Revolutionary road

“The movie was made at a wrong time. It released when unrealistic heroes were ruling the business,” says Hudson,who is in Mumbai as the head of the International Competition Jury for the 13th Mumbai Film Festival (MFF). More than three decades later,the director,with the help of Warner Brothers,is seeking fresh verdict on the film. “Revolution has been relaunched as Revolution Revisited with an added narration by Al Pacino as well as some scenes which were edited out of the original film,” says the director. The film will be screened during the week-long festival. His other famous movies,such as Chariots of Fire,Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan and Lord of the Apes will also be screened. Hudson has also been a celebrated advertising filmmaker (he won the Lions award on the 50th Anniversary of the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival) as well as documentary filmmaker.

His schedule during his stay in Mumbai is well cut-out. “I will be watching at least three films everyday,” he says. However,he plans to explore Mumbai in the evenings. His biggest regret during the stay,however,is not being able to watch Indian films. “I will be watching mostly international films,” he says. There is only one Indian film,The Dead Sea (Tamil),in the competition section. The 75-year-old director,however,wants to carry with him DVDs of a few Indian films. “I have watched the works of Satyajit Ray and James Ivory. What I am looking forward to now are films which are truly Indian. Films like Gandhi and Slumdog Millionaire,though shot in India,are not Indian films,” he says.