Mumbai9 minutes agoAuthor: Ashish Tiwari
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Nana Patekar’s father-son film Vanvas is releasing on December 20.
On December 20, a film based on father-son relationship is being released – Vanvas. It has been directed by Anil Sharma. Anil had made a blockbuster film like Gadar-2 last year. Nana Patekar and Anil’s son actor Utkarsh Sharma are in lead roles in the film Vanvas. Before the release of the film, Nana Patekar had a special conversation with Dainik Bhaskar.
Nana Patekar looked a little emotional during the conversation. He talked about his relationship with his father. Nana said that he earned so much money in his life, but could not help his father. This is because his father passed away before he became successful.
Read the full conversation with Nana Patekar..
Question- Nana, what is the film Vanvas for you, explain a little? answerAfter a long time, I found such a character, such a film, which talked about the inconsistencies of the society. The biggest irony today is that children do not have time to sit with their parents.
If you ask anyone today how many days have passed since he touched his father, he will not be able to tell. Parents want nothing more than their children. All that should happen is that children keep asking them from time to time. Remember one thing, parents are like philosopher’s stones, if they touch us we can also turn into gold.
Most of the shooting of the film has been done in Banaras.
Question- As the film is based on father-son relationship. Nana, how was your relationship with your father? answer- I always felt that father loved my two brothers more than me. However, that was just my illusion. We had become very good friends a few years before his passing. I am deeply saddened that I could not do anything for my father with my earnings.
He also died in a municipal corporation hospital. At that time I did not even have money for his medicine. My friends helped me a lot at that time. He was the one who gave me the money for the medicine.
Question- Nana, just like people have showered love on your previous films, will Vanvas also get the same love? answer- Of course, you will get it. People know what type of films I do. People trust my work. Let me give an example of this. I run an NGO named ‘Naam Foundation’.
Once I went to a village in connection with foundation work. An elderly woman met me there. He gave me 50 rupees. She said I know you will never do bad work, so take even small help from my side. The woman knew that the money given by her would be spent in the right place. Those 50 rupees were equivalent to 50 crores for me.
You won’t believe, Naam Foundation had received 60 crore donations in two months. If this is not people’s faith in me, then what is it?
Nana Patekar has been active in the film industry since 1978.
Question- If there are some funny stories during the shooting, tell me? answer– We shot in Banaras and Shimla. The crew members used to hear a lot of scolding from me. However, I also cooked and fed them food. About 200 crew members lived on the set, I used to cook food for everyone.
I feel that feeding food is also a virtuous act. Our mothers have been doing this for centuries, although we are not at all grateful to them. We think that cooking is their job. It should not happen. We must be grateful for their work and hard work.
Apart from Nana, Utkarsh Sharma is also in the lead role. Utkarsh has appeared in Gadar and Gadar-2.
Question- Nana ji, what changes do you see in Hindi cinema between then and now? answer– Commercial cinema has changed a lot. There was violence in earlier films too, but now it has become too much. I will not take the name of such films. However, it worries me a lot to see what we are trying to show through today’s films.
Today’s generation enjoys such films very much, that is why their collection is also huge. Today society has changed more than ever. On top of that, if such films come then the atmosphere will get worse somewhere. I think cinema should not be just a medium of entertainment. It is very important to give the right message to the people through cinema.
Question- Finally, what would you say to those who will go to watch your film Vanvas? answer- Leave the audience, I also tell you that if you have seen this film, you will watch it two-three more times. You will message me after watching the movie. People will even trouble the film’s director Anil Sharma by asking him how he managed to make such a film. Also, after this film, the industry will get a new star in the form of Utkarsh Sharma.
