I Would Love To See More Feel-Good Films

RS Prasanna talks about working with Aamir Khan in Sitaare Zameen Par, how the film aligned with Taare Zameen Par, and why he wants to see a feel-good film today

- SHREYAS PANDE

AAMIR KHAN'S Sitaare Zameen Par marks the second Hindi film of RS Prasanna. He had earlier directed the Ayushmann Khurrana-starrer Shubh Mangal Saavdhan (2017), which was a remake of his own 2013 quirky Tamil film, Kalyana Samayal Saadham. For Prasanna, working with Aamir for the film was like a dream. He recalls being moved by Aamir's films, be it Lagaan (2001) or Taare Zameen Par (2007). "For me, cinema has always been from the point of view of the audience. I literally look up to cinema because I am the audience who sits in the front row. So, I never thought that one day I would get to direct Aamir sir after having seen all his films as an audience," says the filmmaker.