MUMBAI: In an exclusive conversation with IANS, director Kookie Gulati opened up about his much-anticipated upcoming film Jewel Thief. Known for his gripping storytelling and visual flair, Gulati shared insights into the film’s plot and the creative process behind bringing this thrilling narrative to life.
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00:00Actually the one very big reason was Siddharth Anand. He's a producer of the film.
00:11And because of that, when they called me that there is a picture of what they want to do, I immediately jumped.
00:20My old friends are also. And he's a good rapper.
00:25Also I look up to him as a big filmmaker. He's a very big movie maker. He's a world.
00:31And I really like this genre. My first picture prints were in this world.
00:38So I feel that I'm very comfortable with this world.
00:42So when Siddharth and Mamta got the phone, I immediately said yes.
00:48Those are very amazing, lovely words.
00:55But I think every picture will work if it's good.
01:02Maybe the timing was a bit too early.
01:04But at the same time, I'd say every picture comes.
01:10In fact, people, it has almost become a cult.
01:13The kind of feedback I'm getting today about prints.
01:17And the amount of messages I keep getting.
01:22And I think my music is for you and that is still tracking and trending.
01:29So somewhere I feel that maybe I also should have made something that was for the times actually.
01:37But maybe we thought ahead.
01:40Which is not a bad thing.
01:43It's a little late appreciation but it has come.
01:45So I'm very happy.
01:46I think that the box office is definitely a correct teller.
01:51If the picture works, it's a good thing.
01:56Sometimes, in the case of prints, it picks up much later maybe.
02:07It can happen.
02:08But thankfully, it's not in our film.
02:10Our story is a big bedrock in the picture.
02:13If you watch it, you'll understand.
02:16I think, at the end of the day, people love entertainment.
02:21So, our try is that with a great storyline and if we can put in a bigger, big scale film,
02:31a heist film,
02:33I think it is a spectacle for the audience.
02:37And if you miss the storyline in the heist film,
02:40if you miss the storyline,
02:41you won't even see it.
02:44So, I think that is that story.
02:47The story is fantastic.
02:49Jool Thief's story is very good.
02:50It's very fast.
02:52It's very fast.
02:53Youth and in fact, everybody will connect to it very well.
02:56I'm definitely, for me, the northern star,
03:06guiding light,
03:08is Siddharth Anand.
03:10This is their story.
03:12They have visualized or written.
03:16But, of course,
03:18after a point,
03:19when a writer, director, producer,
03:22or other director
03:24is in their hands,
03:25then obviously, he wants him to make it his own.
03:29Which I have tried to do.
03:30I've tried to do.
03:31I've tried to do that.
03:32I've tried to do that.
03:33When I came to this picture,
03:35it was a little bit of a shoot.
03:37There was another director in it.
03:39And when I came on board,
03:41I spoke with Siddharth Anand,
03:43a long story about the film.
03:45We've re-writeed,
03:46we've re-shooted.
03:47And I've tried to make it my own.
03:50So, I've tried to make it my own.
03:55Big Stars is definitely a positive.
04:05If we reach there,
04:06it's very good.
04:07If a big star wants to work with me,
04:10I'll be extremely happy.
04:12Because they do bring a certain visibility to the project.
04:18They do bring a certain viability to the project.
04:22And I think it is amazing.
04:25But at the same time,
04:27you have movies like Lapata Ladies,
04:30which didn't have any big star.
04:32In fact, nobody known.
04:34And just turned out to be absolutely amazing.
04:36So, I think there's a good combination of both.
04:39Thankfully,
04:40our audience has become very smart.
04:43They like good content.
04:44Content is very important.
04:46So, if a very good content
04:48with a very big star
04:50that kind of a mix,
04:52then nothing,
04:53there's nothing stopping you.
05:00No, it's versatility.
05:01I think,
05:02as I said before,
05:03I want to explore a different genre.
05:08I don't think,
05:10I think,
05:11if you look at all my pictures,
05:13there is a certain signature of mine.
05:15People who know me know that,
05:17yeah, this is shot by a cookie.
05:20So, I have my certain signature in it.
05:22But as I said,
05:23I don't want to take over the script.
05:25I want to go and add into it.
05:29So, I want to get into it.
05:30I think versatility is,
05:32not many people have it.
05:34And I think I do.
05:35So, I would definitely,
05:36I love to tell different stories.
05:44I think a combination of both.
05:50Having big names attached to it,
05:52as I said,
05:53adds so much to it.
05:55Having,
05:57my faith when,
05:59actually was when Siddharth Anand called me.
06:01So,
06:02him having faith in me,
06:03in the first place,
06:04was a big one.
06:05The story then came next.
06:07And then,
06:08when I heard the story,
06:09and I know that,
06:11there is Jaidi Palawat,
06:12there is Saifali Khan,
06:13there is Nikita Datta,
06:14and Kunal in it.
06:16You know,
06:17and Kulbushanji,
06:18and such amazing actors.
06:19So,
06:20I think it all fell in place,
06:23and I must give credit to all of it together.
06:26You know,
06:27with a great score story,
06:28with big,
06:29big names as well.
06:31No,
06:32Hollywood never inspired me.
06:33It's a very original story.
06:34And,
06:35this is not dark at all,
06:36actually.
06:37It's a,
06:38it's a heist film.
06:39It's a,
06:40it's a heist film.
06:41It's a,
06:42it's a heist film.
06:43It's a,
06:44it's a heist film.
06:45It's a,
06:46it's a pure popcorn commercial film.
06:49So,
06:50it's not dark at all.
06:51It is not,
06:52it doesn't give you,
06:53it has a tinge of darkness,
06:55because there is a villain in the film.
06:56So,
06:57obviously,
06:58there is a dark,
06:59hint towards,
07:00with this character in it.
07:01But,
07:02as a film,
07:03it's fun,
07:04it's very pacey,
07:05and it's very big.
07:06So,
07:07hopefully,
07:08I'm in talks with Marflix,
07:09themselves,
07:10with Mamta Anand.
07:11And,
07:12two other things are going on.
07:13But,
07:14I want to,
07:15that,
07:16that,
07:17I'll get that opportunity.
07:18And,
07:19after,
07:20I'll get that opportunity.
07:21And,
07:22I'll try and mount something,
07:23big,
07:24this time.
07:25So,
07:26I also want to do something,
07:27large and big,
07:28in big scale.
07:29So,
07:30hopefully,
07:31after Jewel Thief,
07:32I'll get that opportunity.