In the latest episode of Sit With Hitlist, director Vishal Bhardwaj spoke in detail about how Shah Rukh Khan and he were to collaborate on a film on Chetan Bhagat's book, 2 States. It was later made with Arjun Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in the lead. When asked why the film didn't happen, Bhardwaj answered, “We had differences over the setting of it. I wanted to set it not in a college but in a bank like ICICI. So, that’s where we were different. Shah Rukh wanted it in a different setting." Watch the full video for more insights about the bond between SRK and Vishal Bhardwaj
20 December,2023 06:00 PM IST
For cinephiles, Maqbool is a gift that keeps on giving. But writer-director Vishal Bhardwaj had to forgo his fees for the movie. Does he regret it? Not at all. Join the filmmaker as he recounts how his stubbornness gave Bollywood one of its richest works. From his early days of playing cricket to his method of adapting literary works for the screen, we bring you a front-row view of the genius of Vishal Bhardwaj.
16 December,2023 12:10 AM IST
What if we told you that one of Bollywood’s gifted filmmakers had no intention of foraying into movies? That he would have rather been on the cricket pitch? Vishal Bhardwaj tells us how an injury took him from the world of sports to celluloid. He also talks about how possible collaborations with Shah Rukh Khan and Aamir Khan were discussed but never materialised.
15 December,2023 12:49 AM IST
It’s impossible to imagine anyone except Saif Ali Khan as the shrewd Langda Tyagi. But did you know that Vishal Bhardwaj had first discussed Omkara’s idea with Aamir Khan? Ruskin Bond wrote Susanna's Seven Husbands as a novella on special request from Vishal Bhardwaj. Join the filmmaker as he takes us from Meerut to Mumbai, from Shakespeare to showbiz
14 December,2023 07:01 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
