Vikram Bhatt on Awara Paagal Deewana getting ‘A’ certificate: ‘Maybe the censor board thought I was endorsing adultery’ | Hindi Movie News – The Times of India

Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt just lately mirrored on what number of of his movies, together with Ghulam and Awara Paagal Deewana, acquired an ‘A’ certification from the censor board. Talking on the Cyrus Says podcast with Cyrus Broacha, Vikram was requested whether or not Awara Paagal Deewana was given an grownup certification attributable to his status as a daring filmmaker. He responded, “The movie got here out 22 years in the past, and in the story, Akshay Kumar’s sister dates Aftab, whereas his spouse falls for Suniel Shetty. Perhaps the censor board thought it was a lesson in adultery and that I was endorsing it.”
Vikram additionally spoke about the significance of a director being absolutely conscious on set, stating, “I have to recollect all the things as a result of questions are coming at you all the time, and a few are ridiculous ones.”
In a latest interview with ETimes, Vikram recalled the well-known prepare sequence in Ghulam the place Aamir Khan risked his life. He revealed that he had initially recommended utilizing VFX for security, however Aamir was decided to do it for actual.
“I instructed Aamir, ‘It’s very harmful. Let’s do it with VFX.’ He responded, ‘Vicky, ho jaayega.’ I insisted, ‘I don’t need you operating right into a prepare.’ However Aamir then spoke to the engine driver, asking him to strategy at a velocity of 20 km/h, and he jumped off the monitor. Then he requested to extend the velocity to 30 km/h. Lastly, he determined we’d shoot at 40 km/h. I was uneasy about it however finally agreed,” he revealed.

Describing the tense second, Vikram stated, “Throughout the take, the prepare approached at a velocity of 40-45 km/h, and there was no solution to cease it in time. Aamir missed the prepare by only one second. We confirmed this by analysing the footage—the place Aamir’s shadow fell on the pole, the prepare’s shadow appeared precisely 24 frames later. I suppose Aamir nonetheless has that strip of movie. He missed the prepare by only a second. I was extraordinarily distressed.”

Nevertheless, Aamir’s response after the scene left Vikram baffled. “Later, whereas we had been heading residence, Aamir stated, ‘Vicky, if I had been the director, I wouldn’t have let the actor do that stunt.’ I was surprised and requested, ‘What type of individual are you?’ Properly, that’s my relationship with Aamir,” he concluded.