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EXCLUSIVE: Meghna Gulzar on Raazi Trailer - I'm frightened because now the expectations are high
Raazi is directed by Meghna Gulzar and stars Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. The trailer has been appreciated by the viewers and are waiting for the film to hit the big screens. We got in touch with Meghna to know her reaction to the trailer getting rave reviews.
Raazi is the tale of a young Indian woman Sehmat, who is married off to a Pakistani boy who hails from a family of army-men. The film is directed by Meghna Gulzar and stars Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal. Today, the trailer of the film was released and well, all the actor have given a jaw-dropping performance. The trailer has been appreciated by the viewers and are waiting for the film to hit the big screens.
We got in touch with Meghna Gulzar to know her reaction to the trailer getting rave reviews. Was she expecting such a response? To this, she said, "No, to be very honest, it's very overwhelming. There is no way to predict these things and practically you have bee living with this subject for two years from the time you started writing to shooting it till its completion. The objectivity becomes rare and your vision is myopic."
"There's no way to predict to how the content you put out is going to be received. You get an idea when you start putting things together and start showing to a few people but those are also connected to the film, so you really if it's the emotional bias that's playing up. But, this is complete validation from the people who are not connected to the film. It's every encouraging and now, I'm frightened because you know the expectations are high and it's going to be a scary month," added the director.
Alia Bhatt will be playing a spy for the first time in Raazi. The movie is based on the best-selling novel Calling Sehmat written by Harinder Sikka. Gulzar, in an earlier interview, said, "I am trying to do something in a new space, recreating India and Pakistan of the ’70s on sets and real locations. A lot of research has gone into getting the period and dialect right. There are some action pieces too."
When asked to explain the intriguing title she had said, "It’s only when you agree to something that you eventually end up doing it and live with the consequences. Raazi is a synonym of ‘sehmat’ which also means agreeable."
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