For the director of Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, one of the most brilliant social satires of Indian cinema, it comes as an embarrassing shock to be accused of muscling into Sujoy Ghosh’s territory to direct the sequel to Kahaani 2. He denies all the rumours. ‘Why would I want to make Kahaani 2? That’s Sujoy Ghosh’s domain,’ said Shah.
‘I think he did a brilliant job in Kahaani. The way he recreated the bustle and tension of Kolkata was amazing. I don’t think any other director could do justice to the Kahaani brand,’ he added. Made on a budget of Rs 8 crore, Kahaani, centred around Vidya Balan’s character, did a business of Rs 75 crore at the ticket window. Explaining how he became embroiled in the unsavoury controversy, Shah said: ‘I went to producer Jayanti Gada with a woman-oriented subject. It was his idea to name it Kahaani 2 as he says the rights and title are with him. But I am not comfortable with this at all.
‘Why should I claim any creative right over the Kahaani franchise? It’s Sujoy’s baby. I'd like the producers to patch up with Sujoy and make Kahaani 2, Kahaani 3 with Sujoy. I’d like to be left out of this.’ Describing his next film as political satire, Shah revealed that there is a dead body in this one too.
‘I think he did a brilliant job in Kahaani. The way he recreated the bustle and tension of Kolkata was amazing. I don’t think any other director could do justice to the Kahaani brand,’ he added. Made on a budget of Rs 8 crore, Kahaani, centred around Vidya Balan’s character, did a business of Rs 75 crore at the ticket window. Explaining how he became embroiled in the unsavoury controversy, Shah said: ‘I went to producer Jayanti Gada with a woman-oriented subject. It was his idea to name it Kahaani 2 as he says the rights and title are with him. But I am not comfortable with this at all.
‘Why should I claim any creative right over the Kahaani franchise? It’s Sujoy’s baby. I'd like the producers to patch up with Sujoy and make Kahaani 2, Kahaani 3 with Sujoy. I’d like to be left out of this.’ Describing his next film as political satire, Shah revealed that there is a dead body in this one too.