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A wild offering for the multiplex generation: The Hindu
New Delhi, Aug 26: IT CERTAINLY doesn`t pay to be young in this film. The seamier side of the MTV Generation, Kalpana Lajmi`s `Kyon` is all about being young, wild and reckless. A socially relevant movie by a first-time producer, who has shifted from painting the inside of submarines to the technicolour world of celluloid, it promises a look at what went wrong.
New Delhi, Aug 26: IT CERTAINLY doesn't pay to be young in this film. The seamier side of the MTV Generation, Kalpana Lajmi's "Kyon" is all about being young, wild and reckless. A socially relevant movie by a first-time producer, who has shifted from painting the inside of submarines to the technicolour world of celluloid, it promises a look at what went wrong.
"I have evolved a different style with "Kyon". It is a hard-hitting film. I have used magentas and blues - young colours of this generation. It is about the dark side of the affluent youth. This is my first film that will have a mainstream theatre release. I have tried to capture the glamour life in Mumbai, but I have not used a boring style. Instead I have opted to mould the film in a murder-mystery thriller format,'' says the director, Kalpana.
With no big stars, the film concentrates on bringing to screen young, fresh talent. "The script demands that we use new people. I think with the mushrooming of multiplexes all over the country people can now get the option of watching sensible cinema," she says. An attempt to do just that, Kalpana wants people to wake up and start questioning the life they are leading.
Focussing on the dwindling parent and children relationship, while the movie is about tantrum throwing children, it doesn't seem to let the parents off too easily either. Following the lives of four friends in Mumbai through their journey of self-indulgence, it might be seem to be a harsh judgement on the "Satellite Generation", but the director claims that this is not really true. "It is really not so when you see the film," she insists. While the only known young face in this crowded celluloid canvas is Rahul Dev, he plays the mature inspector, instead. A number of newcomers all determined to jump on the bandwagon of success; they are hoping that "Kyon" will be the answer to their prayers. "They are all very talented. The best part about working with them was that they managed to improvise on what I wanted them to do. That is the sign of a good actor," says the proud director. The "sign" of a good actor might be improvisation, but it seems that the music-director has also managed to reinvent himself. With music by Happen Harkin, the "Dil Humm Humm Kare" director has decided to bring in a new sound. "I would prefer to call it fusion, not confusion. I was asked what kind of music this was and I said Bhupen Hazarika," he says smiling. A chance to hear the veteran director get another generation to move to a different beat, it will also be a test for Kalpana to appeal to a whole new audience.
With no big stars, the film concentrates on bringing to screen young, fresh talent. "The script demands that we use new people. I think with the mushrooming of multiplexes all over the country people can now get the option of watching sensible cinema," she says. An attempt to do just that, Kalpana wants people to wake up and start questioning the life they are leading.
Focussing on the dwindling parent and children relationship, while the movie is about tantrum throwing children, it doesn't seem to let the parents off too easily either. Following the lives of four friends in Mumbai through their journey of self-indulgence, it might be seem to be a harsh judgement on the "Satellite Generation", but the director claims that this is not really true. "It is really not so when you see the film," she insists. While the only known young face in this crowded celluloid canvas is Rahul Dev, he plays the mature inspector, instead. A number of newcomers all determined to jump on the bandwagon of success; they are hoping that "Kyon" will be the answer to their prayers. "They are all very talented. The best part about working with them was that they managed to improvise on what I wanted them to do. That is the sign of a good actor," says the proud director. The "sign" of a good actor might be improvisation, but it seems that the music-director has also managed to reinvent himself. With music by Happen Harkin, the "Dil Humm Humm Kare" director has decided to bring in a new sound. "I would prefer to call it fusion, not confusion. I was asked what kind of music this was and I said Bhupen Hazarika," he says smiling. A chance to hear the veteran director get another generation to move to a different beat, it will also be a test for Kalpana to appeal to a whole new audience.