Vikramaditya Motwane on why genre hopping is liberating for him: I really love making films | Bollywood

From his critically acclaimed debut with 2010’s ‘Udaan’, a coming-of-age story about a young boy, to his most recent project, ‘CTRL’, a film thriller that explores the dangers of social media and AI. has stayed away from similar genres in his stories.

The 47-year-old director said it was a conscious decision on his part.

“I love genre hopping, if you want to call it that. I find it liberating because I love the process so much. I love the process of filmmaking more than the end result. I really, really love making films,” Motwane said. PTI in an interview.

The director, whose filmography also includes titles like ‘Lootera’, ‘Trapped’, ‘Bhavesh Joshi Superhero’ and ‘AK vs AK’, has starred in shows like ‘Sacred Games’ for Netflix and the much-loved ‘Jubilee’ for Prime Video said that he is always able to try new things.

“Whatever I make, a film or a series, it’s such a fun process for me that I like to reinvent and rediscover it. It just gives you the chance to meet new people, see a new facet of the world . yourself and learn something new. Maybe you fail, maybe you succeed, but it doesn’t matter. At least you try something and I like to do that,” he said.

“Jubilee”, a fictional period drama about the early years of Hindi cinema with many references to real-life examples, was a success and found a lot of love among fans.

When asked if there will be a second season of the show soon, the director was playfully evasive, but said it was one of his favorite shows.

“It stuck in people’s hearts. Forget people, it’s been in my heart for a long time. Part of your job is to constantly think of ideas and write them. Some things get made, some get thrown away, and some don’t get anymore used.” They are not created at that moment, but they remain in your mind and are eventually created at some point.

“’Anniversary’ was hard because we spent a long time writing it, then the pandemic happened and then you realize it’s going to be another year and a half before you even get a chance to film this stuff, but when you know the work is special , that drives you,” he said.

Did the success of “Jubilee” make it easier for him to greenlight the projects?

Motwane said it is still a challenge and highly dependent on scale.

“There is a certain comfort in the fact that you can build a project on a certain scale with certain actors because there is trust with the audience and the industry. But if your ambition is outside the box that people think you are in then it is still a challenge.”

While ‘CTRL’ showed a different side of actor Ananya Panday, Sidhant Gupta and Wamiqa Gabbi were the breakout stars of ‘Jubilee’ where Motwane also surprised Aparshakti Khurana’s fans with the ‘Stree 2’ star, known for his comedic skills , to be cast in a serious role.

The filmmaker said there is no pressure to present actors in a certain way, but he always does when they shine after working with him.

“It gives you a lot of happiness, whether it is ‘Jubilee’ or films like ‘Trapped’. I am also very happy for Rajkummar Rao. We did ‘Trapped’ a long time ago and that got him a Filmfare, and then it escalated.

“Even in ‘Sacred Games’, the actors playing Bunty, Kuckoo and Katekar ended up getting a lot of work. It validates you and validates the fact that ‘Okay, your decision to cast them, your decision to write these particular characters was right’.”

One of his most memorable casting decisions, he said, was bringing in friend and collaborator Anurag Kashyap for “AK vs AK,” also a Netflix film.

“Anurag Kashyap got so much work after ‘AK vs AK’. He blames me,” Motwane joked.

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