With work as distinctly different from one another as Udaan (2010), Lootera (2013), Trapped (2017), Bhavesh Joshi Superhero (2018) and AK vs AK (2020), Vikramaditya Motwane is more of a chameleon filmmaker than an auteur. His style never overpowers the script. It is difficult to figure out the Motwanesque in a movie. "My style is not as important as what the film or the series best served as. Also, I love experimenting. I am such a fan of so many different styles - I love period dramas, big action thrillers, survival dramas - that I want to try out each. Maybe in a way, I am trying to find myself as a director also," says Motwane, as we catch up for a quick chat.
Currently, the filmmaker is basking in the success of his epic period series, Jubilee. Although, in its essence, it has a similar lyrical quality as his heartbreakingly beautiful cult classic Lootera, and he has previously co-directed season 1 of one of the most popular Indian web series, Sacred Games, with Anurag Kashyap, Jubilee is a unique piece of work. In fact, Indian OTT has seldom experienced such a sprawling spectacle before.
Much like Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time.... In Hollywood, where he fictionalises the tragic end of Sharon Tate, Motwane's Jubilee is a fictional tale that uses a real incident as its core material and builds a fictional world around it, placing it in a geopolitical context. In Motwane's, the timelines of the real and reel don't overlap perfectly, that is by design, and it is what makes the series such a delicious watch. We talk to the director about his blast from the past that has taken the present by storm. Excerpts:
What made you pick up the Himanshu Rai-Devika Rani-Najmul Hasan incident to base your story around and then, set it in the backdrop of the Partition a time when Himanshu Rai was long dead?
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 2023 من Man's World.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك ? تسجيل الدخول
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 2023 من Man's World.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
بالفعل مشترك? تسجيل الدخول
Royal Enfield Himalayan Glimpses Of A Faster Future
The second-gen ADV excels in most departments, shows promise in a few, and raises a rather interesting question: why doesn't Royal Enfield make faster and sportier motorcycles?
Why Men Won't Talk About Cosmetic Surgery
While more and more men are visiting aestheticians for invasive treatments, most are still hesitant to talk about it
How Skinny Is Too Skinny?
We're only talking about your jeans, gentlemen
STEERING PANERAI'S COURSE ALESSANDRO FICARELLI CHARTS NEW WATERS
As the vaunted brand's Italian heritage puts on a show at Geneva this spring, we take a closer look at one of the minds behind their latest launches and charismatic storytelling chops, at sea and back on dry land
TRACKING TIME WATCHES AND WONDERS 2024 SPECIAL
WHEN IN GENEVA....
20 Young Talents to Watch Out For
Till a few years ago, India's sporting clout was synonymous with cricket and restricted to a handful of names outside of it. That's no longer the case. We're witnessing a sporting revolution brewing, where a country of over a billion is finally showing its unlimited reserve of extraordinary talent, across the playing field. Leading the charge are these remarkable individuals, who are shaping the narrative for future generations and telling you that sports is serious business on home turf
SHOULDERING A BILLION DREAMS
Silver, Bronze, Gold? Will the third time be a charm for the champion shuttler?
Summer Notes
Scents that will make people ask what you are wearing!
My Battle With Anxiety
How It Started; How It Is Going
Newest In Niche Travel A Cool Trip To Attend Your Favourite Gig
A growing number of young Indians are traveling abroad to attend concerts, races, and various other kinds of live events
