A.R. Rahman is an asset to India: Gurinder 14 May 2009, 0004 hrs IST,
Subhash K Jha
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Do you think the actors from Slumdog Millionaire will benefit from its
success?
That’s a difficult question to answer. The good thing about this movie was
that it was a movie with no big budget or Hollywood stars, and no American
content so to speak, winning all these Oscars. It’s like someone in American
making a film in Boston and winning all the Filmfare
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I’d say it’s wonderful for A R Rahman and the grace with which he has
accepted all the accolades was heartwarming. He’s an asset to India.
How much do you think the Slumdog factor matters to your cinema?
I don’t think it matters much to what I do. Though I don’t doubt moreIndian
subjects will be greenlighted in the West. That’s not necessarily a good
thing. I wouldn’t have made Slumdog Millionaire the way Danny Boyle made if
it was offered to me. I’d have made a different film. That doesn’t mean
Danny Boyle hasn’t made a film from his heart.For me what I’m doing in my
new film It’s A Wonderful Afterlife is what I’m comfortable with. For a
while something vital was missing from the script. I realized it was the
Gurinder Chadha factor. I am making comedy. But the human essence was
missing. I got down to it, left my kids to the nanny and got in front of the
computer. Now I’m ready.
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regards,
Vithur
