create a dialogue between a film director and an actress talking about a new film
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director: good evening mam .
actress:good evening sir
d:i'm here to tell you about a new moive
a:hmm....
d:i'm gonna take film casting you and ntr as lead roles.
a:ok...
d:title of the moive is arivindha sametha ,here goes the story............... ......................................................................................................................................
a:this is an interesting story...
d:i wnt your dates for the film
a:yeah
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In recent years, Mumbai has become host to various festivals in the realm of theater, film, music and the arts. What are your thoughts on the cultural scene in Mumbai today? Do you think the city’s reputation for not being as culturally exciting as Delhi is changing?
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I think it’s a complete myth because Mumbai is far more culturally alive than Delhi. On any given evening in Mumbai there will be about 20 different plays in different neighborhoods and different languages. Whereas whenever I visit Delhi I scan the papers and I’m hard pressed to find a single play to watch. There is such a lot happening here in terms of art galleries, music programs, theater festivals – I think Mumbai deserves the title of the cultural capital of India.
The festivals that occur each year are like a gathering of the fraternity of that field, and I think that it is wonderful that literature is being celebrated. I do hope it makes some difference to the younger generation and encourages them to read. Communicating great writing has been part of my aim over the course of my career, and I have often done enactments and readings of writing from the subcontinent. At Literature Live, I’ll be doing a reading of James Thurber and Vikram Seth with a group of three others, including my son and my daughter, which I’m excited about.
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What do you think is the one thing you would like to see change in the Indian cultural scene?
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I think if somehow reading could become a part of our culture and upbringing, it would be fantastic. Maybe it will happen in this generation. I feel like the previous generation did not, by and large, read much great writing. I think exposure to great literature makes a huge difference.
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What is your opinion of the state of cinema in India today? Is there a vibrant parallel cinema or art cinema scene?
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There is a healthy parallel cinema culture in India, with youngsters attempting to make movies in the language they know and about problems that concern them and issues they understand. I think these films are far superior to the films that were made in the ’70s. We no longer have people sitting in air-conditioned rooms in Mumbai making movies about landless laborers in Bihar. Now people from Bihar are making movies themselves.
I’m very excited by a couple of young filmmakers. There is this young fellow called Qaushik Mukherjee in Kolkata who goes by just Q, who I find really interesting. Also of course Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee are doing some fantastic work.
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Is there audience interest in viewing offbeat and art cinema?
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I don’t think the audience has changed much – they still want their daily dose of mindless masala. I think that now mainstream cinema has become part of the daily diet, it is accepted and digested, and cannot be done away with. But there is a niche audience for parallel cinema, and for that I am thankful.
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Across all the different avatars you have had as an actor and director on stage, in Bollywood and Hollywood – what would you say has been your favorite? What have you enjoyed the most?
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It’s difficult to say, and I’ve enjoyed most of my career. The ones I’ve enjoyed I was good in, and the ones I didn’t enjoy doing, I did not fare very well in. But I would say the television series “Mirza Ghalib” is at the top of the list.
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What has been the most challenging aspect of your work?
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I think now the challenge is to try and stay fit and healthy, and somehow find a connect with the youth of today, which is very stimulating. I am very impressed with young people today. I do a lot of teaching at various institutes, and I love interacting with the students there.
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Motley Productions, the Mumbai-based theater company you co-founded with Benjamin Gilani in 1979, has received several accolades and performed in India and abroad over the years. What are your plans for Motley?
A.
I think it’s a complete myth because Mumbai is far more culturally alive than Delhi. On any given evening in Mumbai there will be about 20 different plays in different neighborhoods and different languages. Whereas whenever I visit Delhi I scan the papers and I’m hard pressed to find a single play to watch. There is such a lot happening here in terms of art galleries, music programs, theater festivals – I think Mumbai deserves the title of the cultural capital of India.
The festivals that occur each year are like a gathering of the fraternity of that field, and I think that it is wonderful that literature is being celebrated. I do hope it makes some difference to the younger generation and encourages them to read. Communicating great writing has been part of my aim over the course of my career, and I have often done enactments and readings of writing from the subcontinent. At Literature Live, I’ll be doing a reading of James Thurber and Vikram Seth with a group of three others, including my son and my daughter, which I’m excited about.
Q.
What do you think is the one thing you would like to see change in the Indian cultural scene?
A.
I think if somehow reading could become a part of our culture and upbringing, it would be fantastic. Maybe it will happen in this generation. I feel like the previous generation did not, by and large, read much great writing. I think exposure to great literature makes a huge difference.
Q.
What is your opinion of the state of cinema in India today? Is there a vibrant parallel cinema or art cinema scene?
A.
There is a healthy parallel cinema culture in India, with youngsters attempting to make movies in the language they know and about problems that concern them and issues they understand. I think these films are far superior to the films that were made in the ’70s. We no longer have people sitting in air-conditioned rooms in Mumbai making movies about landless laborers in Bihar. Now people from Bihar are making movies themselves.
I’m very excited by a couple of young filmmakers. There is this young fellow called Qaushik Mukherjee in Kolkata who goes by just Q, who I find really interesting. Also of course Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee are doing some fantastic work.
Q.
Is there audience interest in viewing offbeat and art cinema?
A.
I don’t think the audience has changed much – they still want their daily dose of mindless masala. I think that now mainstream cinema has become part of the daily diet, it is accepted and digested, and cannot be done away with. But there is a niche audience for parallel cinema, and for that I am thankful.
Q.
Across all the different avatars you have had as an actor and director on stage, in Bollywood and Hollywood – what would you say has been your favorite? What have you enjoyed the most?
A.
It’s difficult to say, and I’ve enjoyed most of my career. The ones I’ve enjoyed I was good in, and the ones I didn’t enjoy doing, I did not fare very well in. But I would say the television series “Mirza Ghalib” is at the top of the list.
Q.
What has been the most challenging aspect of your work?
A.
I think now the challenge is to try and stay fit and healthy, and somehow find a connect with the youth of today, which is very stimulating. I am very impressed with young people today. I do a lot of teaching at various institutes, and I love interacting with the students there.
Q.
Motley Productions, the Mumbai-based theater company you co-founded with Benjamin Gilani in 1979, has received several accolades and performed in India and abroad over the years. What are your plans for Motley?
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