Before embarking upon the film, Balki, who hadn’t read any reviews of his work after that first review, went back and read all of them to “exorcise all those demons from my head.”īalki brought on Sen to gain some perspective and balance from a critic’s point of view rather than being a one-sided chat and also to understand the difficulties and frustrations that critics experience. “Chup” is co-written by Balki, Rishi Virmani (“Ki & Ka”) and film critic Raja Sen, renowned for his often trenchant reviews of Bollywood films. “Having said that, when I read these things, sometimes I screenshot it and sometimes in my notes in my phone, I write strongly worded replies – I don’t end up sending any of these things,” said Salmaan. Salmaan says that he actively seeks out negative comments or criticism because it drives him to keep working harder and it influences his choices of film roles. “I found that unfairness in the whole relationship firstly depressing and then very fascinating.”
“It mattered to me and somewhere that thought hit me that how is it that you can say whatever you want, and get away and I’m accountable to you, but you’re not accountable to me,” said Balki. In the first review Balki read of his debut feature “Cheeni Kum,” a top Indian critic of the time trashed the film, sending the filmmaker into a “deep depression,” as he says, despite the film being otherwise well received and friends telling him that one person’s opinion did not matter. And this is also a genre I don’t get to explore very often as an actor across the industries I work in and it was an instant no-brainer for me to want to be a part of this.”īoth Balki and Salmaan have had their fair share of criticism from Indian film reviewers and “Chup” is informed by this. Salmaan added: “Across industries in India, I think people are really seeking to consume original content and new ideas and things that are genuinely fresh. 23, releases when Bollywood has found a reason to smile with the encouraging box office performance of “Brahmastra Part One: Shiva” after a period when big ticket films were underperforming. “Chup,” which opens theatrically on Sept. “It’s a great combination, because people don’t have a fixed image about what kind of star he is.” “He’s one of the most fabulous performers I’ve seen in Indian cinema and though he’s a superstar all across the country, in Hindi cinema it’s rare to find somebody with that kind of talent who’s still relatively a fresh face,” Balki told Variety.
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