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Punjabi films can sell if handled professionally"
Why did you choose to make films in Punjabi? If South Indians and Gujaratis can make films in their own languages, why not the Punjabis? I know no language better than my own mother tongue. Don’t you feel that making Punjabi films is a big risk? No. If handled professionally, not only Punjabi films but their audio and video rights too sell. The problem is that the production values of Punjabi films are so shoddy that their quality is adversely affected. How did you manage to raise such a huge amount of money for Shaheed Udham Singh? Frankly speaking, I don’t know. The money simply poured in. Perhaps it was the spirit of the martyr which inspired people to contribute. To what do you owe your success? The Almighty, man is a mere pawn. It’s very easy for humans to take credit but if I really knew what clicked, a few of my other films wouldn’t have flopped. With Shaheed Udham Singh receiving acclaim, do you feel you have reached the top? To say I have touched a pinnacle implies that there is no tomorrow. |
IQBAL SINGH DHILLON, the well-known film-maker who
enjoys the enviable distinction of delivering the maximum number of
Punjabi hits, is currently sitting pretty. His latest offering Shaheed
Udham Singh is creating waves. Excerpts from an interview: