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Anurag Basu on ‘Super Dancer 2’: “Spending time with these kids is joyful”

Famous filmmaker Anurag Basu who is back on television with Sony Entertainment Television’s recently launched show ‘Super Dancer – Chapter 2’ as a judge has spoken out about why he enjoys judging a children’s reality show rather than an adult one.

Basu who directed famous movies like ‘Life In a Metro'(2007) and ‘Barfi’ (2012) told Indian Express,  “In the show, we are not criticizing while judging a performance. We are just trying to guide them to channelize their talent in the right direction. That’s very enjoyable for me. I love these kids because they are innocent and honest, not like budding adult stars that participate in reality shows and try to be diplomatic to win your heart. I am not saying who is right or wrong. It’s just that, I won’t be able to judge adult reality shows… Spending time with these kids is joyful.”

While his movies mostly depicts the innocence of human nature on screen and on asking upon that Basu added, “I’m one of those film directors who does not like to use song-dance sequences in films. In fact, in the beginning, there are no dance sequences in my films. However, as I started interacting with children for these dance reality shows, I developed a fondness towards dance and children’s storytelling. I explored that in ‘Barfi!’ (2012) and ‘Jagga Jasoos’(2017).”

Taking into account the changing trend of Indian Cinema where the usage of loud sequence of song and dance is decreasing in a large margin. Referring to this, Basu said, “If we look at our ancient tradition, we tell a story through song and dance; be it folk theatre, nautanki etc… We incorporated that culture in our cinema in the early days.I see no point of comparing that with western cinema and change the style accordingly. So,I think if a filmmaker has the talent to tell a story, using song-dance as an integral part of the narration, it will never look outdated.”

BizAsiaLive.com wishes this talented director all the best for his upcoming projects.

By Deboleena Gupta