Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Monday,
May
08,
2006
He
may
be
new
but
his
film
is
as
fresh
as
his
enthusiasm.
After
having
worked
with
Ismail
Merchant
for
a
brief
period,
director
Abhigyan
Jha
is
all
set
with
his
debut
film
Sacred
Evil
co-directed
by
his
brother
Abiyaan.
His
film
has
a
complete
English
setting
from
characterizations
to
language
but
still
the
song
that
he
has
used
in
it
is
the
S.D.
Burman
classic
composition
O
Re
Majhi.
There
are
more
interesting
aspects
to
Abhigyan
who
has
written
his
next
film
with
Amitabh
Bachchan
in
mind.
Read
more
about
the
filmmaker
and
his
film
in
his
exclusive
conversation
to
IndiaFM.
A
self-contradicting
title!
What
is
Sacred
Evil
about?
The
story
is
about
a
nun,
a
wiccan
and
a
girl
who
is
in
search
of
her
mother.
There
is
a
20
year
old
secret
in
between
them.
I
don't
like
to
talk
about
the
plot
of
the
movie.
Is
Sacred
Evil
inspired
from
a
real
life
story?
Is
it
a
true
story
written
by
Ipsita
Roy
Chakraverti
in
a
book
called
Sacred
Evil
published
by
Harper
Collins.
Sahara
bought
the
rights
of
the
movie
and
we
have
made
it.
How
was
it
like
working
with
Sarika?
It
was
great
working
with
her.
She
is
a
talented
actor.
There
are
quite
a
few
foreign
actors
in
the
film
as
well.
So
how
did
you
zero
in
on
them?
We
auditioned
them
via
international
video
conferencing.
Tell
us
something
about
their
performances.
Lynsey
Pow
is
a
Shakespeare
theatre
actor
from
England.
Federic
Andrau
is
a
renowned
French
actor
from
Paris.
If
you
do
any
research
on
him,
you'll
find
out
how
big
he
is.
Other
than
Sarika,
all
the
others
are
theatre
actors.
If
all
the
actors
are
from
theatre,
then
the
graph
of
the
performance
is
better.
Sarika
plays
the
role
of
Ipsita.
The
true
story
is
about
Ipsita.
We
have
taken
a
lot
of
care
in
portraying
her
character,
since
she
is
a
real
life
person.
She
is
also
the
author
of
the
story.
We
have
stuck
to
the
story,
the
way
she
has
written
it.
The
credit
of
the
original
story
goes
to
her.
It's
a
true
encounter
with
the
dark.
Did
it
bother
you
that
none
of
these
actors
are
well
known
in
India?
It
does
not
matter.
I
don't
believe
in
having
a
big
star
cast.
The
star
of
the
film
is
always
the
story.
There
are
hardly
any
original
stories
in
Bollywood.
It's
the
same
story
over
and
over
again.
This
is
an
absolutely
original
story.
Who
is
your
target
audience?
My
target
audience
is
every
English
speaking
person
in
India.
I
want
them
to
experience
a
global
film
made
by
an
Indian.
It's
not
like
my
film
is
apologetic
or
wants
to
spread
a
social
message.
It's
not
an
art
film,
but
an
entertaining
film.
This
film
will
give
us
the
confidence
that
even
we
can
make
films,
the
way
they
are
made
abroad.
What
kind
of
response
are
you
expecting
your
film
to
elicit?
I
want
all
the
English
speaking
people
to
watch
it
and
love
it.
Everyone
will
be
proud
of
the
fact
that
this
film
is
made
in
India.
The
nun
plays
a
central
role
in
the
film.
Tell
us
something
about
her
character.
Does
she
play
a
stereotypical
nun,
who
is
seen
in
Hindi
movies?
Well,
she
will
be
seen
in
a
habit.
Her
behavior
is
different
because
it
is
based
on
a
real
life
story.
It
has
actually
happened
to
a
real
life
nun.
We
have
shot
in
the
same
city
and
churches
where
it
happened.
We
have
modeled
the
character
on
the
basis
of
the
real
life
person.
So
there
is
no
question
of
her
being
similar
to
any
other
character
that
you
have
seen.
Does
this
film
have
music?
Yes,
it
does.
There
is
a
song
called
O
Re
Majhi
which
is
a
classic
by
S.D.
Burman,
and
written
by
Gulzar.
We
have
taken
that
and
redone
it
with
Kailash
Kher
as
the
singer.
After
S.D.Burman
he
is
the
only
singer,
who
can
do
justice
to
a
song
like
that.
Kailash
and
his
band
Kailasa
have
re-composed
this
song.
This
is
the
first
song
that
the
band
has
composed.
That
is
one
of
the
highlights
of
the
soundtrack.
It
also
shows
how
old
songs
can
be
used
properly
without
making
a
mess
of
them.
We
are
proud
of
the
re-composed
song.
In
terms
of
lip
sync,
there
are
two
songs
in
the
film.
Both
are
done
in
such
a
way,
that
you
won't
even
notice
when
the
songs
come
in.
We
could
have
made
the
film
without
songs,
but
there
were
two
situations
where
they
were
required.
There
are
a
lot
of
boat
sequences
in
the
film
for
which
we
have
used
O
Re
Majhi.
The
song
is
all
about
boats
and
Calcutta.
As
for
the
lip
sync
songs,
one
is
a
choir
song
which
is
also
a
re
composition
of
an
old
song
called
Tu
Pyar
Ka
Sagar
Hai.
It
was
re
composed
by
Debajyoti
Mishra
(of
Chokher
Bali
fame)
and
sung
by
a
newcomer
called
Ashmita
Sen.
The
reason
we
chose
the
song
is
that
we
added
English
lyrics
to
it.
The
original
song
had
a
Christian
basis.
There
are
also
two
English
ballads
in
the
soundtrack.
You
were
talking
about
the
choir
song.
Don't
you
think
it
would
have
been
simpler
to
include
a
Church
hymn?
It
is
supposed
to
be
a
modern
choir
wherein
youngsters
are
singing.
Where
has
this
film
been
shot?
We
shot
in
Calcutta,
since
the
actual
story
is
based
there.
Actually,
shooting
there
was
quite
tough
because
there
are
a
lot
of
labor
laws,
which
are
not
conducive
to
working.
Parts
of
our
films
are
based
in
the
1980s.
Calcutta
is
such
a
place
where
you
will
even
find
the
1850s,
today.
It
has
an
old
world
charm
which
was
very
important
to
our
film.
You
have
directed
the
film
along
with
your
younger
brother,
Abiyaan
Rajhans.
Were
there
any
creative
differences?
Of
course,
creative
differences
will
always
be
there
when
there
are
two
people.
Somebody
recently
even
asked
Abbas
Mustan.
And
they
too
said
of
course!
Tell
us
the
USP
of
this
film.
It's
the
story,
which
is
the
most
original
that
you
will
come
across
in
a
long
time.
I
can
say
that
a
film
like
this
has
not
been
made
in
India
in
the
last
25
years.
This
is
a
strong
story
which
no
one
has
done
in
the
world.
If
you
want
to
see
a
great
story,
go
see
Sacred
Evil.
Tell
us
something
about
the
camerawork
of
this
film.
The
cinematographer
is
Ivan
Kozelka
from
Paris.
The
way
he
has
shot
Calcutta
is
absolutely
amazing.
A
lot
of
directors
have
worked
in
Calcutta
but
no
one
has
ever
shot
it
like
him.
He
is
a
veteran
in
the
field,
who
kindly
agreed
to
work
for
me.
He
was
earlier
shooting
for
Ismail
Merchant.
Finally,
what
next
after
Sacred
Evil?
I
have
written
a
film
with
Mr.
Bachchan
in
mind.
It's
a
film
which
only
he
can
do.
Let's
see
if
he
has
the
time!
There
is
also
a
series
of
two
films.
I
am
in
discussions
with
my
producers.
One
of
my
films
will
start
by
about
July.