Director Sudipto Sen’s ‘The Kerala Story’, despite being in controversies, performed very well at the box office. Now Sudipto Sen revealed during an interview that why he does not make films with big stars of B Town like Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan?
Why doesn’t Sudipto Sen make films with big stars?
Let us tell you that during the interview given to Free Press Journal, Sudipto Sen was asked why he stays away from big stars? In response to this question, the filmmaker said, “The thing is that I am a confident person, but not overconfident.” He explained that although he can retain complete rights over his film, he cannot handle the pressure that comes with making someone else’s film. According to him, big stars change the entire creative direction of any project.
He said, “When a big star comes, your responsibility is to make his film. You make Akshay Kumar’s film, you make Shahrukh Khan’s film.” He further stated that under such circumstances, “directors are allowed to be directors”, a creative compromise he was unwilling to accept, concluding, “I would rather make my own film, focusing on my art, my own story, rather than making a film for someone else.”
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‘The Kerala Story’ What did Sudipto Sen say about this?
In the same conversation, Sudipto Sen said that he had full confidence in the commercial success of ‘The Kerala Story’ from the very beginning and had predicted that it would cross the Rs 200 crore mark at the box office. “I was quite sure that I was not going to work with big stars,” he said, adding that he did not want the film to be tagged as a “big film”.
About Sudipto Sen
Sudipto Sen is an Indian filmmaker known for socially and politically powerful stories. He has directed films like ‘The Last Monk’, ‘Lucknow Times’ and ‘Yeh Suhagrat Impossible’. He got national fame from the 2023 blockbuster film ‘The Kerala Story’. He wrote and directed this film, although he was not associated with its sequel.
