Irrfan Khan plays a cynical government employee in The Lunchbox
Highlights
- Actor Irrfan Khan, who plays the lead in Ritesh Batra's The Lunchbox, today expressed his disappointment with the jury's decision of not choosing the film as India's official entry for the Oscars next year, saying "they should have done a good job".
- Irrfan, 46, who also co-produced the critically acclaimed movie, said it had the capacity to connect with the world audience.
- "Whatever the responsibility of the body is, they should have done a good job. I am just disappointed as it was a film with a new language and has the capacity to connect with the world audience. That film was unique in its own way.
- "If that film would have got proper importance then we should have said that you (jury) are giving the right signal to upcoming talents, who are trying to make innovation in film language. Madras Cafe and Ship of Theseus are also the films with new language. They also have the capability to connect with the universal audience," Irrfan told PTI.
- The Film Federation of India-appointed committee, which was headed by veteran filmmaker Goutam Ghose, chose Gujarati film The Good Road for Oscars 2014.
- Irrfan is not the only member from the film who has expressed his disappointment. Producers Anurag Kashyap, Karan Johar and director Batra had lashed out at the selection committee for their decision.
- The actor was in the capital to launch a book by Secretary of Gujarat Tourism Vipul Mittra -- 'The Dream Chasers'. Irrfan also feels that he is chasing his dreams with each of his film projects.
- "We all are dream chasers. I am delighted that Vipulji called me to introduce his book to the world. When I read the book it reminded me of my days in NSD (National School of Drama). I am jealous of writers like him because I lost many girlfriends as I couldn't express my feelings beautifully in love letters," he said.
- With The Lunchbox, the National-award winning actor has also made a comeback to the romance genre after the 2009 film Billu.
- "I always wanted to do love stories as I didn't get much chance to do a romantic film. My idea of romance is completely different. I did The Lunchbox because I knew that I will be able to touch many hearts with my film," he said.
- The film is a romantic sojourn of a cynical government employee, who falls in love with a lonely housewife via exchange of letters hidden inside wrong delivery of lunchbox.
Actor Irrfan Khan, who plays thelead in Ritesh Batra's
The Lunchbox, today expressed hisdisappointment with the jury's decision of not choosing thefilm as India's official entry for the Oscars next year,saying "they should have done a good job".
Irrfan, 46, who also co-produced the critically acclaimedmovie, said it had the capacity to connect with the worldaudience.
"Whatever the responsibility of the body is, they shouldhave done a good job. I am just disappointed as it was a filmwith a new language and has the capacity to connect with theworld audience. That film was unique in its own way.
"If that film would have got proper importance then weshould have said that you (jury) are giving the right signal toupcoming talents, who are trying to make innovation in filmlanguage.
Madras Cafe and
Ship of Theseus are also thefilms with new language. They also have the capability toconnect with the universal audience," Irrfan told PTI.
The Film Federation of India-appointed committee, whichwas headed by veteran filmmaker Goutam Ghose, chose Gujaratifilm
The Good Road for Oscars 2014.
Irrfan is not the only member from the film who hasexpressed his disappointment. Producers Anurag Kashyap, KaranJohar and director Batra had lashed out at the selectioncommittee for their decision.
The actor was in the capital to launch a book by Secretaryof Gujarat Tourism Vipul Mittra -- 'The Dream Chasers'.Irrfan also feels that he is chasing his dreams with eachof his film projects.
"We all are dream chasers. I am delighted that Vipul
jicalled me to introduce his book to the world. When I read thebook it reminded me of my days in NSD (National School ofDrama). I am jealous of writers like him because I lost manygirlfriends as I couldn't express my feelings beautifully inlove letters," he said.
With
The Lunchbox, the National-award winning actor hasalso made a comeback to the romance genre after the 2009 film
Billu.
"I always wanted to do love stories as I didn't get muchchance to do a romantic film. My idea of romance is completelydifferent. I did
The Lunchbox because I knew that I will beable to touch many hearts with my film," he said.
The film is a romantic sojourn of a cynical governmentemployee, who falls in love with a lonely housewife viaexchange of letters hidden inside wrong delivery of lunchbox.