Left: Actor Amitabh Bachchan. Right: Aamir Khan in a still from the movie 3 Idiots
Panaji:
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchanand Rajkumar Hirani's 3 Idiots are not just popular icons inIndia, but in Japan too, says Korean-born Japanese filmmakerLee Sang-il.
Lee, who is best known for directing Hula Girls in 2006,is showcasing his film Unforgiven in the 44th edition of theInternational Film Festival of India (IFFI) in the CountryFocus section, which features Japanese films.
The director, who makes films on Korean settlers in Japan,said that he is a huge fan of Big B and the 2009blockbuster 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan.
"It's my first time in India and I feel great to be a partof this film festival. I can say that Amitabh Bachchan and thefilm 3 Idiots are very popular in Japan as well," Lee saidduring an interactive session.
12 new Japanese films made in the last three years arebeing screened at the ongoing festival.Lee also pointed out to a unique trait in the Japanesefilm market, where he said it was not the director whoapproached producers with projects. It is actually directorswho are selected as per the requirements of the project, hesaid.
Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose film Real was alsoscreened at the festival, also expressed his admiration forGuru Dutt and Satyajit Ray's films and said he is a great fan ofthese cinematic geniuses.
Lee, who is best known for directing Hula Girls in 2006,is showcasing his film Unforgiven in the 44th edition of theInternational Film Festival of India (IFFI) in the CountryFocus section, which features Japanese films.
The director, who makes films on Korean settlers in Japan,said that he is a huge fan of Big B and the 2009blockbuster 3 Idiots, starring Aamir Khan.
"It's my first time in India and I feel great to be a partof this film festival. I can say that Amitabh Bachchan and thefilm 3 Idiots are very popular in Japan as well," Lee saidduring an interactive session.
12 new Japanese films made in the last three years arebeing screened at the ongoing festival.Lee also pointed out to a unique trait in the Japanesefilm market, where he said it was not the director whoapproached producers with projects. It is actually directorswho are selected as per the requirements of the project, hesaid.
Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose film Real was alsoscreened at the festival, also expressed his admiration forGuru Dutt and Satyajit Ray's films and said he is a great fan ofthese cinematic geniuses.
