Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Award shows have been muscled down to a TV show

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra who attended the Powerband – Film Journalist and Filmmaker Award by Planman Media spoke about how certain award shows have been muscled down to a TV show. During the event, he was asked if he believed in the perception that many of the award shows were fake and could be bought, or he believed that they are completely genuine and award true talent.

He said, “You don’t have to get so serious about these things. Appreciation is always very good no matter where they came from. Today here, it came from film journalists. Unfortunately, a lot of awards today are being sponsored by big companies and TV channels, so somewhere down the line, they have been muscled down to a TV show rather than purely an award function. Having said that, for me the love we get form the audience and the media is the biggest award that there is.” (Also Read: 5 days, 50 hours, Anil Kapoor’s salt-pepper look for ‘Fanney Khan’ was no cake walk)

Furthermore, speaking about the Power Award, the director said, “This is their first year. I don’t really understand power but I believe that power is what comes from mind and thought. But it feels great to be appreciated especially because the awardees were chosen by film journalists…”

As he dons the producer’s hat for ‘Fanney Khan’, he said, “It’s a movie I am producing. Divya Dutta is also a part of ‘Fanney…’, and it’s always a pleasure working with her. I am supporting it. We have a great cast and it is a dream film for me. The music is by Amit Trivedi and Irshad Kamil and I am absolutely donning a producer’s hat with such a wonderful team.”

Directed by Atul Manjrekar, ‘Fanney Khan’ is a musical comedy that stars Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Rajkummar Rao in main roles. Produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, KriArj Entertainment and T-Series, the movie is an official remake of the Oscar nominated Dutch film from 2000, ‘Everybody’s Famous’! It is set to release in April next year.

Inputs from IANS

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