Khosla Ka Ghosla Re-Released: National Award winning film ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla!’ Re-released in theaters on Friday. Veteran actor Anupam Kher calls it a “fantastic cult film”. The actor had already told IANS that it is the brainchild of writer Jaideep Sahni.
The film’s producers Raj and Savita Hiremath told IANS that it was their idea to turn the film into a brand.
A different kind of cinema came to Bollywood
Raj and Savita Hiremath came from advertising background before making the film. He bet on a story that was very simple. The film did not have even an iota of the glamor for which Bollywood was known at that time.
Savita told IANS, we wanted to produce a film that would entertain people and also tried to make it a brand. Because, it was not just a film for us. We wanted this film to earn money and run for a long time.
He told, “You are watching your family in the theater and you are laughing at it. You are not laughing because the actors in the film are making double meaning jokes or they are saying some of those dialogues. You are watching the film. Sometimes you laugh because something like this has happened to you.”
The film has fans not only in the country but also abroad.
The humor of ‘Khosla Ka Ghosla’ directed by Dibakar Banerjee is being liked not only in India but also abroad. “We went to Cannes and we had an early screening of the film. People were laughing and saying, ‘What is this?'” Raj told IANS.
He said, “They were laughing at the scene in which Mataji was just saying Namaste. At first glance, Mataji saying Namaste was not funny, but people were rolling in laughter.
The makers also revealed that the first part of the film is based on something that actually happened to its writer Jaideep Sahni. She was a part of ‘Company’, ‘Bunty Aur Babli’, ‘Chak De! Also known for other cult films like ‘India’ and ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’.
Jaideep’s family also owned land, which is being grabbed by the builder. The second part of the film is based on his desire to take revenge from the man who had taken away his family’s land.