 Sorry, it's my personal massager, and why do I think that's used? Actually brilliant Look right here, Stupid Rex is here, it's up Corbin I'm Rick, he pulls on Instagram, Twitter Oh, juicy, juicy It's so juicy Ring it, Rick You're juicy, juicy Good job And today we're reacting to an interview, this is called Artists Ask On Your Atkashya Cool Our Dost Yeah On Your Atkashya Basically anybody we've ever interviewed is now our Dost It's not Dost Thanks to Pankaj Our Dost, Pankaj I got the book you recommended, sir How is it? So far so good, very interesting and really great in the beginning point of the outset, talking about bringing a broader mindset within the contemporization of acting after Stanislavski in the western without losing sight of some of the things that were talked through classical Indian acting, so far I'm really, it seems to be exactly what I was anticipating So this is a video of On Your Atkashya, answers questions from his friends and collaborators, and he can't say no to any question Okay, so he has to answer whatever Yeah, alright You know, we love On Your Atkashya, some people think we love him too much and to add that I say, fuck you Here we go I am On Your Atkashya, and you're watching I love your glasses, yeah, that's great Film Companion has worked my friends and collaborators to send in questions and I have to answer these questions and I can't escape them Only I'm a theoretical comment to that question Will we ever get to see you direct an out and out commercial masala film or an epic large scale film like Bahu Bali? I think I mean the epic large scale I tried Bombay but it was quite an epic thing because it had a large scale impact on my life I don't know, I think everything I make is a kind of commercial masala film, I never saw myself as an engineer or filmmaker but a masala filmmaker but I think the definition of masala is very different from in our country so we be called chatpata film masala films so hopefully on a box office I will have a commercial masala film kind of success one day How many pairs of shoes do you own? You're a compulsive shoe shopper and buy the one you choose and you buy these shoes do you go for comfort of the soul? or jazzy look? He owns more shoes than my mom I think I need to ask you this question I don't know how many pairs of shoes I own I think more than 200 Yeah I think my dad has about 200 I go for the comfort I'm a compulsive shopper I'm more nothing actually that's how everybody sees it I have more pairs of shoes So if I'm not writing or working on my shoes I have 200 pairs of shoes it's like a mellow Marcos I'm very proud of shoes and I wear I choose everything I want People love shoes and you have to cross shoes to get to my bank there's no space for shoes so half the reason to move to the new houses More room for my shoes? Organize it in a way My stars There's a whole room that will have the walk-in wardrobe of shoes that I own I love it's awkward I love to read Will you ever write and write a song that will be the use certificate? I'm not wrong every single one of your films have got an A or U.S certificate I asked because I'm trying but I couldn't manage it I got an A for it Can you achieve it and then give me tips? I don't think so one animal It's a children's film I made called Hanuman Returns also word U.S I don't think I can use it to make it Is it like a rating? I want to learn I don't think I can use it It's a certification from the board The censorship? Yeah Some piece of shit Your films are such distinctive soundtracks Even the love song sounds different Is that just Tamil theory or do you give Apart from extending the situation I actually give a lot of time so I worked with Tamil theory every 3-4 years because that's how much it takes for me to work on the music for film I think he cares about it He cares about music I started listening to jazz because one day we were born there and I started working on the idea before it actually came up Sneha worked on the music for 3 years and I generally find people who are new and available and can give all their time to me because that's how long I take to work on music Me and Amit have already been working on the music for another film for one and a half years With 3 different set of music directors I can't wait for that For 3 different films Sneha has already worked on the film making film versus TV Ratchita and Kashtalya are already working on the film and once the music will be done I'll try this I love when he nerds out on that Me too Radhika, while on set you seem like you're in a number of stimuli I've done a lot of interviews on the iPhone I've padded on multiple projects by directing one You seem to be multitasking and in some way I see it as a part of your work as well A lot of your work seems simple, how does the choice of being occupied in multiple things simultaneously contribute to your work process I have tried in kiosks I have always tried in kiosks I remember shooting for Bombay Velvet once and everything was so organized and I was so lost For the set and I did not know how to function and I remember the very first day in my 80s everybody the call sheets and people everything was in place and I did not know how to shoot so I just caught up and I went and gave different instructions to every single junior I went to Rajiv's and said let's shoot Bombay Velvet kiosks What's on the call sheet? It doesn't matter I didn't say to Kanika I'm not busy working on my shoes so it's always good to keep reminding the east That's how I was trained with Ramu with the lack of budgets over the years Yeah, that'll force you to work in kiosks and get into films made which no one wanted to make So over the years that has become my process over I can not function any other way The only thing that I don't know or don't understand like music and depend on people and I have to give them a lot of time But other than that I know Manmaliya we finished shooting in the second games and I went to shoot Manmaliya and two days before the shoot I called Taapsee I said listen, can you get a hair dye? She says, Abhiyaala rai Abhiya to Busam of Umba Then I called Vicky and said this is I'm sending a reference hairstyle this is the hairstyle you need to get and Vicky because he has worked with me as an assistant so he does get your prayers and then I called Kanika and Taapsee had never worked with me and Taapsee had listened I know I'm going to improvise but can I get a rough idea of what this script is going to look like I said okay, what's called the shoot by Abhiya and me and Kanika sat down two days, two nights in the room and painted the script I said this is the script can we start shooting tomorrow now please I don't know I don't know if there is one thing you could change about Gangsta Vasato what would that be and same for Bombay one thing that I could change about Gangsta Vasato would be the climax visual effects which I still creep even when I watch it because when the film meant to come it seemed like it was half done and I still had hope because the film was not releasing and we would correct that but we just got conned by this visual effects artist who delivered it two days before the release and every time I see that sequence and Ramadhi she gets shot and the blood flows out like it's somebody has opened a tap it's just so badly done and I cringe that's one thing that I would definitely want to change one day maybe I'll get to do it for Bombayalwet I would, what I would like to do is just go back to my original cut and I still have all the files of Bombayalwet and I hope one day I'll have enough money to get that out there's a lot of drama with Bombayalwet that's something that I would like to go do it man yeah one of my favorite what helps you so much about Mumbai that you choose to check into hotels sometimes are you running away from something you can write in a solitary environment even I like travelling I like being up in the air I like non-pull flights me too a lot there I like solitary spaces I'm abroad the advantage is that I can just while writing I can just go out for a stroll without an actor walking up to you and saying sir I want a role or somebody trying to solicit a script or something else I can't you're known in India no he could be a nano us here the picture that's out there is that I'm the only one who works with outsiders so all outsiders come with they just completely make it he could literally sit in a Starbucks here and I think it's not that I don't recommend anyone they're Indian I have found lots of people lots of people here in LA no one really can be there but they also do exactly he could have Oprah sitting in the Starbucks and be like yeah it's Oprah there exactly everybody thinks and says I most of the talks feel like no us give me a chance dark skin I've been around having trade so that's great so I don't know anything else rather than which is your most favorite genre in cinema which is the genre that you get why to make a watch I don't have a favorite here I like I like crime movies surprise but I don't like gangster movies so much I do not like slapstick comedy I do not like slapstick comedy I like comedy I like comedy I like comedy with purple I like dark humor yeah I know people who like politics I hate three stooges just I do slapstick I do not like I don't understand and then there is those Charlie Chaplin don't like Charlie chaplin like in my silent dramas and he might be talking or he plays the family films or the melodramas they're great experience. I would never have subscribed to that. I think movie, watching anything is a kind of an individual experience. Some movies, some genre of work, because it's a collective viewing experience like horror, like sometimes work, when you watch it with people. Like a movie like Street Works, when you watch it with people. And some movies that are totally individual experiences and I would like to try more to the individual experience. Because they stay with me. Some can think about something, some that stay with me the day after. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Some that shape me. Those are the films that I like. Vasan Madaqya, Alvin Karishan, the time I had also, please retain the same tagline, this winter, think Nihon. I think Vasan, Nihon is older now. It would have been fun then, to do it in 2000. But I, I, I, Alvin Karishan, I'm rewriting this script. And hopefully we'll make it with our favorite actors, favorite stars. One day. So be the actor. Are you a forgiving person? If yes, does it come from the past where you're going to be forgiven and now you're going to be that second? Yeah, I have, I do forgive and sometimes I don't. But I like it to be natural. I like things to flow. If it's once forgiven, it's totally forgiven. For me, I've never told you about this. I don't believe you're holding this. And I do have issues. I'm very angry about things. I have issues mostly with authority. And I feel that when authority does not handle power with responsibility, it suddenly gets me angry. You see, I always have problems. The government will send support with people, people of issue questions, people who are supposed to do a job which they have been chosen for, like, publicly elected positions. Yes. So I hope, I hope one day I remain totally forgiven. Only one person will be forgiven. Only one more. I want to, I would rather make a film that, like a love tears film at an endless and I would rather keep shooting the film. Like Orson Welles. The rest of my life. And enjoy the process more than anything. Like Orson Welles. And keep shooting and ending and people, like, see if they can, if they need it. Yeah, like Orson Welles. I don't want to make a film about myself. We don't want you to make just one more film either. I know these people really know me. And I don't think anyone sent in a question which I would not be expected from them. And I was surprised by Barwaj Rangan and Milam also be sending in a question. It's one of the other people's question I know that they have. There's also between the lines that I could read in the questions. If you like this new piece, subscribe to the film company. Like that a lot. I've noticed film company often has those people. Maybe we should do that. At the end of the interviews, if you like this video, please subscribe for more juicy content. Anyways, yeah, that was great. I love him. I do too. Well, obviously you know we guys, if you're here and you know us, you know we love him very much. Because he's talented. And there's no denying that regardless of your personal views of him. You can't deny that the man is extremely talented. You got to be able to separate that and recognize because there's no perfect human being. And there's a lot of artists of all ilks that I personally can detest them personally. I can detest their politics. I can detest their beliefs, their morality, whatever it might be. But you can't deny the fact that they are good at what they do. And the thing I like about him the most, aside from his love of the art form and his capacity in the art form, is that he's pretty much just what you see as what you get. There's no contrivances. He is not trying to prove himself to anybody. And he's honest. I love his answer about forgiveness. It's like I'm forgiving and I'm not forgiving. He had no problem just saying that. There's times I'm not forgiving. I know I probably should be more forgiving. I totally agree with his answer and I'm the exact same way. But I also, I don't want to be totally forgiven. There's certain things that I will never forgive people for. Not personal people. But like he was talking about people of authority. Yeah, especially authority. That's abuse. Authority figures that are put there in place by people to serve people who then abuse that authority. That's by far within the most infuriating for me. Absolutely. Yeah. That was great though. We need to watch another On Your Akashi on film because I want to. Gulao. I'm very interested in Bombay Velvet now. The more I hear about it, the fact that there's so much drama behind it. A lot of people said it wasn't great. He apparently has his own cut that he wants to do. Like it makes me very interested. And then there's that other one with I believe it's Topsy and Vicky. Yeah, I remember with the great haircut. We did reaction to one of those songs from that. But now he has a ton. But yeah, I want to get back into it because I just love him so much. I would love if you ever want to release anything like Orson Welles. I won't watch. There's a finished version of his final film, The Sound of the Wind. Is that what it's called? The Sound of the Wind? The Noise of the Wind? Anyway, somebody tried to lovingly create a final version. I don't like that. I'm reading a book about Orson Welles and Orson himself. Preferred process, not destination. Yeah. And didn't understand why the industry didn't appreciate that as much. And I would love anything that he was creating that wasn't a finished project. That he just wanted to release and say, this is what I've made so far. And then watch it. And then three years later, I've added some stuff to it. This is what it's like so far. That would be fantastic. Yeah. That would be interesting. Well, let us know what's the next film of his we should watch. And other interviews from other people or him that we should watch down below.