Shahid Kapoor On Batti Gul Meter Chalu: Important To Stay Close To Reality
Shahid Kapoor is looking forward to the release of Batti Gul Meter Chalu and for the actor, it is very encouraging to do films which are close to reality.
Shahid
Kapoor
is
looking
forward
to
the
release
of
Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu
and
for
the
actor,
it
is
very
encouraging
to
do
films
which
are
close
to
reality.
He
says
that
audiences
are
eager
to
watch
films,
which
seeks
to
highlight
the
problem
they
face
every
day.
"It
is
a
great
time
for
cinema
because
people
in
our
country
want
to
watch
films
that
are
about
them.
They
want
you
to
talk
about
their
problems,
issues
and
it
is
good
as
you
need
to
be
truthful
and
you
don't
have
to
go
into
spaces
that
are
fake
and
random.
"It
is
very
encouraging
especially
for
me
as
I
want
to
stay
as
close
to
reality
as
possible
while
doing
films.
I
enjoy
this
space," Shahid
told
PTI.
"Both
'Haider'
and
'Udta
Punjab'
were
darker
and
edgier.
But
'Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu'
has
humour
in
it,
families
can
watch
it,"
he
adds.
Shahid
enjoyed
watching
director's
Toilet:
Ek
Prem
Katha
and
says,
he
was
educated
about
the
sanitation
problem
that
exists
in
rural
parts
of
the
country.
It
was
his
wife
Mira,
who
one
day
stumbled
upon
the
story
of
Batti
Gul
Meter
Chalu
and
suggested
him
to
do
the
film.
"The
story
was
based
in
Mumbai
at
that
time
and
then
when
he
(Singh)
came
on
board
they
started
researching
and
felt
it
is
a
bigger
problem
in
the
heartland
of
India.
It
impacts
people
daily
and
it
needs
to
be
addressed.
As
he
comes
from
a
small
town,
he
has
lived
that
life
and
understands
such
problems."
The
actor
said
after
the
privatisation
of
electricity
it
has
become
very
difficult
to
afford
it.
"In
our
film,
we
have
addressed
the
issue
of
people
who
have
small
industries,
they
need
electricity
and
if
their
bill
goes
beyond
a
certain
limit,
it
is
impossible
for
them
to
survive.
They
have
taken
loans,
made
large
investments,
it
is
a
very
real
issue,
when
you
go
into
industrial
sector."
The
film
was
caught
into
several
problems,
including
financial
issues,
and
Shahid
says
it
had
affected
them
emotionally".
"Both
the
director
and
me
stood
together
at
that
time
and
we
tried
our
best
to
make
things
work.
We
were
emotionally
affected
when
the
film
had
stopped.
Today,
we
are
waiting
for
the
film
to
release
and
I
am
happy," Shahid
adds.
The
film,
also
starring
Shraddha
Kapoor
and
Yami
Gautam,
releases
this
Friday.