Not each movie wants to usher in numbers like RRR: Modern Love Hyderabad director Nagesh Kukunoor

Filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor was a part of Modern Love: Hyderabad since its inception. Kukunoor examine 200 private essays printed within the New York Times to shortlist 20 tales. Of which six tales have been finalised to type an anthology collection.

The foremost criterion for Kukunoor was to handpick tales that may resonate with the Telugu viewers. “A lot of attention was paid to selecting the right stories. We also made sure that we covered different aspects. We kept the audience in mind during the entire process,” the filmmaker informed indianexpress.com.

Nagesh Kukunoor has directed three of six shorts in Modern Love: Hyderabad: My Unlikely Pandemic Dream Partner, Why Did She Leave Me There…? and Fuzzy, Purple And Full of Thorns. And not all of them cope with the standard issues between romantic companions. While My Unlikely Pandemic Dream Partner explores the troubled relationship between a daughter and mom, Why Did She Leave Me There…? revolves round a grandson’s unanswered questions on being deserted by his doting grandmother. And Fuzzy, Purple And Full of Thorns offers with battle between romantic companions.

While a number of films and exhibits have handled conflicts in a relationship, Kukunoor’s focus was on the worth addition he can convey to the tales in Modern Love: Hyderabad to make them distinctive. “Not that these stories of love have not been explored. Almost everything has been done already. That’s the truth. But as a writer and director, I constantly ask myself what are the slight differences I can bring to the table? You do the best that you can. A lot of credit goes to these articles as well. It gives you the groundwork and an emotional crux, from which you can build,” the filmmaker stated.

Nagesh Kukunoor additionally revealed that engaged on Modern Love: Hyderabad was a memorable expertise as he acquired to understand Hyderabad, his dwelling city, in ways in which he hadn’t earlier than. He stated, “It was nice to go back to Hyderabad almost after a decade and see aspects of the city that you normally don’t. When you start planning a shoot, you do an elaborate recce. That was an extremely enjoyable process.”

Lastly, Kukunoor stated he’s assured that the viewers will reply positively to storytelling makes an attempt just like the Modern Love collection at a time when larger-than-life films have change into the flavour of the season.

“I always believe there is an audience for everything. That’s how I have managed to survive for 25 years. I keep doing my own thing. Not every film needs to bring in numbers like RRR. There are big films, mid-level films and small ones. I don’t worry about these things. I know people look at the trend and worry about this is working and this is not working. I think that new people out there need to find trends and things. For me, it’s mostly about storytelling. I tend to spend a lot of time on a movie, so I need to make sure that I believe in it. I pick my stories carefully and once I do, then the belief is total. The consequence of what will happen after that is really not in my control. So I don’t worry about it,” Nagesh Kukunoor concluded.

Modern Love: Hyderabad will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 8.