Ramesh Sippy has given some memorable hits like Seeta Aur Geeta, Sholay, Shakti and Saagar
Highlights
- Ramesh Sippy has believed in taking risks ever since the release of his first directorial venture Andaz. Now, when he returns to direction after 17 years, the filmmaker is set to venture into the unexplored territory of thriller genre.
- "The challenge for me is to venture into the unknown every time I direct a film. When I directed my first film Andaz, it was considered risky to do a love story between a widow and a widower. The thrill in doing a thriller is that I have never attempted this genre before," Mr Sippy said.
- Talking about the film, Mr Sippy reveals: "It's an out-and-out thriller written by Sridhar Raghvan. Sridhar has worked extensively for our production company. He has written the script for my son's (Rohan Sippy) Bluffmaster and Dum Maaro Dum. When I read Sridhar's script I instantly felt I was ready for direction again."
- In his career of over four decades, the filmmaker has given some memorable hits like Seeta Aur Geeta, Sholay, Shakti and Saagar. However, after 1995 film Zamana Deewana, Sippy put his directorial ambitions on the backburner.
- "I am aware I haven't directed a film for many years. But I saw no reason to jump into it just because of a time lapse. I've made films out of very powerful scripts in the past. Then I directed Zamana Deewana in 1995, which was not that strong in content," the 65-year-old said.
- "Then I decided I won't direct another film if I didn't get the right script," he added.
- The details of his new thriller are being worked out and Mr Sippy hopes it goes on floors by year-end. He is also planning to tie up with a corporate house.
- "It's a different world since I last directed a film. Now everything during the process of filmmaking is more corporatised. So I'm tying up with a corporate house," he said.
- Though filmmaker refuses to divulge any details about the cast of the film, a source reveals Mr Sippy is likely roping in megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
Ramesh Sippy has believed in taking risks ever since the release of his first directorial venture
Andaz. Now, when he returns to direction after 17 years, the filmmaker is set to venture into the unexplored territory of thriller genre.
"The challenge for me is to venture into the unknown every time I direct a film. When I directed my first film
Andaz, it was considered risky to do a love story between a widow and a widower. The thrill in doing a thriller is that I have never attempted this genre before," Mr Sippy said.
Talking about the film, Mr Sippy reveals: "It's an out-and-out thriller written by Sridhar Raghvan. Sridhar has worked extensively for our production company. He has written the script for my son's (Rohan Sippy)
Bluffmaster and
Dum Maaro Dum. When I read Sridhar's script I instantly felt I was ready for direction again."
In his career of over four decades, the filmmaker has given some memorable hits like
Seeta Aur Geeta, Sholay, Shakti and
Saagar. However, after 1995 film
Zamana Deewana, Sippy put his directorial ambitions on the backburner.
"I am aware I haven't directed a film for many years. But I saw no reason to jump into it just because of a time lapse. I've made films out of very powerful scripts in the past. Then I directed
Zamana Deewana in 1995, which was not that strong in content," the 65-year-old said.
"Then I decided I won't direct another film if I didn't get the right script," he added.
The details of his new thriller are being worked out and Mr Sippy hopes it goes on floors by year-end. He is also planning to tie up with a corporate house.
"It's a different world since I last directed a film. Now everything during the process of filmmaking is more corporatised. So I'm tying up with a corporate house," he said.
Though filmmaker refuses to divulge any details about the cast of the film, a source reveals Mr Sippy is likely roping in megastar Amitabh Bachchan.