MUMBAI: The World Premiere of Humaramovie’s provocative and anti-romantic Jaoon Kahan Bata Ae Dil at the 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival With Star directed by Aadish Keluskar met with a thunderous response by the packed house of audience.
The World Premiere was attended by Imtiaz Ali, Sudhir Mishra, Irshad Kamil, Vivek Mushran apart from the lead actors – Rohit Kokate, Khushboo Upadhyay (The Affair) and Himanshu Kohli, director Aadish Keluskar, producers and founders of Humaramovie – Preety Ali, Vinay Mishra, Pallavi Rohatgi and cinematographer Ameya Chavan and Vinay Shinde who is the executive producer and editor of the film.
The film is competing in the prestigious India Gold category and has also been shortlisted for the Oxfam Award for Best Film On Gender Equality at the 20th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star.
Jaaon Kahan Bata Ae Dil is the story of a real romance, with real people, where the reality of today’s environment intrudes into the heady concoction of love, sex and aspirations towards a diabolical climax.
The journey jolts you but you are compelled to stick around for the ride. Director Aadish Keluskar’s debut feature film Kaul ? A Calling was also an Official Selection at the 17th Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and had also won the Young Critics Award.
Jaaon Kahan Bata Ae Dil marks Aadish Keluskar and Humaramovie’s fourth collaboration. Previously they had collaborated for three acclaimed short films ? I Love You Too, An Encounter and Zero By Zero which was showcased in the Indian Section of 2013 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival.
The World Premiere of Jaaon Kahan Bata Ae Dil was followed by a Q&A session with the cast and crew of the film, which was moderated by actor Raghav Chanana.
During the Q&A, audience members were curious to know the idea behind presenting the lead actress Khushboo Upadhyay’s character as someone who is dark skinned and not conventionally good looking. They were also keen to know whether this made her conscious as a performer.
“As an actor, I am not conscious at all. I never think about whether I am looking good or not. I just concentrate on whether I will be able to portray the character or not. If the character is reflected through my performance, then my job is done,” Khushboo Updhayay said.
“As a society, we still have so many preconceived notions of beauty, which creates a complex among those whom may not be considered good looking as per these norms. This begins while people are in school and gradually develops into something very negative,” Aadish Keluskar said. (AGENCIES)
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