Madhur Bhandarkar has won National Awards for Chandni Bar, Page 3 and Traffic Signal.
Mumbai:
Madhur Bhandarkar has invited the wrath of the industries, whose underbelly he tried to unravel through films like Chandni Bar, Page 3 and Fashion, but he is unfazed.
"After Chandni Bar released, bar owners were against me. People would meet me at traffic signals and say that what I showed about them (in Traffic Signal) was too much. Corporate world wanted to crucify me, and same goes with the fashion and Page 3 world. My films are not judgemental; in fact they are mirror to the society," Madhur told a radio host.
The filmmaker won National Awards for Chandni Bar (2001), Page 3 (2005) and Traffic Signal. His latest film Heroine, starring Kareena Kapoor, uncovers the ups and downs in the life of a Hindi film actress.
The movie, which has reportedly minted Rs 50 crore worldwide since its release on September 21, opened to mixed reviews.
The director says he will continue to make his kind of cinema.
"Critics can say whatever they like, I belong to 'lawaaris' camp. I have my own cinema, and there is an audience which appreciates my films and that's all that matters to me," said the 44-year-old, who made his directorial debut with Trishakti in 1999.
"After my directorial debut in Trishakti, I have seen the humiliation. Nobody supported me. I have seen the industry very closely. If you are popular, then people will flock you and if you are not, then same people will go to someone else," he added.
But life in showbiz is tough, he said, adding: "Even if I go to hospital or I talk to a bank, then rumour mill goes in overdrive saying that I am making a film on them, I can't have a normal chat with anyone".
"After Chandni Bar released, bar owners were against me. People would meet me at traffic signals and say that what I showed about them (in Traffic Signal) was too much. Corporate world wanted to crucify me, and same goes with the fashion and Page 3 world. My films are not judgemental; in fact they are mirror to the society," Madhur told a radio host.
The filmmaker won National Awards for Chandni Bar (2001), Page 3 (2005) and Traffic Signal. His latest film Heroine, starring Kareena Kapoor, uncovers the ups and downs in the life of a Hindi film actress.
The movie, which has reportedly minted Rs 50 crore worldwide since its release on September 21, opened to mixed reviews.
The director says he will continue to make his kind of cinema.
"Critics can say whatever they like, I belong to 'lawaaris' camp. I have my own cinema, and there is an audience which appreciates my films and that's all that matters to me," said the 44-year-old, who made his directorial debut with Trishakti in 1999.
"After my directorial debut in Trishakti, I have seen the humiliation. Nobody supported me. I have seen the industry very closely. If you are popular, then people will flock you and if you are not, then same people will go to someone else," he added.
But life in showbiz is tough, he said, adding: "Even if I go to hospital or I talk to a bank, then rumour mill goes in overdrive saying that I am making a film on them, I can't have a normal chat with anyone".
