Each of you will come and take your positions.
Make sure no one covers anyone.
Don't be in a hurry.
Everyone has a gun in hand.
Someone will get hurt.
Or else I will shoot you with this.
I made the girls expose their body.
And that too with their permission.
Come out everyone! Look what has--
And the girls who didn't want to expose
and just wanted to perform the role,
were just made to do that.
And that too if the role was suitable for them.
And some girls would shoot the extra scenes.
The girls would make me understand
that they did it for a living.
"We don't have a problem."
They would tell me that it was their 25th or the 35th film.
And that they are comfortable shooting such scenes.
I will have to do anything
if I have to earn for a living.
Either I will have to rob money or kill someone
for a living.
Everyone makes different kinds of films.
Each movie has sex scenes in it.
Everyone watches it.
You ruin other's lives for your own living and that is…
Sir, you told us a story about Vijay Anand.
Yes, I did tell you about Vijay Anand.
He was an interesting man.
When he joined the Censor Board…
he put across his point to the government
and that was to make a separate censor board rating for the adult films.
It's because their target audience was different.
Make them a "AA" certificate or a "AAA" certificate for them
so that even they could earn a living.
The "A-Class" and "B-Class" filmmakers are earning good.
Then, why are the "C-Class" filmmakers not been looked after?
But the government didn't agree to this.
"This cannot happen."
That was end.
Nothing could be done after the government rejected the proposal.
And that's where everything ended.
Roll camera.
Run!
They are the tribals.
Ready!
-If anyone causes a delay, -My God!
I will make them wear these clothes and jump.
I'll shove everyone with a sword.
Keep your head down.
Your head shouldn't be visible.
Order, sir.
-Roll. -Rolling.
Action!
Finally!
Oh, my God!
Among all the small filmmakers of that time,
there were some good ones too.
They almost withered out.
Punch him in the stomach.
Pull him!
Hit him in the face.
Sir, in small films…
Mohammed Rafi has sung songs for Dara Singh.
He has sung for Johnnie Walker as well.
Even Dara Singh used to act in small budget films.
It's all about the makers.
Firstly, a small budget film was made.
They got profited from it and worked more.
The made a better budget film when they got more money.
They were genuine makers
regardless of it being a small budget film
or a big budget one.
Maybe we could have made such movies as well--
Had we got a better budget, we would have made better movies as well.
Roll!
Go! Beat him!
To heck with you.
Hit him! Come on.
You three, come from this side.
All three!
Who is the next one?
Many directors stopped making films.
Now there were around four to five directors left.
Some directors made 30 films
whereas some made 22.
During those four years,
it became a free-for-all.
But we couldn't do anything
during that period.
Say the dialogue.
MISTRESS TURNS INTO WITCH
You like assaulting women, right?
Look at how
I turn the tables on you.
Shake your hair.
Faster!
Keep doing it.
Look ahead.
Cut.
This is your last dialogue.
Raj, forgive me
in the name of God.
God will… keep you safe.
Raj, please forgive me. God will help you.
I love you, Raj. And that's how you end the shot.
Alright.
Should I say it in an emotional manner?
Yes, this is an emotional shot.
It's an emotional shot.
This is not a ghost-like sequence. It's the end.
I think a lot when I make movies.
I think about making good movies
Police Lockup was a good film that I made.
It was a good movie.
I guarantee that no one can make a better one.
But it didn't work at the box office.
What's the point of making a good film and yet earning no revenue?
Instead, it's better to make movies as per people's liking.
Let's roll!
Rolling!
-Rolling. -Action!
Yeah!
Scene 16D, shot one, take one.
Clap.
Action.
You're opening the door. Wait.
Jyoti!
Sameer!
I am here! Don't worry about anything.
I will open the door.
Sameer, I am not able to do anything!
Don't worry. I will do anything
but get you out of here!
Sameer.
The door opens by itself.
Run!
Cut.
The last movie I made was Flower Turns into Stone.
That's when I realized…
People are making better off movies now, on a larger scale.
And I am still lagging behind due to losses.
And now it's not a cup of my tea.
-How are you, my love? -I am good.
The last film he made, Flower Turns into Stone, was a huge loss to him.
It was the toughest phase of my life.
It's because all the financers during that time
gave him a hard time.
It was really tough for him.
They also got the property papers signed in their name.
Silence!
-Rolling. -Shot seven, take one.
Clap.
Action.
I wanted to propose you, Jyoti.
I love you.
Music.
This is all that was written
In our fate
Why is the time running so fast?
Stop for a while
Cut it.
I got so connected to that scene that I teared up.
I was so amazed that I was getting goosebumps.
The entire scene was so beautiful!
You will shoot him.
Once you kill him,
you will shoot him next.
And action!
A woman doesn't nurture her child
only so that he could turn into a man someday
and oppress her!
My brother died because of you.
I will not spare you!
-Cut it. -Okay.
Clap!
The shot is done.
Rolling.
Action.
B-Brother.
Hey! This happened because of you.
How could you kill my brother?
I will not spare you!
I will kill you!
Cut!
Okay.
People watch movies for their own entertainment.
My target audience was someone
who have been living away from their family
since two to three years.
Not everyone goes to the sex workers.
Not everyone can go to Kamatipura.
These movies are a sense of relief for people like them.
Our films were targeted to this audience.
We would want our movies to run in the theater for a week
but the theater owner would extend it for another week.
But we would stop them from doing it
as the police could anytime raid the theater and get us all arrested.
But they wouldn't be worried at all.
And that's how the movies would run for two weeks.
Unknown directors and unknown makers would make such movies.
And that's why media never pondered on this subject.
And the police raided
the theaters many times.
They even… arrested people as well.
I have got arrested thrice.
The police would claim it to be our film and we would accept it.
They would hold us responsible for it.
I said that we only did this because
it was the theater's requirement.
I will give you an example of the case handled by me.
So basically, there was a scene showing…
a brother and a sister entering a room.
The operator thought them to be a couple
and added the sexual content bit to the scene.
But this bit created a ruckus.
The public who understood the language created a ruckus.
The police came in.
And then we had to
make up reasons
and get those people out on bail.
The police called the theater officials.
They asked him how he would feel if he is asked to watch
those movies with his family.
A new DIG had joined in Patna.
He got all the posters from the theaters removed.
He raided and stopped the theaters from running such movies.
That was the end of this kind of cinema.
Many escaped from the film industry
whereas others stopped making such movies.
My daughter once told me, "Dad,
my friends call you rapist."
I used to take this as granted as I wasn't involved in this.
But ultimately people are going to blame me for it.
But after all this, I got a little careful.
I would be asked to reveal my chest a little bit.
When I would do that, something else would start playing.
That's when I stopped exposing myself in the movies.
My films did have some objectionable scenes.
And I got calls from some people and they asked me
"If you have gone to do this, then better come back."
That's when I thought that
I need to change myself.
My family would question me
about my work and also as to why
the police would keep arresting me.
I said I only do this because this is my profession.
I am not doing it deliberately.
I am making such films only because the public likes it.
The well-known producers started rejecting these actors.
"How can you act in both small and big films?"
The actors started getting boycotted.
Be it Sapna or any actress, they don't get roles in good movies.
They would wonder the consequences of acting in good movies
but in earlier times, people wouldn't think that.
How did you first meet Farida?
She had come to meet me.
-I guess her son was two years old. -Two years old.
Why are you crying?
Oh, my dear!
She is a single mother and her son was two years old.
I am a very emotional woman.
We are just two years apart.
And at that phase in life,
both of us needed support.
I supported her that time
and now she is independently handling everything.
Her son is grown up and educated as well.
She is a beautician.
She is a one-man-show.
She is still here with me
and I will never let her go.
He is my sweetest helper.
Both of them are close to me.
I am nothing without them.
You're ruining my eye makeup.
-Don't cry and ruin your makeup. -Yes.
Come on, start.
MISTRESS TURNS INTO WITCH
To heck with you!
Hit me on my stomach.
Okay, done.
-How do I hit you? -As you wish.
I started my career in 1998.
I was just 16 years old and acted in the film Gunda.
I was too new to the industry
and had just started acting.
I struggled a lot and gave my best.
I supported my family as well.
My son, Tiger is five years old.
His actual name is Shaurya.
I met Tiger's father in 2010.
We got engaged in 2011
and married in 2013.
My marriage meant a lot to me.
I stopped working in films,
got my house in Mumbai rented
and also got my working phone number blocked.
I didn't want anyone to know where I was
and hence I shifted to Gujarat.
He married me with the intention that he was married
to a celebrity who was also known to a be sex symbol.
But then within a year, I got to know
of his extra marital affair.
I came to Mumbai along with my child.
I didn't have any money.
I didn't know if I should pay the electricity bill…
buy diapers for my child…
or bournvita for him.
I just had 5,000 rupees with me.
I was in a sea of troubles.
Nobody supported me during that time.
I did immoral work.
I slept with some people to earn some money.
And with that money, I raised my child.
I struggled a lot during that time.
I restarted acting in hot erotic series.
But even today, I am at the top
when it comes to erotic series.
And I am also one of the highest paid artists.
I was running away from all this
to lead a happy married life
but the same dirty, immoral business
forced me to get into it
and that too for the sake of my child.
People tell me that my son will be affected
seeing me work in sexual content series.
But my son has seen my journey since I was pregnant with him.
Rather my son will be proud to say
that my mother didn't beg for money
and did everything just for me.
We'll take the last shot here
-This is-- -It's a long shot.
The camera is--
-What? -It will not look nice.
It's going to be a long shot.
It is going to be--
-We will have to reshoot entirely-- -Okay.
Yes, you said that yesterday.
We recorded a blank shot.
Why can't we just record the scene again?
The shot wasn't fine only because he was screaming.
No one will disturb me during the shot.
Come on. Let's do it.
No one will disturb me.
If the artists themselves don't have a problem
then why the hell do you all keep fucking around with each other?
I have kept a table so that she can climb up.
Which one?
Get me a chair.
Where is it?
Wait a minute.
Stand up and check if it is fine.
-Are you fine? -Yes.
She is fine.
She will appear from here.
She will appear as soon as she gets it here.
Okay, done.
-Done? -Yes, sir.
-Okay? -You can do it on your own, right?
Yes, I can.
I sold my car.
I sold my Maruti car and also my Fiat car.
I mortgaged my gold as well.
But I was left with no other option.
I was drowned with debts.
People say that the ones who hold the debts--
Even while sleeping, all I could think was
what if someone might take my house away from me.
I am in love--
Let me get the rehearsal done.
Why are you all talking?
I don't understand what you're saying.
Will you love me…
Okay.
-Go ahead. -I've been cheated on.
-My love betrayed me-- -Show some hand movement…
Say it like this. "He betrayed me"…
-I have been betrayed by my love… -I have been betrayed by my love…
-Will you love me now? -Come to me.
Come here…
-Please love me. -You…
-Love me. -You are…
-Come, love me. -You are getting me wrong.
I'm happily married.
Just let me be…
Position yourself here.
Go and reason it out with the person
who has sent me here to be with you.
Who has sent you here?
-Who has sent you here? -No…
You understand?
-Okay. -Attack!
I had so many dreams when I was leaving my home.
The guy who was
so deeply and madly into filmmaking
and had made around ten movies
has now entered…
the production department.
People started criticizing him.
You're such a fool to do a "9 to 5" job.
No matter what, at the end of the day you're a producer.
You should have been confident about yourself.
But he said that he wanted to build a future for his kids.
I want to give them a better future.
You have to follow her face.
-Is this okay? -Yes, okay.
You have to freak out, you fool.
Yes.
Camera.
Rolling.
A bit higher.
Bite!
Cut.
-Don't move it to the side. -Okay, sir.
Like this…
-Okay, got it. -Understand?
Do it like this.
-It's ready, sir. Rolling. -Okay.
Camera.
Rolling.
Action!
Cut it.
Pack up!
It was a great shot.
You…
We've probably shot the whole episode.
Let's see what else has to be changed while editing the shot.
Okay, thank you everyone.
Pack up for the day!
We are over.
Over!
We are over with Jungle Girl.
Praise the Lord!
Thank you very much for everything.
Thanks to everybody.
Thanks or your cooperation.
Komal.
This is great!
-Praise the Lord. -My entire team, all the departments…
Ready?
Yeah.
Okay…
that's it!
Cut!
Pack up!
I want to thank everyone for helping me complete this film.
-We're done with the shooting? -Thanks for your efforts.
My God!
-For supporting me. -That was the last shot.
For staying by my side at every phase.
-Congratulations. -Bless you.
-Bless you.
Within these six days…
I relived my old life as a director.
I was reborn.
This has been such an amazing journey.
It feels like we completed a hurdle,
and completed this mission successfully.
Superhit.
He's happy today. You can understand by his words.
You have been shooting for the past two days right?
Who am I?
A magician!
The biggest thought I have, that I want to share is
after a gap of 30 years
I was really nervous at the start stepping into this again…
Even though I received
a lot of blessings from everyone.
My family, my distant relatives and everyone else
have supported me
and being my strength throughout.
My son and Ranjit motivated me
and gave me the courage saying everything will work out smoothly.
And just after directing a couple of shots
I felt like I was back at it again.
Thanks to all.
Three cheers for Mr. Vinod.
-Hip hip -Hooray!
Praise the Lord! Let's rock.
-Praise the Lord. -Praise the Lord.
-Come on. -Run!
The ghost is coming.
Finally, it's all done.
Enjoy. Have fun. We'll have a wrap party on Monday.
Okay.
After a couple of years, the multiplex era had gradually started.
Movies started getting bigger and better
The audience shifted there.
When these huge multiplexes and theaters came in,
we were never given a chance to prove ourselves.
Slowly and gradually everyone
wanted to be a part of bigger and better films.
These smaller films did not make money like they used to before.
And for how long can you make the same content?
And that is why
people who made the B-grade and C-grade movies
stopped investing in production
and totally stopped the making of such movies.
Because of this, multiple households,
which relied on this industry
were destroyed
All distributors have disappeared
The ones who worked in adult films
are nowhere to be found.
Gradually, this film industry was coming to an end.
When the number of multiplexes started increasing,
single screen theaters were on the verge of vanishing.
And most importantly, they ruled…
the single screen theater.
The single screen era lasted from…
the early 90s
to the early 2000.
This period remained for about a decade.
After that, people stopped investing…
and production of such films stopped completely.
Did your daughter support you to work in this series?
Yes, she definitely encouraged me to get into it.
She said, it would better my image.
I could gain the respect that I never got.
We are all considered in the C-Grade category.
People label us with grades as per their wish.
There are no grades.
A film should never be judged.
Take.
That's great.
MISTRESS TURNS INTO WITCH
My family is important to me.
I cannot live without my family.
Today, Kanti has everything in life.
The only thing he doesn't have, is a family.
He has millions of rupees
but no one to take care of or spend it on.
Did you ever think of how would you explain this to your kids
when they grew up?
You have to do anything and everything to earn a living.
You might even have to be a thief or a murderer
if you want to put food on the table.
It's just a film and a lot of people are doing the same thing.
A lot of films have sex scenes.
People even get excited about it.
I don't think I'm doing something wrong here.
You think I can't strip apart my clothes?
You bitch!
Here you go.
Kids these days are really frank.
"He keeps drinking all night, every night."
They insult you on the face, but there's nothing you can do about it.
I'm used to this now.
Kids are born with a really high temper these days.
Even the slightest thing triggers them to leave the house.
They behave immature. Where will these kids go?
They will only know when they have a family of their own.
They won't understand anything right now.
I know how everything works.
But it hurts when my kids are mean to me.
I feel hurt when they taunt me about drinking.
But, I just over look things.
Because if I keep thinking about it, I'd die of a heart attack.
I just focus on forgetting the bad and cherishing the good.
That's life.
Oh, no.
Just because I am the bad guy
he's seen as the nice one.
If I sit doing nothing and fake a smile
people are going to like me.
As far as my nature is concerned, I'm kind of a blunt person.
I will always be straight forward and talk to the point.
But in case of someone else, it's difficult to make them understand.
Figuring out the question itself would be a task.
Do you understand my point?
That makes us different from each other, right?
There is a difference right?
He would make a movie even on a budget of 1000 rupees.
But I wouldn't agree if the budget is below a million rupees.
Because I know that my work is worth the money.
You made a film with him, right?
-Continue. -Which shot do I have to give?
The shot where you're crying.
Okay.
Mom…
-What have you done, Mom-- -Not mom…
-Say mother instead. -That's what I said.
-That's not what you said. -Okay.
Mother, what have you done?
Bikau was the last movie I directed in 2004.
In the mixing stage, I was facing some health issues.
I had some serious issues in my head.
In spite of that I completed the mixing process…
and headed to Kolkata.
I signed all of the letter heads and even signed blank cheques before I left.
It's because the movie had to go ahead for censor purposes,
and also had to be delivered.
Those processes required my sign.
There was a sudden change in my partner's behaviour.
He slowly started to sell off everything that I had.
There was a rumor throughout Mumbai that I was dead.
They kept my final rites twice.
Once it was done by Poonam Dasgupta.
The second time by Mr. Vinod, where I called in the middle of it.
My bank details, my property details,
my office, my negatives…
I had negatives
which were enough for me to run a happy life.
Sister Shanti.
Please come here immediately.
See, they are saying terrible things about Shanti Basera on TV.
They are showing.
She came back from Kolkata
and started afresh in the industry.
And that's when I met her.
I just went to watch a film shoot and
I was not interested in this industry at all.
And there I saw her going crazy
looking after the food and camera arrangements.
That's where I spotted her and during our lunch time,
I randomly asked her as to where she lived.
She told me, "I live her at the set
and sleep in the production auto rickshaw at night."
I was shocked to hear this.
I told her that my friends and I stay in a big house
and we have a separate room as well
and that she doesn't need to feel shy
and can stay at our house whenever she felt like
until I am here.
Sara!
I know many people outside this industry
and I maintain good relationship with them.
I do scold and shout at them
but I am also there for them when they need me and so are they.
They are my family.
I enjoy being with them.
How does it matter if I didn't become famous?
I am still working!
I am proud to work in this industry.
My children are also doing good in their fields.
A person should always maintain his dignity.
Generally people hug each other and greet.
I know many such people.
I don't own a bungalow…
but yet I am blessed with everything and also a Mercedes car.
I have a huge house.
I have earned all this.
He loves directing films.
It's like his heartbeat.
He never left hopes.
He still writes many movie scripts.
It all depends on destiny now. Let's see where it leads him.
Anyway, he is happy to see his kids settled.
In that era, Bhojpuri cinema
was trying to make a mark in the industry.
The local audience was starting to get the same
glamour, action…
in their own languages.
So, they stopped going to this side.
People forget where you are from.
Only your product’s success matters.
You work where you survive, you know.
Did you like it?
I liked it. It was good.
What would have happened?
If Angari is here
and something happens to any jungle woman
then my being here
or being absent
both are pointless.
It's a great film.
-We are yet to edit the sound quality. -Yes.
-You will get a better feel later. -I got it.
The thought is great.
-Your thought-- -I'll work on that scene which you
-asked me to change. -Yes.
The rest of the movie and the song is fantastic!
The message of the movie is nice.
In the end--
I genuinely didn't expect this to be the end
as I wasn't aware of the story.
All the very best.
I know this is going to work great.
And always remember that
whether this movie works or not,
we are still very proud of you.
We will always--
For us, you will always be number one.
You will be the boss for us!
Hail Mother Goddess.
I think everything will fair well
and my best wishes.
Life is quite difficult.
And it gets more difficult when you have to spend it alone.
I don't have anyone with me.
Nowadays, I go to a place…
only to sit and
pay for it so that I can at least spend three hours over there.
I spend money to spend some time at that place.
I pay for passing time at that place.
I hope for someone to talk to me.
Every single day!
According to me…
I am living the worst life.
We did every single job
with a lot of passion.
We started off with a small job
and then made a mark in the industry.
We never differentiated between a big or a small banner film.
At times we really miss the old times.
It was an amazing moment
as we would wait for the shoot to happen
so that we could meet everyone.
I really enjoyed working with everyone.
I don't think I would have got a better opportunity.
I bagged some great roles in this industry.
You bald Loha Singh!
Takla Thakur, kill me.
I have become a limp who can't even walk with crutches.
Kill me!
Their dialogues would entertain us.
We would enjoy it.
We would be content
with the money we got.
But now even if we get one lakh rupees, yet we're not so happy.
I crossed all the hurdles and reached this stage.
And now people know me.
Single screen theater is a wonderful memory!
People would throw money at the hero's entry
People would be ready to whistle for the scene.
You can never compare a small screen theater's audience reaction
to that of multiplex.
People watching movies in multiplexes
get scared to even applaud a scene.
Be it the mansion, or the lockup,
or the courtroom or the heroines,
or the makers…
And I have spent a major part of my life
with these people.
But during that era,
we could never figure out
if we were doing a good deed or not.
We had no idea of our future.
Even now my son questions me,
"Dad, why do your films never run in multiplexes?"
I feel sad about it.
This is what I have lost in life.
If I ever have to buy a ticket to watch a movie,
then I think it will be for Kishan Shah's movie.
I will watch all the four movies
only to understand if these directors
have upgraded themselves
and their skills with time or not.
I will write a review after watching their films.
Filmmaking is something
that excites a person when he sees passion in the other person.
I saw these people and their passion and that's what excited me.
I want to talk to them and spend some time with them.
I just hope you guys have as much fun as I am excited to have
and the question and answers entertain you all also.