Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
June
06,
2007
N
Chandra
is
ready
with
his
next
film
titled
Breaking
News.
As
against
what
the
title
suggests,
it
is
not
based
on
media.
"People
come
home
late
and
switch
on
the
television
to
watch
news
channels,
rather
headlines.
My
film
explores
these
headlines",
explain
N
Chandra
about
the
theme
of
his
film.
"We
see
lot
of
violence
around
and
wonder
how
the
world
is
going
on.
It
gives
a
positive
feeling
when
you
see
that
something
good
comes
out
of
these
violent
stories.
Breaking
News
explores
these
stories
behind
those
headlines.
It's
about
redemption.
It's
about
redeeming
yourself".
Breaking
News
stars
Anupam
Kher,
Rajit
Kapoor,
Perizaad
Zorabian
and
Seema
Biswas.
Apart
from
Breaking
News,
he
is
also
working
on
a
script,
which
is
a
sequel
to
Tezaab.
"I
am
working
on
couple
of
scripts
and
in
coming
two
three
months
my
next
film
should
go
on
floors.
I
am
making
sequel
of
Tezaab,
which
is
an
extension
of
the
earlier
film.
Though
it
will
be
a
story
of
old
characters,
it
will
not
have
same
characters.
It
is
a
sequel,
so
the
story
moves
on
to
15
years.
It's
an
intense
love
story
of
the
same
genre." But
this
sequel
wasn't
something
he
had
planned.
He
just
wrote
a
story
which
found
its
connection
with
Tezaab.
Says
Chandra,
"I
wrote
a
story
and
after
working
on
it,
I
realized
that
there
are
lot
characteristics
of
Tejaab
in
it.
It
seemed
like
this
story
had
prequel
which
was
Tezaab.
I
am
trying
to
sign
a
big
actor
for
this
film
but
I
can't
talk
about
them
before
I
finalize
them."
he
concludes.
When
N
Chandra
makes
a
film,
people
expect
more
than
the
usual
that
our
Hindi
cinema
offers.
Remember
his
first
film
Ankush,
an
offbeat
flick
-
rather
a
take
on
apathetic,
corrupt
and
ugly
face
of
the
society.
This
film
sparked
a
kind
of
revolutionary
thought
in
every
Indian's
mind.
Undoubtedly,
this
movie
is
close
to
his
heart
and
recalling
the
experience
of
making
Ankush
he
says,
"Ankush
is
very
close
to
my
heart
because
it
gave
me
recognition
as
a
filmmaker.
It
gave
me
confidence,
name
and
everything
that
I
wanted
at
that
point
of
time."
He
was
overwhelmed
by
the
response
the
film
got.
"I
wasn't
much
known.
Perhaps
only
the
people
who
stayed
in
my
area
knew
me.
But
when
Ankush
got
released
all
over
the
nation,
it
received
very
good
response
from
youth",
recollects
Chandra.
He
reminisces,
"We
made
that
film
in
shoe
string
budget.
I
made
that
film
in
12
lakhs.
That
too
with
35
mm
negative.
Generally,
with
a
budget
like
that
you
can't
even
shoot
a
16mm
film.
But
I
managed
because
I
myself
was
the
editor
and
the
director,
so
I
had
control
over
the
footage
and
time.
Everyone
on
the
sets
was
motivated
and
charged.
All
were
newcomers
and
they
got
a
good
platform.
The
credit
goes
to
the
entire
team
right
from
Nana
Patekar,
Nisha
Palsikar,
Madan
Jain
and
my
music
director.
Everybody
believed
in
the
film."
After
giving
hard-hitting
films
like
Ankush,
Pratighat
and
Tejasvini,
Style
and
Xcuse
Me
were
quite
a
surprise
for
the
audiences
who
didn't
really
expect
such
comic
capers
from
this
serious
filmmaker.
Chandra
amazed
everyone
with
his
slapstick
comedy.
"I
have
always
been
a
disciple
of
Vijay
Anand
who
has
tried
different
genres.
As
a
director,
I
always
felt
that
I
must
try
out
all
the
genres
of
films
and
comedy
was
one
genre
I
wanted
to
try.
I
know
comedy
and
even
in
my
serious
films
you
will
always
find
dark
and
sarcastic
humor.
I
wasn't
comfortable
with
any
hard-hitting
issues
back
then
to
make
a
film
on,
so
I
thought
of
comedy
and
that
is
how
Style
and
Xcuse
Me
happened."
And
finally,
when
we
asked
Mr.
Chandra
about
his
journey
from
a
clapper
boy
to
a
filmmaker,
he
sounded
happy
about
his
artistic
creativity.
He
feels
that
his
journey
was
a
bumpy
ride.
"There
were
lot
of
good
and
bad
moments,
sometime
you
loose
money
and
gain
too,
but
its
all
are
part
of
life
and
mistakes
makes
you
a
better
person.
I
don't
have
any
regrets.
Overall,
it
was
a
good
experience
and
I
am
satisfied
as
a
filmmaker"
concludes
N
Chandra.
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