“I am now working on the December 16,” Mane Shankar in 23 years of the first future dust of Indian cinema | Indian film news

Mane Shancar is a cinematic director who has always pushed his work to the limits of traditional stories novel, mixing intensive work with a sharp social comment. He is known for his 2002 movie December 16Which explored the internal weaknesses of a nation at the time of the escalation of global threats, Shancar filmed a special place in Indian cinema. His films are characterized by a deep sense of realism, taste of constipation of novels, and the ability to raise thinking about the basic issues that make up society.
In this explicit interview with Etimes, Shankar takes us during his creative journey, and present a great look at making December 16The challenges of working with a varied and talented staff, and the deep message included in the movie scenario. With 23 years since its release, Shankar is reflected in the permanent influence of his work and provides an interesting glimpse of making 16d2Expected continuation of December 16Who promises to take fans on another exciting journey through the complex scene of contemporary India.
Your movie, December 16Did he get a worthy when it was released on March 22, 2002?
I carried the scenario December 16 In my heart for many years before becoming a movie. The essence of the story was visible everywhere: as a nation, we were planting the seeds of our destruction, and the enemies inside were more harmful than those external. We have made our inner corruption, indifference, and outbiting greed vulnerable to exploitation – a smart person like Dost Khan, who was depicted by Golshan Groves.
How did you find a product for this bold project?
In 1998, I had an unforgettable novel with IDREAM Productions in Taj Club in Mumbai. The meeting lasted until the early hours of the morning, and we finally shook hands with the film. At 2 am, there was no paper to formulate a basic understanding note, so we used a hotel handkerchief to draw a draft quickly!
The interesting actors largely added to the end of the world.
Milind Soman was a clear choice – he had a look, position, and position of the leadership role. No one warned me that it will not be easy to work with. Milind will need to persuade the end of all small details. He was my enemy, teacher and leadership representative in one! I was honored to work with Danny Denzzaba. I rarely met such a wonderful man and a great professional, a great inspiration. Whenever he was annoyed with something, Danny would go to the corner and sing a box loudly.
I know Danny loves to sing …
Yes, this was his way of seeking himself! Very effective. I recommend everyone to try it! Anjali Joshi was EP, First Ad and Creative Sounding Board, production designer and all -dialogue writer was embedded to one! We were clearly on an expected budget, paved fire with experience, and managing penny whenever possible. With Gulshan Grover, I learned how much the committed artist can contribute to a movie. He was re -designing his clothes, making his own makeings, and working inevitably on dialogue deliveries. Watch it, I learned something new every day of the shooting day! Sushant Singh was a surprise. Initially, his role was not very large, but the way he breathes in every scene means that there is no way I could not continue to extend his personality – until he appeared as a hero in itself.
I wonder what happened to the beautiful Dipannita Sharma?
With Dipannita Sharma, love was at first sight. During the test, I realized the value of the withdrawal of a major actor who had not worked in a movie before. It has brought embarrassing innocence and nature that could not be created by any “acting”. Her unconscious performance gave a lot of gravity. It has become a kind of spirit of the soul for the film. Nice, designed, uncompromising, her feminine energy has spread in every sequence.
The scenario was a mystery.
I worked indefinitely to create a puzzle puzzle, apparently from the scenario – as it seemed that many random pieces fit at first and form a pattern – but only when they are rearranged, a new truth appeared. It was hiding behind the mystery of the shadow of the chores – the strings well withdrawn and the leadership of the events towards a catastrophic peak. When it was revealed, we did not see it really; We saw ourselves, our faults and weakness as a nation. That was the deep moment when we realized how weak we are as a country and the ease of bringing the destruction to ourselves. That was the spirit of the movie. It was tragic, correct and unable.
Now, December 16 Part 2?
Yes, now I am already writing a kind of continuation. I call it 16d2 for now. It is a recent experience on the state of the nation today. It will be full of work but with permanent deep passion-we have not seen before in the cinema. It will be in 2026. The actors have changed, and the times have changed, but the situation is not very different. We are still at risk. But in a way we cannot imagine. 16d2 It will be a completely surprising excitement that he rarely seen before. I am sure that he will match the response that the original movie obtained 23 years ago.