From Maqbool to Haider, Vishal Bhardwaj has etched his name in the annals of Hindi cinema history with acclaimed films. In a recent interview, the filmmaker discussed his ability to gauge a project’s success during its creation. However, he admitted that his prediction went awry with his 2009 film Kaminey due to conflicts on set.
During his interview on the YouTube channel Unfiltered by Samdish, when Vishal was asked if he can intuit a project’s success during filming, he responded, “Haan while making a film, you get to know. But one or two times I was wrong, when I thought the film won’t but it worked. This was the case with Kaminey. While making the film, I was feeling like how will we do this. There was so much conflict between Director of Photography (DOP) and the cast, between DOP and the production and between production designer and the production. It was chaos of some another level. Every day after reaching the set for an hour and a half, I had to see what is the new problem of this day.”
Kaminey, written and directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, featured Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, and Amole Gupte in the lead roles. Set against the backdrop of the Mumbai underworld, the film explored the rivalry between twin brothers, one with a lisp and the other with a stutter, over the course of a single day. The movie received critical acclaim and was also a box office hit.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s most recent film, Khufiya, was released on Netflix and starred Tabu, Ali Fazal, and Wamiqa Gabbi in leading roles. The film was adapted from Amar Bhushan’s espionage novel, Escape to Nowhere.
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