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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.”

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.”

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“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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Sonakshi takes saiyyan Zaheer to bhaiya Kapil Sharma’s show; Shatrughan Sinha joins them as ‘bhola bhala aadmi’

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Sonakshi takes saiyyan Zaheer to bhaiya Kapil Sharma’s show; Shatrughan Sinha joins them as ‘bhola bhala aadmi’

This weekend, Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal will grace Kapil Sharma’s show with Shatrughan Sinha and Poonam Sinha for a family special episode

Back in May this year, Sonakshi Sinha made an appearance on Kapil Sharma’s comedy show to promote her web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar. The actor was joined by her co-stars Manisha Koirala, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh and Sharmin Segal. During this episode, Kapil told Sonakshi that her fellow Bollywood divas Alia Bhatt and Kiara Advani are now married. Hearing this, Sonakshi claimed that Kapil is rubbing salt in her wounds because he knows how eager she is to get married. Sonkashi’s wish was granted a month later when she tied the knot with Zaheer Iqbal. Well, she is now returning to Kapil’s show, this time with her husband.

In the trailer of the upcoming episode, Sonakshi introduces Zaheer to Kapil in a hilarious way. She claims that anyone who wants to get married should come to Kapil’s show and call him ‘bhaiya’. Gesturing at Zaheer, Sonakshi then tells Kapil, “Bhaiya, meet my saiyyan.” Well, things get even more fun when Sonakshi’s superstar father Shatrughan Sinha joins them along with her mother Poonam Sinha. This is the first time the entire Sinha family and their new son-in-law have appeared together on national television. At the end of this trailer, Shatrughan describes himself as ‘bhola bhala, shareef aadmi’. But Poonam leaves everyone in splits when she replies, “Mujhse poocho.”

In another fun bit, Shatrughan reveals how Dharmendra once told him to always be ‘a one woman man, at a time’. Well, fans can’t keep calm and are now expressing their excitement in the comment section below. For instance, one social media user gushed, “So happy they’re gonna be on the show! ❤️❤️❤️❤️,” whereas another Sonakshi-Zaheer fan claimed, “This episode is a slap to people who were saying that Shatrughan was not happy with Sonakshi and Zaheer’s marriage.”

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