Hansal
Mehta
who
made
films
like
Shahid
and
Citylights
posted
an
open
letter
to
Haider
director
Vishal
Bhardwaj
on
Twitter,
expressing
how
amazed
and
impressed
he
was
watching
the
flick.
In
the
open
letter,
Hansal
praised
Vishal
for
the
work
and
how
after
watching
the
film,
Hansal
remained
sleepless.
Hansal
was
amazed
by
the
performance
of
all
the
actors
in
Haider
and
the
director
offered
some
praising
words
for
the
entire
crew
of
the
movie.
Hansal
was
impressed
by
almost
everything
of
the
film
including
the
star
cast,
their
performances,
dialogues,
screenplay,
choreography,
etc.
Hansal
posted
the
letter
saying,
"A
letter
to
Vishal
Bhardwaj.
Not
a
blog.
Not
a
review.
Just
an
outpouring
after
a
sleepless
night."
Read
the
letter
in
the
slider...
My
dear
Vishal
Firstly,
thank
you
for
inviting
me
to
watch Haider last
night.
Thank
you
for
thinking
of
me.
Let
me
tell
you
that you
robbed
me
of
my
sleep
last
night.
Your
chutzpah
had
me
awestruck,
wondrously
grateful
and
might
I
sheepishly
admit,
slightly
envious.
My
dear
Vishal
Did
you
really
write Haider?
Or
did
you
actually
paint
it?
Those
paintings
of
Kashmir
and
its
people
refuse
to
leave
me.
The
characters
in
yourchutzpah
-
where
did
they
come
from?
Your
mind
or
your
heart?
Did
I
witness
poetry
last
night?
Or
was
it
cinema
as
it
was
meant
to
be
but
has
ceased
to
be?
My
dear
Vishal
I'm
now
tormented
by
the
pain
of
your
world.
I
am
overcome
with Haider's
plight.
I
can
feel
Ghazala's
dilemma.
I
am
still
swept
by
the
unspoken
truth
in
Arshia's
sparkling
eyes.
The
landscape
that
you
painted,
is
a
Kashmir
I
have
never
seen
before.
There
is
so
much
beauty
yet
so
much
melancholy.
There
is
so
much
music
in
the
silence
of
that
stunning
paradise.
My
dear
Vishal
I
can
sing
praises
for
your
performers,
for
the
casting,
for
the
cinematography,
for
the
gentle
editing,
for
the
seamless
screenplay,
for
the
mellifluous
dialog,
for
the
choreography,
for
the
costumes,
for
the
authenticity
of
the
language
used
by
your
characters
but
I
would
hate
to
recount
my
experience
with
such
mortal,
hence
limited
measures
of
brilliance.
Real
brilliance
cannot
be
quantified.
Real
brilliance
cannot
be
compartmentalized
or
presented
in
bullet
form.
I
will,
therefore,
not
use
my
meager
knowledge
to
dumb
down
what
is
truly
a
spiritual
experience.
My
dear
Vishal
Dear
Vishal,
it
is
rare
that
a
film
can
actually
make
somebody
as
egoistic
as
me
feel
so
humbled,
so
moved.
I
witnessed
a
grand
spectacle
last
night,
a
feat
I
thought
our
cinema
was
incapable
of
achieving.
I
became
part
of
an
operatic
journey
that
transformed
me.
After Haider,
I
don't
think
I
will
ever
be
the
same
director
I
used
to
be.
The
change,
I
hope,
will
be
for
the
better.
The
change,
I
hope,
will
have
me
thanking
you
forever.
Nevertheless,
thank
you
for
Haider.
Thank
you
for
making
a
sleepless
night
so
fulfilling.
Thank
you
for
a
meditative
experience.
Thank
you
for
the
chutzpah!
Lots
of
love,
Hansal.
PS
:
I
must
tell
you
that
watching Haider last
night
made
me
lament
your
absence
in
my
life
as
a
music
composer.
Your
music
is
special.
Give
me
more.