Vikramaditya Motwane's debut film Udaan featured Ronit Roy and was not an immediate success at the box office
Mumbai:
Director Vikramaditya Motwane, whoselatest directorial project Lootera has actors Ranveer Singhand Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles, feels that stars are theones who pull the audience to cinema houses.
Motwane's debut film Udaan (2010) with populartelevision actor Ronit Roy was not immediately successful atthe box office upon its release. However, it was eventuallyregarded as a cult classic. The film went on to bag awards invarious categories at several award functions.
His second venture Lootera that released last week, is aperiod romance set in the 1950s.
"You want your film to be seen by the largest audienceand stars help in facilitating that. Star power does work...they drive the business. It is a fact. One needs stars to selltheir film in a better way," said Motwane.
"But one must not forget that they are actors before theybecame stars. Look at the young actors like Ranbir Kapoor,Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra, etc. They aredoing tremendous work," he added.
In Lootera, Sonakshi plays the role of a zamindar'sfeisty and only daughter, who finds herself irrevocably drawntowards Ranveer, a visiting archaeologist. The performances ofboth the actors have received appreciation.
"It was not difficult to extract a good performance fromthem. They were willing to learn things and give their best.Ranveer is someone who believes in preparation while Sonakshiis spontaneous," said Motwane.
"I am happy with whatever response we have got. I thinkone can't make everybody happy. Everybody has their ownopinion. The reaction from people helps me better my craftwith my next film," said Motwane.
The director says he is touched by the response he isreceiving from his industry friends and colleagues. "It feelswonderful when people praise you. I am glad people liked thefilm," he adds.
Reportedly, Lootera has collected over Rs 15 crore at thebox office in its first weekend.
Ask him about the importance of the number game, Motwanesays, "Box office does matter. One cannot ignore it. Everyonewants their film to do well and I am no different from them.My producers did keep a tap on the collection and kept meinformed."
The film's crew had their share of anxious moments whenRanveer suffered a back injury while shooting in Dalhousie.The shooting schedule went haywire as the actor had to berushed back on a stretcher. Then the film set got destroyeddue to extreme weather conditions in the hill station.
"I was sure this film will be made at the end of the day.As I had solid producers, actors and other team members onboard who will make sure the film gets made. I had faith inmy team," said Motwane.
Though he has achieved success with both his movies, Motwane is not content. He feels thereis a long way to go.
The director wants to take a break before embarking on hisnext project.
Motwane's debut film Udaan (2010) with populartelevision actor Ronit Roy was not immediately successful atthe box office upon its release. However, it was eventuallyregarded as a cult classic. The film went on to bag awards invarious categories at several award functions.
His second venture Lootera that released last week, is aperiod romance set in the 1950s.
"You want your film to be seen by the largest audienceand stars help in facilitating that. Star power does work...they drive the business. It is a fact. One needs stars to selltheir film in a better way," said Motwane.
"But one must not forget that they are actors before theybecame stars. Look at the young actors like Ranbir Kapoor,Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka Chopra, etc. They aredoing tremendous work," he added.
In Lootera, Sonakshi plays the role of a zamindar'sfeisty and only daughter, who finds herself irrevocably drawntowards Ranveer, a visiting archaeologist. The performances ofboth the actors have received appreciation.
"It was not difficult to extract a good performance fromthem. They were willing to learn things and give their best.Ranveer is someone who believes in preparation while Sonakshiis spontaneous," said Motwane.
"I am happy with whatever response we have got. I thinkone can't make everybody happy. Everybody has their ownopinion. The reaction from people helps me better my craftwith my next film," said Motwane.
The director says he is touched by the response he isreceiving from his industry friends and colleagues. "It feelswonderful when people praise you. I am glad people liked thefilm," he adds.
Reportedly, Lootera has collected over Rs 15 crore at thebox office in its first weekend.
Ask him about the importance of the number game, Motwanesays, "Box office does matter. One cannot ignore it. Everyonewants their film to do well and I am no different from them.My producers did keep a tap on the collection and kept meinformed."
The film's crew had their share of anxious moments whenRanveer suffered a back injury while shooting in Dalhousie.The shooting schedule went haywire as the actor had to berushed back on a stretcher. Then the film set got destroyeddue to extreme weather conditions in the hill station.
"I was sure this film will be made at the end of the day.As I had solid producers, actors and other team members onboard who will make sure the film gets made. I had faith inmy team," said Motwane.
Though he has achieved success with both his movies, Motwane is not content. He feels thereis a long way to go.
The director wants to take a break before embarking on hisnext project.
