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On Sanjay, the director
Sanjay has this uncanny ability to pay attention to the minutest details. He is clear about how each colour has to look. For instance, he was there when I was grading the film and cuing certain colours in the background. That was when I found he could see what others could not.
Also, when you did something different in lighting or camera angles, he instantly understood the concept and was ready to appreciate.
You just have to give him a cue on an idea, and he will take it to a different level. There was a sequence in the film where Amitji was talking to Shehnaz (Rani's mother in the film) standing near the glass door.
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After the rehearsal, we talked about how to cut the shot. I suggested that with a particular lighting technique, we could get Amitabh's reflection on the glass, while at the same time have Shehnaz in the frame. That way, we wouldn't have to go back to another angle.
Sanjay wanted me to show him how this could be done and liked it a lot when he saw it. This is just one instance when I gave him an idea and he took it to a higher level, executing it beautifully. He is such a brilliant director that he can adapt any idea to a totally different aesthetic plane.
He also draws fantastic performances from his actors. In Black, he never forced them to perform; he just let them perform. Every time I see the film, I see new and different nuances in their performances.
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