Anubhav
Sinha
At
9th
AIFF:
Along
with
the
screening
of
several
critically
acclaimed
films,
a
Masterclass
of
Anubhav
Sinha,
Director
of
films
like
Tum
Bin,
Thappad,
Mulk,
Article
15,
and
Raavan,
was
organized
on
the
third
day
of
the
9th
Ajanta-Ellora
International
Film
Festival.
A
Creative
Director
of
AIFF
and
a
Film
Director
himself,
Jayprad
Desai
interacted
with
Anubhav
Sinha
during
the
Masterclass.
Renowned
Poet
Javed
Akhtar,
Founder-Chairman
of
AIFF
Nandkishor
Kagliwal,
Festival
Director
Ashok
Rane,
Artistic
Director
Chandrakant
Kulkarni,
Convener
Nilesh
Raut
and
a
large
number
of
film
lovers
were
present.
Speaking
in
the
class,
Mr.
Sinha
said
that
when
I
told
the
story
of
'Article
15'
to
people
in
my
office,
they
thought
nothing
like
this
happens
nowadays
and
asked
me
where
such
incidents
happen
today.
At
that
very
moment,
I
felt
that
I
must
make
this
movie
now.
Many
people
have
contributed
to
the
making
of
the
film
but
I
am
credited
for
it.
Even
though
I
worked
in
the
film
industry
for
three
decades,
people
were
thinking
of
me
as
less
of
a
director
and
more
of
a
technician.
However,
it
was
from
'Mulk'
and
'Article
15'
that
I
got
recognition
as
a
'director'.
Anubhav
Sinha
asserted
that
no
one
asks
you
any
questions
when
you
succeed.
We
all
have
certain
people
in
our
lives
without
whom
we
cannot
do
anything.
I
too,
have
some
such
people
in
my
life
and
they
work
for
me.
He
further
said
that
these
people
come
in
front
of
my
eyes
as
soon
as
I
am
writing
the
script
and
become
a
part
of
the
film.
I
don't
know
how
it
happens.
I
did
my
education
till
12th
in
Banaras.
After
that,
I
did
my
engineering
education
at
Aligarh.
My
interest
was
in
music,
secularism,
and
diversity
in
society.
I
became
an
engineer
instead
of
a
doctor
because
I
was
afraid
of
blood.
After
becoming
an
engineer,
I
worked
for
one
year,
but
while
working,
I
realized
that
this
is
not
what
I
wanted
to
do.
Without
any
thought
I
left
the
job
and
started
searching
for
what
I
wanted
to
do
in
a
year;
My
friend's
older
brother
was
making
a
documentary.
I
went
to
work
as
an
assistant
and
on
the
very
first
day
I
realized
that
this
is
what
I
want
to
do.
Then
I
came
to
Mumbai
on
4th
December
1990
and
from
there,
my
journey
has
led
me
to
where
I
am
today.
He
also
said
that
'Shikast'
was
my
first
show
on
DoorChitravani.
Certain
groups
of
people
sneer
at
me
saying
I
make
very
Intelligent
political
films
so
I
will
stay
in
the
industry
only
for
a
short
time.
But
I
am
worried
about,
whatsoever
time
I
stay
in
the
industry
I
would
like
to
make
films
that
I
feel
should
be
made.
In
the
film
industry,
no
one
stands
up
for
anyone.
From
2011
to
2017,
I
doubted
whether
I
was
even
a
director
or
not.
I
had
almost
lost
the
courage
to
make
a
new
film.
'Thappad'
is
my
favourite
film
and
'Mulk'
introduced
me
as
a
director.
Premchand,
Mahadevi
Verma,
Jaishankar
Prasad,
Nagarjuna,
Vijay
Tendulkar
are
unknown
to
today's
youth.
They
don't
read
these
great
people.
Instead,
many
get
merged
into
misleading
content.
Today's
youth
is
just
revelling
in
the
reels,
touching
everything
very
superficially
and
moving
on.
He
said
that
they
need
to
know
about
India's
culture,
art,
and
literature
and
there
is
an
urgent
need
for
them
for
this.