Didn't dwell on Nehru-Lady Mountbatten in film: Gurinder Chadha
Mumbai
July 04, 2017
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, whose latest
movie "Partition: 1947" tells a story of India's partition, says there
are only a few scenes in the film that showcase the personal equation
between independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and
Lady Mountbatten.
The filmmaker, present at the music launch of the film here on Tuesday,
told media persons: "I believe that Nehru-ji and Lady Mountbatten had a
great fondness for each other. So, I wanted to show that. In the film,
there are a couple of scenes where you can see that they are really
comfortable with each other.
"But I did not want to go further on their relationship because that
would take away the focus of the story. The story of the film is about
ordinary people, how they got affected."
The event was graced by A.R. Rahman, who has composed the music for the
film, alongside singer Hariharan and Hans Raj Hans.
The popular song "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar" has been recreated for the
film, and so far the three songs unveiled have an international sound
with strong Indian ethos.
Asked about his favourite track, Rahman said: "I liked the score on
'Partition'. That is the first composition for the film, and I played
it on piano. I think there is a sense of purity that composition has
come from. I mean, we tried to bring the purity of emotion through that
composition."
The film "Partition: 1947", featuring Huma Qureshi, Manish Dayal, Om
Puri, Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson, is set to release in India
on August 18.
It released internationally as "Viceroy's House".
Mumbai
July 04, 2017
Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, whose latest
movie "Partition: 1947" tells a story of India's partition, says there
are only a few scenes in the film that showcase the personal equation
between independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and
Lady Mountbatten.
The filmmaker, present at the music launch of the film here on Tuesday,
told media persons: "I believe that Nehru-ji and Lady Mountbatten had a
great fondness for each other. So, I wanted to show that. In the film,
there are a couple of scenes where you can see that they are really
comfortable with each other.
"But I did not want to go further on their relationship because that
would take away the focus of the story. The story of the film is about
ordinary people, how they got affected."
The event was graced by A.R. Rahman, who has composed the music for the
film, alongside singer Hariharan and Hans Raj Hans.
The popular song "Dama Dam Mast Qalandar" has been recreated for the
film, and so far the three songs unveiled have an international sound
with strong Indian ethos.
Asked about his favourite track, Rahman said: "I liked the score on
'Partition'. That is the first composition for the film, and I played
it on piano. I think there is a sense of purity that composition has
come from. I mean, we tried to bring the purity of emotion through that
composition."
The film "Partition: 1947", featuring Huma Qureshi, Manish Dayal, Om
Puri, Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson, is set to release in India
on August 18.
It released internationally as "Viceroy's House".
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