Zoya Akhtar: We Are Trying To Project Men Who WE Want To See On Screen
Filmmaker Zoya Akhtar feels that the way men are portrayed on screen these days has changed, and is very grateful to filmmakers for having brought that change.
Zoya
Akhtar's
films
always
produce
a
sense
of
excited
anticipation
among
audiences
like
no
other
director.
That
is
because,
we
all
trust
her
to
deliver
the
best
quality
cinema
out
there.
The
films
she
has
made
so
far
are
testament
to
that.
'Zindagi
Na
Milegi
Dobara',
'Dil
Dhadakne
Do',
her
segments
in
'Bombay
Talkies'
and
'Lust
Stories',
and
most
recently,
'Gully
Boy'
have
all
won
the
appreciation
of
critics
and
audiences
alike.
Zoya
was
recently
at
the
Indian
Film
Festival
in
Melbourne,
where
she
spoke
about
the
film
which
had
the
biggest
impact
on
her.
"I
was
young
and
till
then
I
had
a
certain
perception
of
what
constitutes
as
cinema.
Till
I
watched
'Salaam
Bombay'.
That
switch
that
you
can
make
what
you
want
happened
with
that
film.
I
try
to
make
movies
I
can
watch,"
she
said.
The
representation
of
men
and
women
on
cinema
is
a
hot
topic
of
debate
these
days,
and
many
are
actively
and
sensitively
engaging
in
this
discussion.
Many
associated
with
films
are
aware
of
their
roles
in
building
cultures,
which
may
have
either
positive
or
negative
impacts
on
society.
They
are
also
more
critical
of
the
way
they
represent
certain
aspects,
so
as
to
make
it
as
nuanced
as
possible.
Zoya
feels
that
the
way
men
are
portrayed
on
screen
these
days
has
changed,
and
is
very
grateful
to
filmmakers
for
having
brought
that
change.
She
said,
"The
men
who
we
see
on
screen
have
changed.
Their
stories
and
their
characters
are
today
far
different.
Look
at
Vicky
Kaushal
in
'Raazi',
it
was
such
a
beautiful
character.
And
the
credit
goes
to
Meghna
for
it,
because
she
could
write
this
part.
We
are
trying
to
project
men
who
we
want
to
see
on
screens."
"The
characters
you
create
have
to
go
deeper
than
the
surface.
You
have
to
show
what's
not
seen
before.
There
has
to
be
nuances.
The
idea
is
to
create
a
psychology
that
will
connect
better
with
the
audience," she
added.