바카라If my characters are allowed to change, why can바카라t I,바카라 asks filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, arguing that he would not have been able to write the dark and brooding 'She' without the effervescent 'Jab We Met.'
The second season of 'She,' which explores the seamy underbelly of Mumbai through the eyes of a cop who discovers her sexuality and confidence while working undercover as a sex worker, returned for a second season on Netflix on Friday.
And the comparisons with his earlier films, including 'Socha Na Tha,' 'Tamasha' and 'Highway' are inevitable.
바카라I got a lot of response for 바카라She바카라 pointing in the direction that people didn바카라t expect it. They were surprised but almost all of the response was positive. Stories like 바카라She바카라 and 바카라Highway바카라 have been written long before, it is just that others came before,바카라 Ali told PTI in a Zoom interview.
He remembers well his first 바카라light story바카라 that went on to become his first film too - 'Socha Na Tha' -- and is happy he is able to switch tracks and has something to say in other, darker spheres as well.
The director said it is important to move between two extremes in genres without losing one바카라s balance.
바카라It바카라s not that Imtiaz Ali of 바카라Jab We Met바카라 wouldn바카라t have written 바카라She바카라. Quite the opposite actually. If my characters are allowed to change, why am I not? Of course, there will be a change in the way I write, but I feel 바카라She바카라 would not have been possible without 바카라Jab We Met바카라. I feel these are connected,바카라 Ali said.
The second season of 바카라She바카라, fronted by Aaditi Pohankar, is directed by Ali바카라s brother Arif Ali and produced by Viacom 18 Studios바카라 Tipping Point and Window Seat Films. It sees the protagonist explore her newfound confidence and sexuality. She is bound by duty to the police force but also struggles with her attraction toward drug lord and assassin Nayak.
According to Ali, the second season will see his central character Bhumi go through a more internal journey.
바카라There are two things as themes in this season, one of them is the seduction of darkness, we even have theme music for it. There are certain very relieving qualities about darkness, sin, and being wrong. It sets her free in multiple ways."
바카라The second theme, which I found interesting, is that sometimes in life survival becomes a choice. You바카라ve got to choose whether you want to survive or not. And in the second season, Bhumi decides to survive.바카라
The story of 'She' came to Ali while he was walking the 바카라streets of infamy바카라 in Hong Kong.
바카라바카라this idea of the big bad world of the underworld, prostitution, and authorities mixing together in the narrow alleys of a big city like Mumbai. Also, the idea of intimacy in a dangerous situation like that and female power. I wanted to discover it from the inside of a woman바카라s mind rather than to objectify her바카라,바카라 Ali said.
The first season of the show was trending in the top 10 most-watched shows in India ahead of the second season premiere. This, Ali said, makes him feel like he is part of a community where both the makers and the viewers are looking forward to the same thing.
바카라It is gratifying that an OTT show has legacy value. If you make something you know that it can be viewed almost 20-30 years later. This is not the feeling one gets on TV. It is kind of disconcerting that a show runs only once on TV. It used to be said to TV directors like myself, 바카라Whatever you do, this is a picture with one show. So don바카라t work too hard on it바카라,바카라 Ali said recalling his initial years in television.
Unlike TV, the director said, an OTT show has an 바카라almost limitless shelf life바카라.
바카라Some people are watching 바카라She바카라 for the first time, some are rewatching the show바카라 Shows like 바카라Narcos바카라 have been discovered around the world in different years. So a show that does not do well for the first couple of years might strike gold in the third or fourth year. It is gratifying to a filmmaker to know that if you make something, it has the potential to be discovered later by the audience.바카라
[With Inputs from PTI - AP]
