‘Man-woman relationship is too complicated’
Mahesh Bhatt is one filmmaker who has always explored various faces of man-woman relationship through his films. The mentor of Vishesh Films in conversation with India Blooms correspondent Sreya Basu in Kolkata
You have always dealt with man-woman relationship through your films like `Arth`. Even under the Vishesh Films banner, you are continuing your `exploration` against today`s backdrop. What do you think is D-problem of today`s couples that`s leading to frequent relationship failure?
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Man-woman relationship is too complicated! I think the problems of unmarried couples are worse than that of married ones...not only in today`s times, but always. One of the problems with today`s couples is that they don`t know what to expect of a relationship. Be it `Murder`, `Gangster`, `Jannat` or now `Tum Mile`, we have tried to highlight this issue in different lights.
Talking of `Tum Mile`, story of estranged lovers uniting is nothing new in Hindi cinema, apart from the excellent visuals of the Mumbai flood in the film. What is that `Mahesh Bhatt` element in the film?
`Tum Mile` deals with the love storm that rages in our hearts...it`s a love story told in the backdrop of storm...it`s not just the July 26, 2005 floods, but the storm and flood in man-woman relationships that rises all the time. The storm outside ebbs away, but that within devastates us...leaves lasting scars. It`s not about `excellent visuals` of Mumbai floods, but about a scarred relationship that gets a second chance to balm the wounds. It has an emotional quotient that has almost evaporated from Indian films.
Also you dealt with live-in problems in `Tum Mile`...
Text: Sreya Basu/IBNS
Images: AP& Avishek Mitra/IBNS
