I'm happy to steal people's lives and put them in a movie: Ritesh Batra

Ritesh Batra, the director who was born in The Lunchbox was celebrated for the smoothness and perfection of films shot and produced internationally, such as The meaning of the denouement and Our souls at night . Now, he returns home, to Mumbai, with his latest film – Photograph .

Accompanied by his main actor, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Batra engages in a frank discussion about his new film offering and shares some charming anecdotes about the film, which are simply an unusual love story about "two people who pbad the film. time together ".

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"I'm always happy to steal people's lives and put them in a movie," Batra said about the movie.
Siddiqui, because of the kindness he brings, says that Batra was absolutely the first choice of the film. "There is an innate goodness about Nawaz. That's how I see it, so it's natural.

There are many parallels between the main protagonist of Photograph, Rafi and Siddiqui, says Batra. The actor and director joined after The Lunchbox and so had the added benefit of their comfort level after working together. Batra confessed to generously borrowing stories that Siddiqui had told her over the years, particularly the scene where a hardened taxi driver in Mumbai asked Rafi (Siddiqui) if the main protagonist of the movie, Miloni (Sanya Malhotra) , was actually a couple. !

Siddiqui, straight out of larger-than-life biographies, such as Thackeray and Manto is also entrusted to another ordinary human role, but he plays almost himself this time. He admits it was the hardest thing for him to do. "Normally, the main characters play karta hoon unme ghus jaata hoon, magar is the main mein movie khud ko plays karne ke liye dream ideas by side rah kar ritesh ke directions by count karne laga." [19659004] His interpretation in Photograph reported flattering comments – Hollywood Journalist described it as "subtle but dynamic as Rafi", but his favorite is that of Indian paparazzi of the small town who had seen them the trailer of movie online! "Mr. Photographer, film them at Lucknow Airport.

Detailing the film and its characters, Batra says, "The film is designed after the Hindi movies of the 80s where there is a romantic relationship between a poor and a rich girl – this poor guy is usually a car mechanic; so my idea was to make a film about a poor and a little rich girl and to make it credible. There is something in them that makes them spend time together. A kind of nostalgia. The film deals with the corners of our heart, we do not know how to exist. "

Given the bitter and sweet truths that Batra discovers during his explorations of love and nostalgia, it seems that we are ready for a memorable cinematic experience. [19659004] Follow @ News18Movies for more than