Amrita Aur Main Is Based On The Real Life Triangular Love Story Of Celebrity Novelist Amrita Pritam, Celebrity Lyricist Sahir Ludianvi & Celebrity Painter Imroz
Sumit Mishra happens to be the coolest guy around this side of the filmy horizon. After dabbling with painting, literature and above all art direction on the big screen as well as the small screen arena, he has now wielded the megaphone for a daringly different triangular albeit a real life love story aptly titled Amruta Aur Main, but of course the “woh” in the title is missing. Amruta Aur Main is in fact about the real life love story of the Celebrity Novelist Amrita Pritam and her so called closeness with Bollywood’s Celebrity Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi & also with a Celebrity Painter Imroz but of course during the different stages of her life. So Sumit Mishra has now captured the shorter version of this beautiful albeit dual love stories on the vast canvas of the celluloid silver screen. This meeting with Sumit Mishra was an enlightment in itself.
On The Conception Of Making A Short Film Amrita Aur Main
I did not get the idea of making Amrita Aur Main just like that. I was toying with this idea for a long, long time. In fact it has taken me more than a few years to conceptualize the subject matter of Amrita Aur Main. The film is mainly based on the real life triangular love story, of course based in the different phases of the 3 character’s life namely the Celebrity Novelist Amrita Pritam and her closeness with Bollywood’s Celebrity Lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi & also with the Celebrity Painter Imroz. And of course it takes time to bring such a story on the Celluloid Silver Screen. So what if its just a mini version of it. And perhaps this could be termed as the 1st ever mini version of a Triangular Celebrity Love Story. Nevertheless I had to face several roadblocks in my jouney towards achieving this goal. There were immense unbearable struggles on the way but finally I succeeded in concluding my journey.
On His Denial Of Labelling Amrita Aur Main As A Biopic
I strongly believe that a film like Amrita Aur Main should never be slotted in a Biopic category. In fact in my directorial debut movie Amrita Aur Main I have just tried to depict those 8 romantic phases in Amrita Pritam’s life without adhering to the age old culture & customs and even those orthodox beliefs with complete honesty.
On His Opinion On The Delicate Relationships Shared By Amrita Pritam with Sahir Ludhianvi & Imroz
I really find it tough to explain the deep love in Amrita Pritam’s life. Yet it Is really believed that Amrita Pritam’s relationship with Sahir Ludhiavi was as vast as a sky, while her relationship with Imroz is best described as an enchanting shelter over her head which was totally confined in the boundaries of love. It is also known that Amrita Pritam’s affection for Sahir Ludianvi was unrequited. And in my opinion Amrita Pritam’s intimacy as well as romantic moments with Imroz are laced with several layers of passion & romance. And even though they could not get married, they had a very beautiful long life companionship. Ultimately Amrita Pritam left this world but not her soul. But even today Amrita Pritam is omnipresent through her works & Imroz’s paintings. The one thing which sets the love of Amrita & Imroz apart was that though there was an age difference between them their love & their hearts were together. And sure enough they found total solace in each other’s companionship.
On His Selection Of Actors To Enact The Role Of The Historical Characters
First of all it was an enormous task finding the right actor to enact the sensitive role of Amrita Pritam. I did come across several actors of the new generation trying to visualize and match them to Amrita Pritam’s personality. And this process also went on for a long, long time. But then one day during one of the shows, when Shruti Ulfat appeared in front of me, she looked striking. That was the moment when I observed that her body language, dressing sense and other mannerisms strongly reminded me of Amrita Pritam. This was during the shoot of the television serial Mahakumb that we came across and understood each other completely. Which was really, really necessary for the smooth working relationship of an actor – director. Then I arranged some books for Shruti on Amruta Pritam. Later on we began workshops during which Shruti & myself discussed the nuances and from here onwards Shruti began fitting into the sensitive character of Amrita Pritam. Thereafter I could see that Shruti had entrenched herself completely into the character of the great Amrita Pritam. So we commenced the shooting of Amrita Aur Main and Shruti has never disappointed me thereafter. That apart I honestly concede that I have totally made use of my imagination to create the character of Imroz. As I wanted to depict the intense & the soulful love between Amrita Pritam & Imroz. So much so that I still haven’t come out of the pure & the spiritual live interlude. I think I have finally fulfilled my inner desire to bring into reality my deepest of dream project and see it fructify. I could feel Amrita Pritam’s presence in each & every framed shot filmed on Shruti. And then as a filmmaker the image that I had of Imroz in my mind was dedicatedly accomplished by actor Jay Yadav.
On Amrita Aur Main Bagging Accolades & Award
You see Amrita Aur Main has already garnered appreciation, accolades & awards galore. In Raipur Short Film Festival I bagged 2 trophies namely that of the “Best Director” & the “Best Editor”. Moreover Amrita Aur Main also got a “Special Festival Mention” in the 5th Kolkatta Shorts International Film Festival. And especially Amruta Aur Main once again garnered a lot of accolades & appreciation in the 3rd Noida International Film Festival. That apart there were over 700 films from over 70 countries entered in the 3rd Noida International Film Festival, where my film Amrita Aur Main was announced as the “Best Film” and to top it the Jury also awarded me with the “Best Director” trophy and that happened to be the proudest and the historic moment of my life.
On His Next Agenda Of His Professional Career As A Filmmaker
At present I am enjoying all the moments of basking in the lime lighted success of Amita Aur Main. But anyways I have also started the scripting of my next film to be tentatively titled as Benaras, through which I want to depict the 3 different aspects of the culture of Benaras. Apart from this I intend to work on the life sketch of the famed Pakistani Poetess named Sara Shagufta.
