Director
Aanand
L
Rai
is
currently
basking
in
the
success
of
his
recently
released
film,
Atrangi
Re
which
starred
Sara
Ali
Khan,
Akshay
Kumar
and
Dhanush
in
the
lead
roles.
The
movie
marked
the
filmmaker's
first
direct-to-digital
movie
and
the
unique
concept
and
performances
of
the
same
have
been
received
well
by
the
audiences.
In
a
recent
interview,
the
director
has
revealed
that
he
has
presented
his
most
'complicated'
story
with
Atrangi
Re.
Talking
to
Pinkvilla's
Himesh
Mankad,
Aanand
L
Rai
said,
"I
was
selling
my
most
complicated
story
and
I
wanted
to
go
for
it.
I
knew
that
the
layering
could
uproot
me,
but
I
was
in
a
position
to
take
that.
The
strength
of
taking
the
risk
was
given
by
my
audience
after
Tanu
Weds
Manu,
Raanjhanaa,
Tanu
Weds
Manu
Returns
and
Zero.
They
made
me
gutsy
and
fearless."
Aanand
L
Rai
furthermore
spoke
about
the
success
of
the
movie.
The
director
stated
that
he
is
glad
that
Atrangi
Re
has
managed
to
touch
the
right
chord
of
emotions.
He
further
added,
"It
was
very
difficult
for
all
of
us
to
understand
that
there's
another
medium
called
OTT
for
the
premiere
of
films.
On
this
platform,
you
are
a
little
lost
in
your
initial
days.
As
a
director,
I
always
gauge
the
success
of
a
film
by
sensing
the
emotion
of
the
audience
-
if
the
content
has
reached
them
or
not.
For
theatrical
mediums,
you
can
sense
that
emotion
by
Saturday,
but
on
OTT,
it
takes
a
week
or
ten
days.
It's
a
different
exercise,
but
I
am
glad
that
Atrangi
has
touched
the
right
chord
of
emotions."
In
an
earlier
interview
with
a
leading
publication,
Aanand
L
Rai
had
also
spoken
about
roping
in
Sara
Ali
Khan
as
Rinku
in
the
movie.
He
had
stated,
"The
day
I
met
Sara
I
knew
she
was
the
one.
We
knew
it
was
a
very
difficult
casting
because
we
needed
an
actor
who
is
very
young
with
that
natural
innocence.
But
at
the
same
time,
she
had
to
have
restlessness
and
then
understand
the
complexity
of
the
character.
This
is
very
rare
to
get
in
one
actor.
To
have
the
innocence
and
still
have
the
maturity
to
understand
the
character." On
the
work
front,
he
will
be
directing
the
movie,
Raksha
Bandhan
starring
Akshay
Kumar
and
will
be
producing
Ayushmann
Khurrana's
Action
Hero.