Nagesh's latest movie Lakshmi has earned rave reviews from the critics.
Highlights
- Filmmaker and actor Nagesh Kukunoor's latest film Lakshmi, about human trafficking and child prostitution has garnered critics' appreciation. He says he strives to give the audience a choice in films as repetition can bore the audience.
- Nagesh Kukunoor is known for films as different as Rockford, Iqbal, Dor and Mod.
- "I have always been of the view that the audience should be given choices. If we make the same kind of films, the audience doesn't grow and they don't get to experience different things," he said at the NRI of the Year award function.
- "I have always tried to tell those stories on which I have a perspective and I go ahead and do that," he added.
- The filmmaker had to work hard to get Lakshmi to theatres. He now wants to relax. "Reaching the audience is a tough thing, especially small films, like it took 'Lakshmi' a year. I am very tired and now that it has released, I will take a few weeks' break and then think about my next film," Kukunoor said.
- Meanwhile, the lead actress of Lakshmi, singer Monali Thakur is very happy with the response to her first film as an actor. "It feels amazing and out of the world. It is my first film and it is getting appreciated all over the world and not just our country is something that we are very proud of," she said.
- Lakshmi was awarded the best film audience award for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.
Filmmaker and actor Nagesh Kukunoor's latest film
Lakshmi, about human trafficking and child prostitution has garnered critics' appreciation. He says he strives to give the audience a choice in films as repetition can bore the audience.
Nagesh Kukunoor is known for films as different as
Rockford, Iqbal, Dor and
Mod.
"I have always been of the view that the audience should be given choices. If we make the same kind of films, the audience doesn't grow and they don't get to experience different things," he said at the NRI of the Year award function.
"I have always tried to tell those stories on which I have a perspective and I go ahead and do that," he added.
The filmmaker had to work hard to get
Lakshmi to theatres. He now wants to relax."Reaching the audience is a tough thing, especially small films, like it took 'Lakshmi' a year. I am very tired and now that it has released, I will take a few weeks' break and then think about my next film," Kukunoor said.
Meanwhile, the lead actress of
Lakshmi, singer Monali Thakur is very happy with the response to her first film as an actor."It feels amazing and out of the world. It is my first film and it is getting appreciated all over the world and not just our country is something that we are very proud of," she said.
Lakshmi was awarded the best film audience award for Best Narrative at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January.