Punjabi Industry is no more confined to just comedy films, it
is now opening to many new subjects which are of serious concern.
One such movie ‘Ranj’ released in the theatres on 10 June
2022, directed by Sunit Sinha. The movie is a depiction of a village boy, who
is being pushed by all to go to a metropolitan city in order to lead a better
life. The boy is not willing to do so, but agrees to accept it because of
everyone’s pressure. This movie in all is a portrayal of all the hardships
faced by him when he moves to a bigger city.
The telephonic interview with the director of this film
revealed many interesting facts related to the making of this film.
Why did you choose to
make movie on this subject?
“I relate personally to the main
character of the movie. I come from the city of Patna which was not so big
during 80s and when I moved to Delhi and Mumbai, it was not that easy for me to
adjust. One day as I was roaming in the streets of Delhi, I saw a boy from
Punjab who looked pretty lost, after having a conversation with him I got to
know that he has come from Punjab to find better opportunities in a
metropolitan city. After hearing all this, I decided to visit Punjab and
reaching here I got to know that there is a huge problem of unemployment in the
state of Punjab due to which most of the youth move to bigger cities in search
of better life. It was at that time when I decided to make a film on this
topic.”
Why did you choose
Pollywood industry to instead of Bollywood?
“The choice of industry totally depends
on the subject and idea of the film and I wanted to stay true to the idea. As
my film had many characters belonging to Punjab and speaking the Punjabi
language, so I thought that Punjabi Industry would be the perfect choice to
launch a film like this.”
Do you have any future
plans to make more such movies that bring out the serious issues existing in
Punjab?
“I am totally aware of the issues
existing in the state of Punjab like Drug menace, brain drain and I would
not mind making a film which delves into the social issues of Punjab, but this
can only be done after doing a thorough research on the same.”
Let’s see now when we’ll get to see more such movies on
social issues by Mr. Sunit Sinha in the Punjabi Industry.