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Basu began his television career as an assistant director on Tara in mid 1994. After six months, he was given full responsibility for directing about 712 episodes. [5] He directed television serials, trying genres ranging from daily soaps to thrillers such as Saturday Suspense and Ajeeb Dastaan, and horror (X-Zone).
Apr 7, 2021 · Scoring the highest Filmfare nominations this year, Anurag Basu’s Ludo is riding a fresh wave. We speak to writer-director Anurag Basu on the making of the film, the evolution of his filmmaking aesthetics throughout these years, and the peculiar history of Ludo’s songs.
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It was in the early 1990s, when I went to University in Mumbai, that I decided to follow my dream. I always had a hidden desire to be part of the Indian film industry. Hidden because my family thought people from good families didn’t go to Indian cinema. It was socially looked down upon. But I wanted to be on a film set, so I lied to my parents, we...
Cinema has become an integral part of Indian culture; it actually binds the country together. When you watch a film at the cinema you don’t see the religion, cast or culture of the person beside you. People sit together and laugh, cry and enjoy. Indian cinema binds them together. That is one of its greatest achievements. The industry has had its up...
Making a film in India is tough. Every 200 kilometers the language and culture changes, so you have to make a film for different cultures inside your own country. Being a film producer or director in India is like being a stray dog crossing a busy highway. We can get run over at any time. There are so many risks but piracy is the biggest challenge,...
People need to understand that piracy is a crime. The government is making progress. It has closed down a lot of downloading channels and all but eliminated pirated CDs in Mumbai where I live. I think we can kill piracy by releasing the DVD versions of our films a week or so after their theatrical release. The current practice of waiting three or f...
The downside of digital technology is that movies are available all over the Internet as soon as they are released. But digital technology is helping filmmakers in other ways, because it makes it easier to make movies. Everybody has a camera and an editing tool on their laptop. We will see a lot of new filmmakers and a new lingo emerging over the n...
Copyright gives filmmakers security. If you know you are creating something that you will make money from and that is going to take care of your future, you will invest in it 100 percent. As a filmmaker in India, you have to turn out movie after movie, because you don’t get any royalties. Writers and filmmakers get paid very little in India; they d...
I would like to see mainstream audiences around the world start appreciating our cinema. In the way chicken tikka has become global, I hope that everybody starts enjoying Bollywood.
I never expected this type of success. It’s very humbling. Many friends told me it was an unsafe film, because it didn’t follow a traditional formula. But I always thought it was safe, because it is entertaining and, besides, I wanted to tell this kind of story. It was the third highest-grossing film in India in 2012 and the highest grosser oversea...
Some years ago I was working with a lot of special kids in workshops and, one day, one of them was visibly very upset. The teachers could do nothing to calm her, but as soon as the caretaker, a deaf and dumb guy, came into the room, she calmed down. The communication between the two of them was fascinating and it stayed with me. I went home that ni...
Yes, you learn from your mistakes and try not to repeat them in your next film. That’s how you grow. I am still trying hard to find my voice. With every film I am jumping genre and doing different stuff. I don’t have a definite style; all my movies are different. My next movie will be different again. You spend around one and a half years with a fi...
Director Anurag Basu wanted to become an engineer and was also enrolled in a college. However, he later chose to pursue BSc (Bachelor of Science). Before becoming a feature film director, Anurag Basu directed the TV show Koshish Ek Asha produced by Balaji Telefilms.
Director: Ludo. Anurag Basu, a Bollywood director and writer explores relationships and adversity on reel. He had his share of tough times when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Basu directed television serials among which is Tara (1993), which became one of the first soap operas on Indian television.
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Director: Ludo. Anurag Basu, a Bollywood director and writer explores relationships and adversity on reel. He had his share of tough times when he was diagnosed with leukemia. Basu directed television serials among which is Tara (1993), which became one of the first soap operas on Indian television.
Anurag Basu began his career in the Indian film industry with television, making a significant impact as a director and screenwriter. The filmmaker gained widespread recognition for his work on popular television shows – Tara and Koshish… Ek Aashaa.
