Vishal Bhardwaj says craving for success is in human nature and he is no different but with time, his priorities have changed from money or fame to creating the cinema he believes in.
He does not shy away from admitting that the desire for success pushed him to become a music composer but after spending almost three decades in the film industry, Vishal Bhardwaj has come to believe that “creative satisfaction” is the driving force for him. The 52-year-old filmmaker says craving for success is in human nature and he is no different but with time, his priorities have changed from money or fame to creating the cinema he believes in. “If one says he is not looking for success, he is lying. If somebody is not bothered about success, they are actually close to nirvana. Success represents greed. If one doesn’t want success, they have overpowered their greed. With success comes three things---money, fame and power.
“But now creative satisfaction is more important for me. I have never had great success with my films, but the creative satisfaction I got was on some other level. That is why even after failures, I keep coming back to make films,” Bhardwaj told PTI in an interview. The filmmaker, who was in the city to attend the ongoing Habitat Film Festival in Delhi, says failures do affect him. His last directorial venture, “Rangoon”, bombed at the box office.
This story is from the June 2018 edition of GLOBAL MOVIE MAGAZINE.
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