhir Mishra and Farah Khan, their new film is their tribute to the film industry, a chance to hold a mirror to a world they know so intimately themselves.
“I’m not making a sleaze show. I love those people. It’s also about the madness and joy of being in the movies,” said Mishra.
“It’s not a sleazy look on Bollywood. It’s not going the Madhur Bhandarkar way. It’s not cynical or sleazy, it’s just a happy movie.
So it's flashback tinsel town in the weeks ahead. Get ready for your trip down Bollywood Boulevard. And that's a cut.
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