MUMBAI: Sajid Ali is one of the most recent filmmakers who is raring to make his presence felt. While the film Laila Majnu marked his debut, what really caught everyone’s attention is the recently released Woh Bhi Din The. The director has credited the OTT platform for being a saving grace.
Ali revealed, “This is my first film, and will always be the most special thing I have ever done in my life. I had turned 30 with this film 11 years ago. It’s a long story how the producers got convinced to let me direct it. It is based in my home town Jamshedpur, where I grew up, and the school I went to.”
He further said, “I actually don’t know why the film had not been released then. I have understood there are market dynamics that play their own part. But it It would have never come out. Who will take chance of releasing an old film in theatres? Nobody! OTT has offered a second life to people like us.”
Speaking of Laila Majnu, Sajid said, “When you make a film with people who are not well known, not everybody would give it a chance. Not just in terms of money, but also to make the effort as a viewer to make the effort of travelling physically to a theatre. You have got to have some excitement to do that and buy pop corn. Very few at that time were inclined towards Laila Majnu, and I understand.”
Speaking of the lack of uncensored content, Sajid says, “I have kids now. When we watch something at home, I have got to be constantly checking whether they are sleeping or not. We tend to always find something we can always watch together, you either end up with animation, which sometimes you are not in the mood for. Sometimes you push them to watch something above and beyond their years, but also something safe. That content is very less. I would like to watch a nice comedy with my daughter, but I am always suspicious.”
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