When
Aanand
L
Rai
announced
Atrangi
Re
with
a
cast
comprising
of
Akshay
Kumar,
Dhanush
and
Sara
Ali
Khan,
there
were
many
who
questioned
why
Bollywood
filmmakers
always
want
to
cast
younger
actresses
opposite
actors
who
are
much
older
to
them.
In
his
new
interview
with
Mid-day,
Aanand
finally
opened
up
on
this
criticism
and
said
that
people
should
watch
the
film
first
and
react
to
it
thereafter.
The
director
told
Mid-day,
"Atrangi
means
funnily
weird.
If
a
filmmaker
shows
patience
in
making
a
film,
it's
his
small
expectation
that
people
wait
and
understand
the
reason
behind
such
a
cast.
We
have
a
habit
of
judging
people.
I
want
people
to
watch
the
film
for
two
hours,
and
react
to
it
thereafter."
Rai
went
on
to
say
that
he
is
not
here
to
make
formalaic
films
and
that
he
can
be
critiqued
if
he
goes
wrong
adding
that
he
learns
from
his
successes
as
well
as
his
failures.
"I
am
not
worried
as
a
filmmaker.
I
am
not
here
to
make
formulaic
films.
If
I
go
wrong,
I
can
be
critiqued.
People
who
make
cinema
learn
with
every
effort.
With
every
success,
I
learn
what's
right.
With
every
failure,
I
learn
what
went
wrong," the
Zero
director
told
the
tabloid.
Further
he
was
all
praise
for
Dhanush
and
Sara
and
continued,
"I
have
gone
on
a
rollercoaster
ride
of
love
and
emotions,
without
a
safety
belt.
Dhanush
is
like
a
brother
to
me.
Directing
him
is
a
privilege.
The
crucial
casting
was
of
Rinku
[Khan's
character].
Sara's
innocence
is
striking.
I
met
her
at
a
film
premiere
and
knew
she
was
the
girl.
She
is
on
her
way
to
become
one
of
the
finest
actors
in
the
industry."
Atrangi
Re
is
scheduled
to
release
on
Disney+Hotstar
on
December
24.
Speaking
about
his
film
releasing
directly
on
OTT,
Aanand
shared
that
while
he
would
have
loved
to
have
Atrangi
Re
getting
a
big
screen
release,
he
is
not
heartbroken
about
it.
"When
I
started
making
the
film,
the
medium
was
different.
As
a
storyteller,
I
want
to
make
an
honest
movie.
My
[idea]
is
to
reach
maximum
people.
I
would've
loved
to
have
the
film
play
on
a
bigger
screen,
but
the
deal
was
done,
and
we
cannot
backtrack
on
it.
I
am
not
heartbroken
about
it," the
filmmaker
shared
with
the
leading
daily.