EXCLUSIVE! Kaali Peeli Tales Director Adeeb Rais Says Filmmakers Need To Be Careful What Message They Share
The makers of Kaali Peeli Tales recently unveiled the trailer of the anthology set to release on Amazon MiniTV. Written and directed by Adeeb Rais, the six short films show different shades of modern love
The
makers
of
Kaali
Peeli
Tales
recently
unveiled
the
trailer
of
the
anthology
set
to
release
on
Amazon
MiniTV.
Written
and
directed
by
Adeeb
Rais,
the
six
short
films
show
different
shades
of
modern
love,
starring
Vinay
Pathak,
Gauahar
Khan,
Sayani
Gupta,
Maanvi
Gagroo,
Soni
Razdan,
Hussain
Dalal,
Sharib
Hashmi,
Priyanshu
Painyuli,
Tanmay
Dhanania,
Sadiya
Siddiqui
and
Adeeb
Rais
among
others.
Adeeb
Rais
along
with
Soni
Razdan,
Sayani
Gupta,
Vinya
Pathak,
Maanvi
Gagroo
and
Gauahar
Khan
gathered
for
a
roundtable
media
conversation.
The
actors
not
only
opened
up
about
their
short
films
but
also
talked
about
the
industry
and
their
creative
process
behind
the
scenes.
Talking
about
the
sensitivity
young
filmmakers
need
to
embrace,
Adeeb
Rais
told,
Filmibeat,
"The
Indian
audience
still
takes
the
cinema
very
seriously,
they
do
get
influenced
and
that
is
the
reality.
Keeping
that
in
mind,
it
is
important
that
we
be
careful
with
what
message
we
are
putting
out
there."
Here
are
some
excerpts
of
the
conversation:
Everyone
has
been
praising
the
script
and
I
wanted
to
talk
about
that
with
Adeeb.
As
you
said
you
took
a
while
to
finalise
these
stories
and
bring
them
to
the
screen.
The
subjects
of
the
stories
are
rooted
in
the
modern-day
idea
of
love
and
romance,
how
did
you
make
a
conscious
effort
to
make
the
stories
more
progressive?
That's
true
with
every
script
you
have
to
keep
working
on
it
till
you
are
ready
to
shoot
and
there
is
always
scope
for
it
to
get
better
and
better.
Even
with
the
final
draft
when
the
actors
jam
together
and
there's
always
scope
to
fine-tune
it.
Even
on
sets
alot
of
improvisation
happens
and
that
is
part
of
the
fun
of
it.
I
think
we
had
to
update
a
couple
of
things
only
due
to
the
pandemic,
and
early
lockdowns
that
happened.
I
think
it
was
when
we
started
shooting
for
Gauahar's
film,
the
restrictions
had
been
placed.
It
was
the
first
day
of
the
shoot,
basically,
there
were
some
real
locations
I
wanted,
which
couldn't
have
happened
in
the
lockdown.
So
that
kind
of
change
we
needed
to
be
made
in
the
script.
Creatively,
over
the
past
two
years,
not
much
has
changed
that
drastically
in
terms
of
relationships
so
we
were
progressive
enough
originally.
I
don't
think
we
needed
to
change
the
stories
or
the
thought
process
too
much
but
yes
we
kept
working
on
it
and
bettering
it.
Sayani
Gupta
was
recently
seen
in
the
Netflix
release
Axone,
putting
her
at
the
forefront
of
East-Indian
representation.
With
more
attention
being
brought
to
the
topic
due
to
the
Olympics,
what
positive
changes
do
you
think
are
being
incorporated
into
the
industry?
I
don't
know
how
to
answer
your
question
because
I
am
not
from
a
Northeastern
state
but
we
are
extremely
proud
of
the
achievements
at
the
Olympics.
The
first
name
that
comes
to
my
mind
is
Mary
Kom,
when
it
comes
to
sports
and
honestly
it
really
sad,
because
there
is
so
much
ignorance
when
it
comes
to
the
Northeastern
states
and
people
from
there.
Vinay
(Pathak)
and
I
were
actually
a
part
of
a
film
called
Axone
and
that's
when
we
were
discussing
the
things
that
people
from
the
northeastern
state
face
on
a
day
to
day
basis.
There
is
so
much
ignorance
and
people
don't
even
know
the
capital
of
the
eastern
states.
After
Corona,
people
were
really
badly
treated
and
name
called
but
suddenly
after
the
Olympics,
everyone
was
elated,
rightly
so.
But
my
thought
and
I
saw
many
others
writing
on
social
media,
that
this
should
not
go
in
other
times.
As
a
country,
we
should
make
efforts
to
know
more
and
find
out
more
about
people
from
that
part
of
the
country.
Of
course,
I
think
this
Olympics
will
hopefully
mark
a
change
when
it
comes
to
the
attitude
towards
people
from
Northeastern
states
but
then
again
it's
too
early
to
say.
I
hope
it
changes
honestly.
We
need
more
representation
when
it
comes
to
films
and
other
popular
mediums,
in
storytelling
and
actors.
There
are
terrific
actors
from
the
northeast
and
amazingly
talented
people
and
filmmakers.
Hopefully,
more
representation
will
happen
now.
Veteran
actress
Soni
Razdan
has
been
part
of
the
industry
for
over
four
decades.
We
asked
her
about
having
to
deal
with
the
male
gaze
and
presenting
her
opinion
as
a
female
artist.
Have
you
ever
had
to
object
to
a
scene
or
refused
to
do
one
because
it
wasn't
right
from
a
female
perspective?
I
think
as
an
actor
you
are
really
involved
in
the
process.
And
when
working
with
someone
then
these
kinds
of
things
continue
to
happen.
Maybe
in
the
past,
a
long
time
ago,
there
must
have
been
times
where
I
have
objected
and
said
that
I
don't
feel
like
saying
this
for
whatever
reason.
I
don't
remember
specifically
what
that
was
but
I
do
remember
one
incident
where
I
found
it
weird
but
they
were
very
accommodating
to
my
request.
There
are
very
few
instances
where
the
director
may
feel
otherwise.
Actors
are
a
part
of
the
team
when
they
immerse
themselves
in
a
role.
So
most
directors
are
very
open
to
that
some
may
not
be,
but
those
days
are
really
over.
In
the
last
ten
years
that
I
have
worked,
I
have
found
directors
who
are
open
to
suggestions.
Adeeb
further
added:
I
think
it's
time
filmmakers
are
more
responsible
and
progressive.
I
am
sure
sometimes,
as
a
male
director
when
you
have
a
female
artist
expresses
a
different
thought
process
you
have
to
hear
her
out.
There
is
a
certain
contribution
that
an
actor
does,
which
is
why
you
want
to
work
with
them.
They
come
in
with
certain
experience
and
creative
involvement,
at
least
that
is
the
reason
why
I
want
to
work
with
the
actors
that
I
cast.
I
think
younger
filmmakers
have
to
be
more
responsible,
keeping
in
mind
how
our
audiences
are.
The
Indian
audience
still
takes
the
cinema
very
seriously,
they
do
get
influenced
and
that
is
the
reality.
Keeping
that
in
mind
it
is
important
that
we
be
careful
with
what
message
we
are
putting
out
there
with
our
films.
Kaali
Peeli
Tales
will
premiere
on
Amazon's
MiniTv
on
August
20,
2021.