MUMBAI : Before making his directorial debut with Jaanam, Vikram Bhatt worked as an assistant on films such as Junoon, Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, and Agneepath. He worked closely with Shekhar Kapur and Mahesh Bhatt.
He directed several films with an ensemble cast, including Awara Paagal Deewana, Deewane Huye Pagal, Ankahee, and Raaz 3D, after launching the trend of Horrex franchises with Raaz. It's interesting to note that multi-starters nearly invariably return to the topic of actor fears on movie sets.
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Now, in an interview with the well-known news website, Vikram reveals that he has seen too much "vanity" on the sets, including fights between the female actresses. “Are you asking me what I know about vanity? I had been an assistant for ten years before I became a director and that should answer this question (laughs)!” he said.
He further added, “There wasn’t any make-up van at that time. I have done a lot of films with two actresses and not one has been bothered about what she would be wearing in the scene because they are always bothered about what the other one is wearing. They would be like, ‘Achcha, yeh hai mera outfit? Woh kya pehen rahi hai? Uska hairstyle kya hai?’”
Vikram explains that such instances would lead them to one-up each other, which eventually would disrupt the continuity of scenes. “I’ve known actors who slyly changed their lipstick colours and shades of eyeshadow. We noticed everything but we let go because after a point of time, we realised as directors and producers that we need to make the actors comfortable in their skin and if they aren’t comfortable, they cannot act. And if it takes the right shade of lipstick to do it, so be it,” he says.
He chuckles as he talks about how continuity has become more and more important in his personal life., “We had to always walk the tightrope because we had to get the work done. I was a continuity assistant and that’s why my hair is grey. If I dyed my hair, that would be a nightmare to continuity. I felt, continuity mein aisa phasega ki niklega hi nahi.”
However, the director of Ghulam and Kasoor breathes out with satisfaction because he didn't witness any of it while working on the sets of his most recent film, Bloody Ishq, which stars Avika Gor. Horrors Of The Heart is his second project with Balika Vadhu actor following 1920. Praising her, he says, “What really impresses me about her is her lack of vanity when she’s working. In 1920, she had to wear the same costume covered in blood for almost the entire second half of the film.”
Vikram further adds, “I don’t remember her asking me even once if the costume can be changed. She never told me, ‘Sir, hairstyle change kar sakte hai? Thoda blood kam kar de face pe?’ She never cared about those things in 1920 or Bloody Ishq. And that to me is a sign of an actor before a star and that is rare.”
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