Rahul Bose had two forthcoming films to talk about

The third day of OSIAN film festival saw Nandita Das, Mahesh Manjreakar and Rahul Bose amongst a host of other luminaries. Talking about their latest projects, the stars seemed to be having a great time interacting with the media and audience.

Promoting her first directorial debut, Firaq, Nandita spoke at length about the film based on communal violence. Being a critically acclaimed actress herself, dealing with a host of other accomplished actors, directing them into performing according to her whims, did she feel creative differences creeping in? She smiles, “Their suggestions did pour in. While I took some, there were times when I would just say, ‘Excuse me, I am the director and the final call is going to be mine’.” About the film, she says, “It’s an ensemble film with multiples stories. It deals with the post riot state.”

Rahul Bose had two forthcoming films to talk about. With Whispers and Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam, on the anvil, the star had a lot of promotions to do. Commenting on his chemistry with Mallika Sherawat, he said. “I think chemistry is a fluke. At all point of time, it is a fluke. There are actors who are crap on camera, who otherwise gel very well and vice versa.”

Another actor-cum-filmmaker who made a public appearance after quite some time was Mahesh Manjrekar. Ready with a dark comedy titled, Meerabai Not Out, Mahesh says, “The film is about how the protagonist feels neglected and has a very troubled past.” Another surprise element present at the film festival was Chetan Bhagat, the novelist known for his bestsellers. Promoting the film titled Hello, he was there along with its crew. The film is based on Bhagat’s novel, One Night At A Call Centre. All in all, it was a power-packed day three of the OSIAN film festival.