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I’ve never wanted any of my films to be screened at a film festival: Ali Imtiaz

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I’ve never wanted any of my films to be screened at a film festival: Ali Imtiaz

Despite several actors and filmmakers expressing interest in having their projects screened at international film festivals, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali says he has never aspired to do so. Highway (2014), starring Alia Bhatt, is his only film to have played at an international film festival, the Berlin International Film Festival.

Ali admits that he has never considered entering his films in a film festival. “I never considered it,” he says. I know a group of filmmakers who would attend a film festival, but I don’t think that way. I primarily want to make films that people want to see; if they get to Cannes, that’s fine.”

“I want all of my films to have a large global audience,” he adds, “but I’ve never aspired for any of my films to be shown at a film festival.” I don’t know much about it (film festivals) either. But I suppose I should consider it.”

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Ali, who was in Delhi for the Kathakar International Storytellers Festival, has a long history with the event. “The urge to tell a story is very compelling,” he said, praising the art of storytelling. We can’t get rid of hunger or thirst without telling stories. The reason for making a film as a filmmaker is to tell a story that you have imagined. My Kathakar trick is that I don’t know what to say, so I don’t prepare anything. Then things happen that are both surprising and intriguing.”

“There are many stories within the story of a movie, all of which combines together,” he says when asked if he takes the same approach as a filmmaker. You can have a plan on the day of the shoot. But the best strategy is to ignore that strategy as well. A scene is intended to be shot, but things happen during the shoot, and something unexpected and real can happen. That window should remain open.”

Ali’s most recent film was Love Aaj Kal (2020), which was the sequel to Ali’s 2009 film of the same name. When asked when the audience will be able to see him work his magic on the big screen again, he says he is working on “many” new projects but “can’t talk” about them right now.

 

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At seven o’clock, Raj Babbar’s daughter learnt of his liaison with Smita Patil. “I shouldn’t tell my mother about this.”

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At seven o’clock, Raj Babbar’s daughter learnt of his liaison with Smita Patil. “I shouldn’t tell my mother about this.”

Raj Babbar left his wife, Nadira, to marry Smita Patil in 1983. His daughter Juhi Babbar has recalled the time in a new interview.
Actor Raj Babbar was already married and had two children when he began his relationship with fellow actor, Smita Patil. The affair and the ensuing marriage saw a lot of controversy, given how it began. Raj Babbar’s daughter, former actor Juhi Babbar, has now opened up on the time and how she came to know about the relationship when she was just 7 years old.

Juhi Babbar on Raj Babbar and Smita Patil

In an interview with Lehren Retro, Juhi recalled how Smita Patil made a conscious effort to connect with Raj’s two children – Juhi and her brother, Arya. “My father talked and explained his marriage with Smita Patil to me when I was barely seven years old, and that’s why my memories of Smita ji are very different. She went out of her way to do things for me. I think she also had this thing that we are the kids of the person who is most special to her, and so we are special to her as well. She would show us a lot of love, always bringing us gifts when she travelled, and she would ensure that at home, we were served the food that we liked. These small memories are nice, but unfortunately, there aren’t many memories,” she said.

Juhi said she was conflicted about her impression of Smita at the time because the actor was always nice to us, but she could see that the marriage had shaken up her own family, particularly her mother, Nadira. “As a child, I knew this is the lady my father wants to be with, and he wants to make her his wife. I could see Smita making an effort towards me and my little brother, but I also knew that this was disturbing the unit that used to be, and that my mother was unhappy about it. I had that understanding—that aunty (Smita) was being so good to me, but when I go home, I shouldn’t share this with my mother.”

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Raj Babbar and Smita Patil’s marriage

Smita Patil and Raj Babbar met on the sets of their 1982 film Bheegi Palkein. Raj left Nadira to marry Smita the following year. Their son, actor Prateik Babbar, was born in November 1986. However, Smita Patil died soon after from childbirth complications at the age of 31. Raj Babbar got back together with Nadira a few years later.

Juhi Babbar made her film debut with Kash Aap Hamare Hote opposite Sonu Nigam in 2003. She worked in a handful of films over the next few years before taking a hiatus to do TV. In 2023, she returned to films with supporting roles in films like Faraaz and Farrey. She is married to actor Anup Soni.

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