Self-Aware And Meticulous, Shaan Treads A New Path With Arth, Whilst in the middle of those exertions, the leading cast from Arth walks in. There is Shaan. Showing a sense of calm or as people with proper Urdu vocab would say ‘therao’. That feeling, continues throughout this interview. There is a well thought out reason of every move he makes. From the signing of an Oscar winning colorist to the promotion of the film, everything is well thought out. There is a master plan being followed here. Or at least he makes it look that way.
With a remake, there is an obvious way to ease in an interview, why this script I queried. “Well, Mahesh Bhatt’s film was a beautiful art film based on a really relevant story. It’s been more than 30 years and I felt this story could be commercialized and retold. We took inspiration from Arth and made a lot of changes to make it a commercial film.” said a thoughtful Shaan.
Self-Aware And Meticulous, Shaan Treads A New Path With Arth
While answering another question, a revealing comment was made. “It was a challenging script. Because action stories are easier to sell and my image as an actor is of an action star. But I opted for a love story. A love story that shows very real complexities of life.” On a personal level, this may have felt a challenging film to execute. Perhaps, this motivated him to go this way.
So, what was the process of acquiring the rights of the film from the celebrated Indian filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt? “He was very kind. Sahab said, Shaan if you are making this film, I won’t charge a penny. He had a greater cause in mind. He wanted to make it the 1st Indo-Pak collaboration project. He gave all his blessing and put up no restrictions.” There certainly is admiration on a personal level between Bhatt Sahab and Shaan.
Self-Aware And Meticulous, Shaan Treads A New Path With Arth
So as the director, how satisfied is he with the performances? Usually filmmakers and actors are very guarded about particular scenes in the film but Shaan wasn’t. He illustrates a scene between Humaima Malik and Mohib, where Mohib is being pressurized to reveal his affair to his wife. It was like a fan talking about his favorite scene from their beloved film. He termed Uzma Hassan’s, role as ‘the Girl next door’ which she played to perfection. He seemed contended with the approach he had taken with his cast and with what they had delivered.
Self-Aware And Meticulous, Shaan Treads A New Path With Arth
But the fate of the movie is unlikely to distract Shaan of his journey. He has chalked out a plan for himself. A plan to break new ground and kick start the post revival era of the Pakistani film industry. Arth looks to have got off a remarkable start.
