Bajpayee experiences a sense of achievement in having discovered and encouraged work by younger filmmakers. Different mediumsSpeaking of recent work, we drift to the subject of short films and his significant contribution to that space. His short film Kriti was the result of a conversation he remembers having with Shirish Kunder at a party at Farah Khan’s place. Ouch similarly emerged from discussions with Neeraj Pandey about short films and how they offer a break from the rigmarole and rigid routines that full-length features impose. On the current trends in Indian cinema, Bajpayee feels that there is now finally “a healthy coexistence” between the commercial and parallel streams.

Source: The Hindu October 24, 2017 15:11 UTC