R
Balki
made
his
directorial
debut
in
the
Hindi
Film
Industry
with
Amitabh
Bachchan-Tabu
starrer
Cheeni
Kum
in
2007.
The
romantic
comedy
film
upon
its
release,
was
well-received
by
the
critics
and
the
audience.
Balki,
in
a
new
interview
with
Galatta
Plus,
revealed
that
the
genesis
of
his
latest
release
Chup:
Revenge
Of
The
Artist
came
from
his
own
experience
around
one
particular
review
for
Cheeni
Kum.
The
Paa
director
said
that
after
Cheeni
Kum
received
a
thunderous
response
at
its
London
premiere
in
2007,
he
was
hoping
that
the
film
would
receive
a
similar
response
in
India
as
well.
However,
Balki
said
that
he
was
stunned
when
he
came
across
a
particular
review
where
he
was
thrashed
to
pieces
and
his
film
was
called
'rubbish.'
Balki
told
the
news
portal,
"In
those
days,
there
was
one
very
influential
reviewer...
When
I
opened
the
paper,
I
saw
I
was
thrashed
to
pieces,
that
it
(film)
was
rubbish.
Nonsense
was
written.
First,
I
was
so
stunned
that
somebody
can
be
so
vicious.
Why
was
somebody
so
angry
with
a
happy
film,
I
could
not
understand
this
entire
thing.
So
I
just
went
into
actual
depression.
He
revealed
that
later
Amitabh
Bachchan
called
him
and
tried
talking
to
him.
He
said
that
the
megastar
made
him
realise
that
the
world
at
large
was
talking
about
Cheeni
Kum
positively
and
he
should
not
be
fixated
on
one
bad
review.
Balki
also
added
that
Big
B
had
told
him
that
the
review
of
Cheeni
Kum
was
full
of
"agenda." He
continued,
"A
month
after
the
film,
I
met
Amit
ji
and
told
him
how
can
they
get
away
with
this?
We
can't
get
away-
there
are
reviewers,
audience
holding
us
accountable.
How
can
he
get
away?
He
is
destroying
my
peace
of
mind,
he
can
destroy
my
life,
my
career
also."
The
Chup:
Revenge
Of
The
Artist
director
said
that
he
believes
that
reviews
are
important
to
guide
people
towards
a
particular
film.
Hence,
there
should
be
decency
involved
in
the
writing.
"I
always
believe
reviews
are
important
to
guide
people
towards
a
particular
film,
but
there
is
decency
involved,
there
is
writing
involved,
if
you
don't
like
it
there
is
a
way
to
say
it.
But
it
was
a
vicious
attack.
I
just
felt,
how
can
he
get
away,
I
thought
we
should
bump
them
off.
Amit
ji
started
laughing
and
said,
'You
crazy
fellow,
what
are
you
thinking,
what
are
you
on?
What
did
you
drink?' and
we
left
it
at
that,
never
spoke
about
it.
But
the
story
started
developing
in
my
mind,
since
that
day
in
2007,"
Balki
shared
with
Galatta
Plus.
Speaking
about
Chup:
Revenge
Of
The
Artist,
the
film,
running
in
theatres,
revolves
around
a
serial
killer
who
murders
fim
critics
in
gruesome
manner
for
being
dishonet
while
reviewing
movies.
The
psychological
thriller
features
Dulquer
Salmaan,
Sunny
Deol,
Shreya
Dhanwanthary
and
Pooja
Bhatt
in
leading
roles.