Tigmanshu Dhulia on the Milanese Radio: "Small towns are the scene of many conflicts of all kinds"

Mumbai: Director Tigmanshu Dhulia has a clear idea of ​​what he wants to do: make movies that have his own style and never chase the stars to get his dream on celluloid . The director, who has directed medium-budget but critically acclaimed films, such as Paan Singh Tomar and the Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster series, has learned over the years to avoid the pressure of a star to hit the front page of his film .

"I do not want to sound pompous, but I want my films to be a" Tigmanshu Dhulia film. "It does not matter, whether it's a hit or a flop, I came to this industry to make movies, not to make movies with stars. "Now I've learned not to approach these producers with this kind of scenario where they would ask me to get a star. I no longer fall into this trap, "said Tigmanshu at PTI.

The pressure on a director to get a star can be quite daunting.Tigmanshu experienced first-hand in realizing his next achievement , Milan Talkies, which preceded several names, Shahid Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, via Imran Khan

Although conceptualized in 2011, Tigmanshu had to overcome several obstacles to finally make the film. "UTV was supposed to do it, but I had spinoffs. with them because they were not releasing "Paan Singh Tomar." There was a gap then and Ekta pushed very hard. I will give it to him.

"Despite the fact that the actors were saying yes and no, she loved the movie, but she did, but they needed a star, and I asked her to leave it with anyone else, if not and she did. "The filmmaker is now ready to release" Milan Talkies "on March 15, featuring Ali Fazal, Shraddha Srinath, Sikander Kher and Ashutosh Rana.

However, the director has to slightly fine-tune the writing because the film is late. "I started writing it in 2010-2011, which is why the film also takes place in this period, where we had theatrical copies." Suddenly, because of the digital, romance cinema disappears, I had to show the spotlight, the equipment. "

Tigmanshu often shot his films, including Milan Talkies, in small towns and explains that most intriguing stories come from there.

"If you take movies shot in a small town and try to get to Mumbai, it will not work, small towns cause many conflicts of all kinds, besides Mumbai and probably Bangalore, each city of this country is anyway a small city where values ​​and traditions still exist.

"Although Delhi is the capital of the country, the inhabitants of this city have the mentality of small towns. But not Mumbai. Mumbai is an office and not a house. "