Sarbjit director Omung Kumar says that the reactions they got for the film were exactly what they had anticipated.
“People are speechless coming out from the theatre. This seems that we have done the right kind of work and the film strikes a chord,” he said at a screening of the film in Mumbai.
“Good films never fail to impress the audience. People come to the theatre to be entertained but somehow I feel films like Sarbjit affects the audience.”
Sarbjit is based on the real-life story of Sarabjit Singh, an Indian farmer who languishes in a Pakistani jail for 23 years, while his sister Dalbir Kaur fights relentlessly for him. Randeep Hooda plays the title role while Aishwarya Rai Bachchan played his sister and Richa Chadha as Sarbjit’s wife.
About the best compliment he received, Kumar said: “The best compliment the film has received so far was someone who told me that Sarabjit becomes immortal after this film.”
Kumar, who had made his debut with the biopic on boxer Mary Kom starring Priyanka Chopra, said: “It is not that I have taken the responsibility to make only biopics, but my target is to bring out the forgotten real-life stories for the audience. Thus, Mary Kom or Sarbjit came my way. However, I am not sure about my forthcoming projects. May be, I would switch over to some different genre in the future.
“Every filmmaker has his own choice. A film must entertain people. Light-hearted films are also a part of entertainment and because of these films, people love to watch serious movies. I might do comedy films someday but that will be a good comedy, not a double meaning slapstick.”
Kumar has already announced that his third film will be a psychological thriller.
