Why SRK chooses mediocre films,asks ‘MNIK’ editor

“Honestly I am no SRK fan but then he was so sincere in ‘MNIK’ which was amazing to see. It was a discovery for me to find the actor in Shah Rukh Khan. I fail to understand why he chooses to act in mediocre film,” Deepa said.

“I don’t understand the reason behind it. Whether he is just not interested or there is something else because he has also given some spectacular performances in films ‘Chak De! India’ and ‘Swades’,” she added.

Deepa,wife of writer-actor Amol Gupte,said that the filmmakers today have finally started to wake up to the tool of editing which puts the heart of the film at the right place.

“Filmmakers have started to understand how powerful editing can be. While we were editing ‘MNIK’,I remember Karan (Johar) telling me that he realised how a film can be totally rewritten with smart editing,” Deepa said.

The ‘Rock On!!’ editor said that today’s film watching audience is constantly evolving and does not settle for something substandard. And that is why she has chosen a variety of films to be shown on UTV world movies as she is the ‘Editor of the Month’ for the channel.

On Deepa’s recommendation,the channel will be showing four films including ‘Machuka’,a movie from Chile on the history and politics of the country through the eyes of children; ‘Twin Sisters’,a tale of two sisters brought up in different environment and coping up during the Nazi period; ‘Cousin,cousine’,a French film about two cousins falling in love with each other despite being married to different partners and ‘8 Women’,a murder mystery involving eight women.

“These films which I have chosen,depict different stories. The most interesting factor is their presentation.

There is so much of experimentation happening across the world. For example ‘8 Women’ is such a different genre which is a musical-comedy-murder-mystery,” she said.

Deepa,who has also cut films like ‘Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara’ and ‘Hazar Chaurasi Ki Maa’,said that the new breed of filmmakers in India are trying to bring the same kind of experimentation which is essential for young Indians gorging on video games.

“This generation which lives on X-Box and play stations is being greatly affected by the gaming culture. The games today are much stylised,snappy versions of movies. They also have a hero,a villain and a mission. You need an intelligently made and stylised films to capture this new generation,” Deepa said.