Highlights
- Deepti Naval, the face of parallel films of and 80s, feels that today realistic cinema is more keen on entertaining the masses rather than dealing with sensitive issues diligently.
- The 54-year-old actress, last seen in Memories in March, is all set to make a comeback on the small screen with Colors show Mukti Bandhan and the Angoor star feels that television content has become stronger over the years.
- "Today's realistic cinema is parallel new wave cinema with entertaining realism. But the films are more keen on entertaining because a lot of money is being spent on them. The realistic films are only going for comedy such as Tere Bin Laden and Bheja Fry," says Naval, who is also debuting as a director with her Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane Ki Baarish.
Deepti Naval, the face ofparallel films of and 80s, feels that today realistic cinemais more keen on entertaining the masses rather than dealingwith sensitive issues diligently.
The 54-year-old actress, last seen in
Memories inMarch, is all set to make a comeback on the small screen withColors show
Mukti Bandhan and the
Angoor star feels thattelevision content has become stronger over the years.
"Today's realistic cinema is parallel new wave cinemawith entertaining realism. But the films are more keen onentertaining because a lot of money is being spent on them. The realistic films are only going for comedy such as
TereBin Laden and
Bheja Fry," says Naval, who is also debutingas a director with her
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane KiBaarish.
"The content in our films used to portray sensitiveissues superbly. Films like
Aradhna, Sangam and
Guidehave a set a mark and are still close to our hearts. But Ifeel that today's films like
Guzaarish, Paa and
Rajneeti, which term themselves as commercial are more sensitive toeveryday issues," says Naval.
The dusky actress, who was once married to directorPrakash Jha, started her film career with
Junoon in 1978 andwent on to work in
Ek Baar Phir (1980),
Chashme Baddoor(1981),
Guddu (1995) and many more.
But this year when her film
Memories in March gotunnoticed, Naval decided to make a comeback on the smallscreen with
Mukti Bandhan."When I got a cold response after
Memories in March,I decided that I should move to television now. I want my workto be resonated and I feel that a character really grows ontelevision."
She even feels that the content has become strong intelevision from last couple of years.
"What used to be in cinema earlier like strongsubjects reflecting the various problems in the society havenow captured our television," said Naval who has written,produced, directed and acted in a serial called
Thoda saasmaan in 1993 and acted in
Muqammal in 2003.
Naval is also busy with things other than cinema. Hershort story collection is round the corner and her poetrycollection from all her wanderings over the year will releasein October.
"My directorial venture
Do Paise Ki Dhoop, Chaar AaneKi Baarish with Manisha Koirala is also ready for release,"says Naval.