Mahesh Manjrekar: Like directing Marathi films more than Hindi

Actorfilmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar who has directed criticallyacclaimed Hindi films like Vaastav and Astitva says he enjoys making Marathi movies more as they come without any commercial trappings Some of his notable directorial ventures in Marathi are Shikshanachya Aaicha Gho Kaksparsh Nana PatekarstarrerNatsamrat and his latest Bhai Vyakti Ki ValliAs of today I like directing Marathi films more I would love to feel satisfied doing a Hindi film when there is no restriction of commerce which is song and dance item numbers Here I can do my own work Manjrekar told PTIHowever citing example of films like Raazi Badhaai Ho Stree Uri The Surgical Strike Manjrekar said things are changing in Hindi cinema as audience are not attracted to theatres by stars Today people are going for content Today we are in extremely good phase where we can experiment and expect an audience coming in There was a time when only stars were drawing people and content was secondary It is very positive time to make films in Hindi he addedDrawing difference between Hindi and Marathi cinema Manjrekar said In Marathi cinema people have never ever run after stars there is no star in Marathi films People go by content Like Sairat had nobody and it turned out to be so bigHis latest directorial a biopic on Purushottam Laxman Deshpande aka Pu La Deshpande titled Bhai Vyakti Ki Valli is garnering overwhelming response from both critics and the audience Deshpande was an accomplished film and stage actor scriptwriter author composer musician singer and orator He was best known for his satirical take on sociopolitical issuesThe first part of the movie released on January 4 and the second one on February 8 Manjrekar is happy that the audience has loved the film It is a simple biopic about a simple man we have not tried to do any stunts or over dramatise scenesThere were lot of anecdotes things that would bring laughter but we decided not to concentrate on the comic elements of his life alone The humour game was coming from day to day activities Actor Sagar Deshmukh has played the title character in the film and Iravati Harshe essays the role of Deshpandes wifeManjrekar said when he started making the biopic lot of people told him not to go ahead with it as there was no drama or controversy in Deshpandes lifeAll these are ticks for biopic film but we still made this film We decided to make a simple film Audience today like an honest approach to cinema if you try to please the audience they come to know Manjrekar said when the team started writing the story they realised it would be impossible to do justice to Deshpandes life with one film so they decided to make it in two partsWe realised it could become a six hour film and we had to ruthlessly remove scenes to make it into a two hour film Then we decided to make it into a two hour film I had to end the first part on a high note so that people are compelled to see the second oneSecond part is more emotional and it has lot of variety from his journey on TV to standup comedy to his social work to his political work I feel the second part complements the first one it is above the first one He said making a biopic was very challenging but it was a also a heartening and fascinating experienceCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever