Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Is Not Happy That His Film Rang De Basanti Is Still Relevant
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is gearing up for the upcoming film, Toofaan. The director recently opened up about Toofaan and some of his best projects including the 2006 release Rang De Basanti.
Filmmaker
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra
is
gearing
up
for
the
upcoming
film,
Toofaan.
The
director
recently
opened
up
about
Toofaan
and
some
of
his
best
projects
including
the
2006
release
Rang
De
Basanti.
Mehra
reportedly
had
begun
writing
the
film
a
year
ago
when
he
moved
to
his
small
village
in
Maharashtra
just
before
the
lockdown.
Now
talking
about
the
film,
he
said,
"The
lockdown
was
liberating
for
me.
I
was
working
on
it
for
20
hours
a
day
without
any
disturbances.
We
managed
to
establish
an
editing
line
with
one
of
my
editors,
and
the
same
with
sound.
This
period
also
gave
me
space
and
time
to
finish
other
scripts."
He
also
revealed
that
he
worked
on
the
script
for
about
five
months
while
requesting
the
post
office
for
an
Internet
connection.
Mehra
is
excited
to
see
the
audience's
response
to
his
second
film
based
in
Mumbai.
"It
is
a
lovely
story
carried
by
a
strong
voice.
Though
it
involved
a
lot
of
hard
work,
it
was
really
fun
working
on
it.
Every
moment
on
the
set
was
enjoyable.
I
hope
this
feeling
can
be
transferred
to
the
audiences," he
was
quoted
by
a
DNA
report.
Talking
about
his
previous
projects,
the
filmmaker
said
he
isn't
happy
that
the
2006
release
Rang
De
Basanti
is
still
relevant.
Calling
it
nothing
short
of
a
tragedy,
he
said,
"Yes,
I
am
not
really
happy
that
it's
relevant.
The
film
tackled
multiple
issues
including
corruption,
tolerance
towards
each
other,
the
idea
of
India
--
which
I
feel
is
not
an
abstract
term
but
all
about
people.
All
these
issues
still
remain.
The
many
gaps
have
not
filled,
sadly."
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra
is
also
known
for
films
like
Delhi-6
and
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag.
Toofaan
is
his
second
collaboration
with
Farhan
Akhtar.
Toofaan
releasing
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
on
May
21,
2021,
also
stars
Mrunal
Thakur
and
Paresh
Rawal
in
leading
roles.