'For me success is not 100 crores at the box office'

Rabbi will be hitting Cinema halls across the country on the 15th of September Rabbi is a satire focusing on the journey of a boy who wants to become a music star The movie deals with an important social question Is Music forbidden in Islam Rabbi TheFilm is presented by young enterprenuerrsquos Jitesh Kumar and Mujeeb Ul hassan who have teamed up together with a mission to promote content oriented and sensible cinema of India and take it to international platformsRabbiTheFilm stars Babumoshai Bandooqbaazrsquos fame sensational Bidita Bag in the female lead along with new comer Furqan Merchant Raghubir Yadav Dolly Ahluwalia Brijendra Kala Virendra Saxena Shoib Nikash Shah and Manini Mishra essaying important key characters The film is been produced by Rahat Kazmi Films Amar Chand Motion Pictures and Zeba Sajid film and co produced by Tariq Khan productions and Mediamark International Corp Canada Today we have the pleasure of interviewing the presenters Jitesh Kumar and Mujeeb al Hasan1 How does it feel that finally the release date of Rabbi is less than a week awayAnswer Jiteshndash Any Producer Director Actor Presenter makes a movie for the Friday When the movie is released only then the work of producerpresenter is successful I consider this a huge success for the entire team that we have been able to make it and on 15th of September will be a day of great joy for us2You have taken the tough path of promoting and releasing content oriented cinema WhyAnswer Mujib ndash Our target has been Reality It is something we feel needs to be brought back to Bollywood In order to show reality we take up projects with good subjects Big banners with big stars make movies all the time but how many of these movies speak about the truth The real society is not seen in these moviesAnswer Jitesh ndash We try to bring out Reality Subjectivity and Society in our movies The masses should be able to associate themselves with the movie It is imperative that they connect to cinema Mantostaan was a similar project for us and we were privileged to be internationally appreciated for the same3 How does it feel to work with Rahat KazmiAnswer Jitesh ndash Honestly speaking we donrsquot work with Rahat To me Rahat is not a Director Producer Lyricist or a movie person He is Family We sit together regularly to discuss future prospects He picks great stories We support him in his ventures by playing whatever role we can from time to timeAnswer Mujib ndash We all have a common goal and we all dream the same dream so it is very easy working since our efforts go towards the same purpose4 How was your journey to cannes film festival for MantostaanAnswer Jitesh ndash This journey has been truly fruitful As a presenter I have always focused on Subject We donrsquot even have a budget when we begin but based on the story and requirements we do a backward calculation Then we go into production Our aim is to make a Good film in a smaller budget and promote it globally What we have seen is that internationally Good Cinema is far more appreciated They donrsquot think only about the budget but the message the movie is trying to giveAnswer Mujib ndash I believe our movies should reach everyone be it through Theatres TV Netflix or youtube The message we are trying to send should reach every personFor me Success is not 100 crores on the box office Success is to reach 100 million people and touch their hearts If I can succeed at that I will feel I have done a good job5 What inspired you to get involved with RabbiAnswer Jitesh ndash Well the first thing that struck me was the Bold initiative Staying in a metro city and seeing the Khanrsquos rule Bollywood we might thing that this question Is music forbidden in Islam is irrelevant But when we peal the covers And go deeper and explore the smaller towns and cities these thoughts still prevail We want this movie to be a bearer of message to them that you must try Donrsquot give up Our hope is that talent from smaller towns will emerge more and soonerAnswr Mujib ndash Like we said our purpose is very clear to take Indian cinema to the Global level With more time and work in the industry we are becoming more familiar with What the world wants to see Our efforts have taken us to Cannes twice and many other places across the globe Rabbi is one such project which we thought was of the international standard6 How was the interaction with the cast and crewAnswer Jitesh ndash This cast just like I mentioned for Rahat are family to us We gel very well with all of them All the veterans are outstanding actors and all of us are very comfortable with each otherAnswer Mujib ndash The environment is very transparent While making such a meaningful film it is necessary to ensure that there is complete transparency This allows the actors to understand the concept better and their work is critical to the filmBidita has played the lead actress She was new when we picked her She was fitting the role of a conservative muslim girl very nicely and since she was not seen in any major Bollywood projects till then she would bring a freshness to the filmI would like to congratulate her on the success of Babumoshai Bandookbaaz and wish her all the luck for the future7 Music is instrumental in this film which would you say is your favourite songAnswer Jitesh ndash Well definitely music forms a critical part of this movie All the 4 songs are of very different genres and styles From lyrics to the style nothing is common in the 4 songs I personally like them all If I had to pick one I would probably pick Dhola It has a very soothing tune and lyricsAnswer Mujib ndash I think Amir Ali has done a fabulous job with the music Being so young his talent is exceptional I am sure he is going to go a long way with this talent and passion8What are your plans for the futureAnswer Jitesh ndash We plan to work on similar content oriented cinema even in the future Our film Side A Side B premiered in Cannes will be hitting theatres in early 2018Answer Mujib ndash We have two more projects coming up after this We are currently still working on them at the initial stages9 What is your message to Movie makersAnswer Jitesh ndash Work on making movies for international audiencesAnswer Mujib ndash Keep working towards your goals We have come to this industry with a view to explore and discover new talent We believe in giving chances to those who deserve themThere are many film makers and story writers in different parts of India Their work is of the international standard but doesnrsquot get recognised because it is not seen many times Their resources are limited and they find it hard to connect to the big production houses We are here to find such talent and support them in their endeavour of taking movies to peopleThe film is Produced by Rahat Kazmi films Amar chand motion pitures and Zeba sajid films co produced by Tariq Khan Productions and Mediamark international corp Canada Rabbi is releasing on 15th septemer in cinemas