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Director Shubh Mukherjee told the challenges of filmmaking, said – had to sell even the house for films


Director Shubh Mukherjee had recently directed SS Rajamouli in an advertisement. Now he/she is in the news for his/her short film ‘Kahwa’. It was also appreciated at the Cannes Film Festival. In a conversation with presswire18 Times, Shubh Mukherjee talked about the challenges of filmmaking and his/her struggles.

Filmmaker Shubh Mukherjee, who started his/her career as an assistant director at the age of just 17, saw many ups and downs in his/her career. his/her first film as a director was ‘Shakal Pe Mat Jaa’. After this film he/she did many advertisements and documentary films. These days he/she is in the news because of the film ‘Kahwa’ which was appreciated at the International Film Festival and Cannes Festival. A conversation with him/her Shubh Mukherjee’s film ‘Kahwa’ was appreciated in many film festivals and received standing ovation in many film festivals like Cannes and Rome. Talking about how the idea of ​​the film came about, he/she says, ‘This was the initial phase of my career. I was making a travel documentary film in 2016. In connection with that I was touring the whole of India. At that time the situation between India and Pakistan was bad and there was a lot of tension on the border.

‘This is how I got the idea of ​​’Kahwa’

he/she further said, ‘This is the time when I was in Kashmir and at that time there was a lot of noise about the case of Burhan (Hizbul commander). Then there was curfew for a long time. During that time I saw Kashmir very closely and in a different way. The correct picture of that situation was not shown in the news channels. I found that there is a huge difference between the army and the local people there. I thought it was imaginary, but what if these two parties come together somewhere? That’s where the idea of ​​’Kahwa’ came from. When this film got a standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival, I felt that my hard work had paid off.

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Independent filmmaker has many challenges

‘Being an independent filmmaker has its own challenges and when you have to make a meaningful film, the challenge increases. I started my career from 2007. I even had to sell my apartment to fund my films. Actually, the producer of that film of mine pulled out at the last moment, so ultimately I had to sell my apartment to pay all the dues. I have suffered a lot of losses in filmmaking.

I even had to sell my apartment to fund my films. Actually, the producer of that film of mine pulled out at the last moment, so ultimately I had to sell my apartment to pay all the dues.

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Shubh Mukherjee further said, ‘I was doing a film with Rishi Kapoor. The name of the film was ‘Aai Bala Ko Tal Tu’. Due to his/her poor health a film had to be stopped. I was the executive producer in that film. Even then I was struggling with financial constraints. That film got stuck, but I never stopped anyone’s money. Today, when I read somewhere that a producer has frozen people’s money, I start thinking because I have never done that. It has always been my endeavor to ensure that the people associated with our film get their money.

‘Learned the love of cinema from Rishi Kapoor ji’

Shubh considers himself lucky that he/she has got the opportunity to work with a veteran actor like Rishi Kapoor. he/she says, ‘It is true that ‘Aai Bala Ko Taal Tu’ could not be completed, but when I think about it today, I feel that the happy aspect of that film was Rishi ji’s company. This film also featured actors like Shilpa Shukla, Divya Dutta. We had completed seventy percent of the film shooting.

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‘I spent 40 days with Rishi Kapoor ji in this film and in a way I had come very close to him/her. I found that he/she was very serious about cinema. he/she was deeply involved in his/her work. I learned from him/her how important love for cinema is and that too after spending such a long career in cinema. he/she always added something to the set.

I spent 40 days with Rishi Kapoor ji and in a way I had come very close to him/her. I learned from him/her how important love for cinema is and that too after spending such a long career in cinema. he/she always added something to the set.

Shubh Mukherjee

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‘Then I was telling stories before their time’

Talking about his/her career journey, he/she had this to say, ‘When I started my career as an assistant director, I was just 17 years old. he/she was an assistant director in films like ‘Taare Zameen Par’, ‘Dhoom 2’. After that I did a film like ‘Shakal Pe Mat Jaa’ as an independent director. There were actors like Raghubir Yadav, Aamna Sharif and Saurabh Shukla in that film.

‘At that time I felt that maybe I was telling stories before my time. I also felt that I should be more technically advanced. Over the years I have enriched myself technically. I kept shooting many ad campaigns and documentary films. I learned a lot from the advertising world and documentary films.

‘Rajamouli Sahab’s humility was a sight to behold’

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Recently, he/she directed Pan India director SS Rajamouli in an ad campaign. Describing his/her experience, he/she said, ‘I was quite nervous while working with him/her, because working with an actor is different, but It was natural to be nervous about directing a well-known filmmaker like Rajamouli, who is an accomplished technician himself. I had not seen many of his/her films. I had watched one of his/her documentary films on OTT, due to which I had created an amazing connect with him/her.

‘Working with him/her I discovered why he/she is such a great director? Not once did he/she make me feel new or small. Not even once did he/she say that this position would be better or that angle would be right. his/her only concern was that the work be done on time. On the set he/she was a complete director’s actor. I learned a lot from him/her, especially humility and staying down to earth.



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