Ajay Devgn and R. Madhavan’s film Shaitaan reportedly turned the second highest-grossing Indian horror movie of all time. Helmed by Vikas Bahl, the movie was impressed by the 2023 Gujarati movie titled Vash. Nonetheless, for his film, Vikas tweaked the ending. Throughout a director’s roundtable with Pinkvilla, Bahl revealed, “I do not need folks to assume black magic will win over our lives.”
On the not too long ago hosted roundtable with filmmaker Amar Kaushik, Anees Bazmee, and Aditya Sarpotdar, director Vikas Bahl opened up about making the horror film Shaitaan. When requested why he determined to alter the ending of the Gujarati movie Vash, which impressed his movie, the director acknowledged that he would by no means make a film the place the ending goes to be hopeless.
Bahl elaborated that he desires the viewers to ultimately stroll out feeling glad. Therefore, it doesn’t matter what occurs within the film, the ending will at all times be constructive and glad.
He added, “I do not wish to inform a narrative the place I inform the folks the world is hopeless, issues will not be going to occur, the world goes to die. No, it is not taking place in my storytelling. I used to be very clear after I noticed the primary one (Vash).”
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The Chillar Celebration director additional advised us he watched the Gujarati-language film at midday. Therefore, when there have been discussions occurring round its scenes, he was clueless as a result of, half of the time, he watched the film with a pillow on his face.
Calling the ending of Vash “brutal and miserable,” the Shaitaan filmmaker added that his total crew was on the identical web page when he expressed that he would wish to give a constructive ending to it and the protagonist must win on the finish of the movie. Sharing why he insisted on it, Bahl divulged that he didn’t need folks to assume black magic would win over our lives.
“Then it took us a while to crack that ending. Additionally, when your hero is Ajay Devgn, who’s being overwhelmed down by Madhavan by 2 hours and he’s simply taking it, you possibly can’t inform the viewers Ajay received’t win on the finish,” he concluded. For the unknown, Shaitaan additionally starred Jyothika, Janki Bodiwala, and Anngad Raaj in key roles.
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