Drishyam 2 Director Abhishek Pathak Lauds Mentor Anurag Kashyap, Says ‘No Smoking Was Ahead of Its Time’

Making a profitable sequel shouldn’t be a straightforward job however director Abhishek Pathak has managed to attain the uncommon feat with ‘Drishyam 2’. The movie has managed to rake in near Rs 16 crore on its opening day, as per commerce specialists.

Drishyam 2 Director Abhishek Pathak Lauds Mentor Anurag Kashyap, Says ‘No Smoking Was Ahead of Its Time’

Drishyam 2 Director Abhishek Pathak Praises No Smoking: Making a profitable sequel shouldn’t be a straightforward job however director Abhishek Pathak has managed to attain the uncommon feat with Drishyam 2. The movie has managed to rake in near Rs 16 crore on its opening day, as per commerce specialists. The legacy of Drishyam is so sturdy that the sequel has even left behind the primary day collections of Ajay Devgn’s pre-pandemic film Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior which collected Rs 15 crore on its first day. Abhishek, who’s the son of Bollywood producer Kumar Mangat Pathak, took over the reins because the director of Drishyam 2 after Nishikant Kamat, the director of Drishyam handed away in 2020 as a consequence of cirrhosis.

Pathak spoke to IANS concerning the technicalities of his movie and reminisced concerning the instances when he was studying the ropes as a director again in 2006 from Anurag Kashyap. Drishyam 2 has fairly an intriguing pictures and imagery. The color palette, the excessive distinction shifting photographs and the temperatures intensify the viewing expertise. The cause behind such sharp imagery is the proper sync between the director and the cinematographer Sudhir Ok. Chaudhary.

Abhishek instructed IANS: “Sudhir and I have known each other for a long time, over a decade now. He did the cinematography for Pyaar Ka Punchnama (Abhishek was the producer of the film) and we share a very similar wavelength, our ideas are in sync. We worked around the photography of the film with a certain vision and everything right from the imagery to its contrast and even the colour palette is a result of hours of brainstorming.”

Detailing is of essence as Pathak mentioned: “Even the colour of the cushions that you see in the film was decided after putting a lot of thought into it.” In the same vein, he talked concerning the music of the movie and his expertise working with music composer Devi Sri Prasad (DSP), whose songs from ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ swayed the nation earlier. The director talked about: “DSP is a master composer. He has an acute sense of what will work sonically for a film or a scene. We jammed along with him in his Chennai studio and he was always on top of his game. The sounds and textures that he uses are simply unparalleled.”

He then walked down the reminiscence lane and recollected his expertise working with Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap on his 2007 launch No Smoking which tanked severely on the box-office, however gained a cult standing over time. Abhishek served as the primary assistant director on the movie, which constructed its narrative on the idea of a spread of themes and allegory.

Abhishek shared: “We were shooting for a part of ‘Omkara’ in Juhu when my father told me that Anurag Kashyap was coming down to our residence for a narration. I was very happy because I was a big fan of Anurag having seen his earlier works. When I heard the narration, I was completely blown away and felt like this film had the tone of David Fincher’s movies.”

He went on to say that the movie was really a masterpiece that would not appeal to the viewers again within the day just because it was method forward of its time, including that: “During its making, I learnt a lot from Anurag and the whole team. ‘No Smoking’ is a film that deserves a lot more love but sadly the audience weren’t ready for a film of that kind, it was quite ahead of its time and perhaps still is.”

Drishyam 2, which stars Ajay Devgn within the lead, is presently taking part in in cinemas.

Except for the heading, the content material is attributed to IANS

Published Date: November 19, 2022 7:33 PM IST