Kiran Rao: Making ‘Laapataa Ladies’ felt like “jumping in the deep end”
Filmmaker Kiran Rao is back at The Toronto International Film Festival with a new film, ‘Laapataa Ladies’. More than a decade after her critically acclaimed debut film ‘Dhobi Ghat’, which had also screened at TIFF, Rao walked the streets of Toronto, reminiscing about the festival and pushing the boundaries for her future projects. Kiran Rao spoke about ‘Laapataa Ladies’, evolving as a filmmaker, progressive filmmaking, working with her ex-husband, actor and producer Aamir Khan and more.
Talking about her evolution as a filmmaker in the decade since her directorial debut, Rao said making ‘Laapataa Ladies’ felt like “jumping in the deep end”. “It’s a film that is a rollercoaster ride, a journey film with so many characters building a world, rural setting which I am not from immediately. It’s comedy, satire and there are songs – in that sense as a director, it really challenged me and it was...
Talking about her evolution as a filmmaker in the decade since her directorial debut, Rao said making ‘Laapataa Ladies’ felt like “jumping in the deep end”. “It’s a film that is a rollercoaster ride, a journey film with so many characters building a world, rural setting which I am not from immediately. It’s comedy, satire and there are songs – in that sense as a director, it really challenged me and it was...
- 9/15/2023
- by Editorial Desk
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