Tony Tharakan
The rather insipid scene of acouple of journalists getting into an auto-rickshawsparked off filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's creativeinstincts at a time when he was grappling with theidea of making 'Page 3'. "I had this vague idea about doing something onthe party circuit, but was stumped about the point ofview to be used in the film," Bhandarkar told reporters here today.
The acclaimed director of 'Chandni Bar' and'Satta' was driving back from a party in Mumbai someyears ago when he saw some journalists haggling withan auto-rickshaw driver. "They had also just come from the party.Half-an-hour back, they were in the midst of filmstarsand immmediately afterwards, these journalists wereback in the real world of autos and buses," Bhandarkar recalled.
The incident struck the filmmaker strongly and hedecided to capture the lives of the rich and famousthrough the eyes of a journalist, played by actressKonkona Sensharma in the film. Bhandarkar's film - a cynical portrayal ofcelebrity party culture - achieved both critical andcommercial success when it was released early thisyear.
It also garnered an automatic place in the IndianPanorama section of the International Film Festival ofIndia here by virtue of its winning the National Awardfor Best Film this year. "The film was very much appreciated at the Pragueand Los Angeles film festivals and we intend to takeit to many such festivals abroad," Bhandarkar said.
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