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Bollywood directors "Anurag Basu" In Punjabi Cinema

Tuesday,15 April 2014

PunjabiFilma.Com

Bollywood directors, including Anurag Basu and Harry Baweja, among others, have descended on the Punjabi heartland to direct
movies in their own ishtyle…

Anurag Basu…it is a name big enough to create ripples in the Punjabi film industry — a name that would make every director sit-up and take notice. This happened again — only this time the name was the much heard — Harry Baweja . And it happened again till the time all and sundry in the industry stood on the chairs to notice the new trend — filmmakers from Bollywood coming down to 'saada' Punjab, armoured with their experience and technical knowhow to direct Punjabi movies.

Amarpreet Chhabra, a well-known name in the television industry, Partho Ghosh , who directed Madhuri Dixit and Jackie Shroff-starrer 100 days, Rohit Jugraj, who assisted Sanjay Leela Bhansali as well as Ram Gopal Varma and also wrote scripts for Bollywood movies, have all come down to Punjab to direct a full-on Punjabi movie.

These directors, who have worked in Bollywood or the television industry, have a different way of dealing with Punjabi films. Rohit Jugraj, who has directed Gippy Grewal-starrer Jatt James Bond, which releases April 25, has worked extensively in Bollywood. "One thing remains the same; whether it is a Hindi film or a Punjabi movie, dedication to work is most important

Amarpreet GS Chhabra (Prince) who has assisted Harry Baweja for almost 12-13 years makes his directorial debut with Harish Verma and Amrinder Gill in Happy Go Lucky. "All my actors were professional. I couldn't help going the systematic way. I started the shoot as planned and finished much before time!

Avtar Singh, who assisted the Barfi! fame director Anurag Basu, has roped-in his mentor for assistance on his film Mitti Na Farol Jogeya. "I have learnt a lot from Anurag Basu; in fact he motivated me to direct a film. So, Punjabi it had to be," shares Avtar, who has treated the whole film in a way he has been taught

Partho Ghosh, who will soon be out with his directorial debut Punjabi film Teri Mere Ek Jindari, starring Nav Bajwa, has much to say. He, however, doesn't count his film any different from the Punjabi films being made. "Language was the only problem, but for that also we had a translator on the sets who accompanied us till the dubbing.

By Jasmine Singh

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