March 4, 2017
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali says that shooting a film is difficult
in places which are bureaucratic and where people are not positive.
Imtiaz attended a master class at the India International Film Tourism Conclave
(IIFTC) here on Saturday.
Where does he think shooting a film is
difficult?
"Shooting is difficult in places which are bureaucratic and
where people are not positive," the "Jab We Met" director said during media
interactions.
"I haven't faced many difficulties on that front, but when
we face issues while shooting in a certain area then we have to rely a lot on
our line producers to help us out from that situation," he added.
Asked
whether shooting in India is problematic as compared to foreign locations, he
said: "I think just like foreign locations, Indian locations are putting up
(stalls). For instance, Gujarat or Delhi ... stalls are here. So, IIFTC doesn't
only mean foreign location, it is about any location."
"I can see that
different states of the country are getting up, making film policies and making
it easier, so now there is one window kind of shooting. I don't think that
shooting in India is very difficult. Of course, we being Indians have natural
advantage to shoot it, but even for other people I think the government is doing
a lot to make it easier."
In which all countries did the "Rockstar"
director have a good experience while shooting a film?
"I had a really
good experience while shooting for films in so many countries, including Prague
in Czech Republic, Portugal and Corsica (in France)."
"I have shot for my
films in Delhi and Kashmir a lot of times, so it feels nice to shoot in our
country as well," he added.