Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) He is Bollywood's true showman.
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has been going through tough times
with the Bombay High Court asking him to return the plot
where his film school, Whistling Woods International, stands,
but he is not ready to slow down.
"I truly feel that the spirit must not die and the
show must go on," Ghai told IANS in an interview.
He has continued to encourage students at his institute
to work on a programme around 100 years of Indian cinema.
It will be held June 1-2, and he is expecting the support
of several celebrities.
"Our students have taken complete charge for a programme
of 100 years of Indian cinema. We don't want to demoralise
or discourage our students.
"No matter in what situation we are, we shall emerge
out of it. We can work under fire, the spirit should not
die. God will help us. There will be various activities
that will take place on June 1, 2 and 3. Lots of celebrities,
directors and actors like Salman Khan will come and join
us," he added.
Ghai, who had set up his film institute in Film City, Goregaon
in Mumbai in 2006, says he had not in his worst dreams imagined
being in the situation that he is in now.
"Even in my worst dream I could have never imagined
anything like this; neither would the government have imagined
that this would happen," said the 67-year-old, credited
for films like "Kalicharan", "Karz",
"Karma", "Ram Lakhan", "Saudagar",
"Khalnayak", "Pardes" and "Taal".