'Angry, Hairy Man Coveredin Blood genre Disturbs Me'
India, April 4 -- H
e was Hindi cinema's quintessential chocolate boy ever since his debut in Jaane Tu. Ya Jaane Na (2008) - until he disappeared from the screen in 2015. Eleven years on, his resurgence has been organic, driven by fans who kept asking, "Where is Imran Khan?" On the cusp of his full-fledged comeback with Adhoore Hum Adhoore Tum, the actor opens up in a candid chat on The Right Angle with Sonal Kalra.
I am aware of what is out there, but I haven't been watching a lot of recent films. Frankly, the recent pivot towards massively heightened, violent cinema. it's a genre I call 'an angry, hairy man covered in blood'. Basically, every poster shows that man holding an oversized, almost comically large weapon. It disturbs me at some deep level. That's why I felt I had to make Adhoore Hum Adhoore Tum. It comes as a counter to an entirely under-represented palette of emotions... empathy, gentleness, kindness, dignity. I feel these emotions are missing from our films today....
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