Bharat is a perfect Thai from Salman Khan: Ali Abbas Zafar

Given the times in which we live, what is the relevance of Bharat?

What are the fundamental issues of the film? that this country represents in terms of socio-political scenario. The events that have unfolded over the last seven decades have influenced India and its people. The idea is to explore the links between the journey of the character of Bharat (tried by Salman Khan) and that of the nation. Their paths also intersect sometimes. However, in the end, it is the story of a family who was moved during the partition, of a son who promised his father and of the way he keeps that promise. The two-and-a-half-hour film is a collage of seven decades. Every decade of the film has a distinct flavor.

So what did you describe the last seven decades, what did you care most about?

The most stimulating aspect of the film was the score – recreating the mbadive displacement of people. It was the soul of the film. I had to capture this in the most honest and true way. We created the scene in Khasa, Punjab, near the Indo-Pakistan border. There are only five steam engines left in India. We had one and created a Northern Frontier train.

Will the film remind the mbades of the horrors of the score that many seem to have forgotten today?

I will not say that people have forgotten it. They probably lost contact with that time. All those who go to school are studying about it. Now it is our responsibility to know the history of our country. It is one of the most important events of modern history. If you live in Punjab, Delhi or Uttar Pradesh, you will always find that every second or third family in your neighborhood has emigrated from what is known as Pakistan today. This is a very large number of people.

Given his subject, Bharat can be a preacher by nature.

I was very clear about the fact that I would keep the emotion of the film intact and that it would be an entertaining family drama. The film is not political at all. It is a middle clbad family. The film shows you a character who looks at the world in a certain way. Whether you agree with him or not, he takes very human positions. The largest pillar of this country has been insaniyat (humanity). Despite sending strong social messages, Mother India (1957) was still a very entertaining movie.

This is your third film with Khan after Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017). When you run it, what does it matter most to you – its image, star power, or mbad connection?

Whenever I write a character, I try to make it larger than the image of Salman's star, so that his stardom has air a little smaller. the film. In Sultan, the main role that Salman plays is as charismatic as the actor, or even more. Similarly, the Tiger character can do what no one else can do. So, Tiger gets bigger than Salman. What the character does Bharat in the movie is much larger than Salman's personality. I believe that a movie should look bigger than the stars that it contains

Somewhere, this also involves the suspension of disbelief. Sultan, aged 30, learns wrestling and becomes world champion

In a mainstream film, this suspension of disbelief is the power of the director. If you can support that with a very real emotion, it continues. It does not only work in Hindi movies, but around the world. In Armageddon (1998), a group of five people stop the collusion of an asteroid with our planet. How do they do it and the emotional tug they use to make believe they believe in it. Sultan is not incredulous because he identifies with his emotions. Same with Tiger. There are different types of cinema. One of them is based on the idea of ​​a larger-than-life representation on the big screen. This is what happened in the 60s, 70s and 80s. The stars are projected in a certain way.

When did you start working on Bharat?

I started working there after Sultan. This film required a lot of research. His story, script and characters were written in tune with what the country has known from 1947 to the present day. He talks about periods of unemployment, globalization and others. Research also required for the design of production, costumes, etc.

Does the film take note of the social upheavals that the country has experienced in recent years?

The film presents a human eye on what is happening around us. . When you watch the movie, you will understand how and why it ends so.

All these factors make it a perfect version of Eid?

This is a perfect Thai, Salman Khan. Whatever the audience's expectations of a Salman film, they are all present. He looks good, he makes witty jokes and he has good songs. The female actors are beautiful and have more say in the film.

Despite their presence, is not a Salman Khan movie focused on testosterone?

I do not think so. . The thing is based on the director and the text. Salman is all macho and all that. However, if you look at Sultan, his character has a very sweet side. In Tiger Zinda Hai, when he understands that he has a child and a wife, you can see his sweeter side. It depends a lot on how you use it. I always touch his emotional side.

How important is it for you to understand that "Bharat" is greater than any caste or religion? "

When you are asked questions about your identity around the world, your initial instinct is to say," I am an Indian, "it becomes your identity, then the question of faith comes in. The film addresses this issue This is essentially due to the way in which the moral values ​​and principles of this country affect you as an individual.