No regrets about raunchy 'Buddha Mar Gaya': Rawail
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Director Rahul Rawail has no regrets about making the raunchy
sex comedy "Buddha Mar Gaya" despite discouraging verdicts, even as
he prepares to base his next movie on the 2002 Gujarat riots. "I'm
not making any apologies about the raunchy mood of the film," Rahul
told IANS.
"It was meant to be a sex comedy, and it is exactly that. Why
are we so squeamish about sexual innuendoes in our films when we
have no objection to sex jokes in the 'American Pie' movies? I
enjoyed watching 'American Pie' and wanted to do something
similar in Hindi. And that's exactly what I've done."
A lot of people are offended by the risquй and ribald quality
of the gags, including a bi-sexual godman, played by Om Puri.
"Let me tell you, every character in 'Buddha Mar Gaya' is based
on real people. Don't let me open my mouth about who's who and
what goes in these super-rich families. I wanted to do a savage
satire on the hypocrisies of the affluent. And I think I've done
that," Rawail remarked.
"If people are offended by the blunt quality of the humour, let me
remind them that this is an adult sex comedy passed by the censors
with an 'A' certificate. I'm quite satisfied with what I set out
to do, and with my cast.
"By all means critics are free to dislike the film. But when some
reviewers have criticised my actors, I totally disagree with them.
My actors have gone completely with the requirements of the
script," he added.
But "Buddha Mar Gaya" is now behind Rawail, who is now planning two
hard-hitting films, including on the communal riots in Gujarat in
2002.
"The first script will be an indigenous rendering of Sidnely
Lumet's '12 Angry Men' about a jury trying five encounter cops.
The second film will be set in the Gujarat riots. I want to show
that communal riots are planned events, like any wedding or
funeral. I'm in the process of scripting these two films."
The director, however, maintains that his latest comedy was an
equally creative film.
"Like I said 'Buddha Mar Gaya' is as much part of my creativity
as the films of mine that you like," he said.
By Subhash K. Jha
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