Vikramaditya Motwane: Culture shock at Sanjay Leela Bhansali's sets drove me nuts | Sit With Hitlist

Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane, who started his career as an assistant to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, said the culture shock at his sets used to drive him nuts. "You're working 25 hours a day, seven days a week, and my salary's ₹2,500 a month. You're transported into this world, which is a bit of a shock in the first place," Motwane added. #vikramadityamotwane #devdas #sanjayleelabhansali #sitwithhitlist
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[@wrightvcx2249]

That's the kind of exposure you get at a very young age if you are well-connected in the film fraternity. At 19, I was busy submitting assignments to my university.

[@theperpetuallyannoyed4074]

At least we got a talented filmmaker like vikram out of it.

[@rana1561]

​@@theperpetuallyannoyed4074 talented and yet self aware who always acknowledges that he was privileged to get that chance, still he has put the work in to learn, unlike so many.

[@poulomi__hari]

Yah.. but I still find SLB movies quite mediocre. They are very pretentious. Getting costumes and sets immaculate cannot cover for average story stelling. I like Anvita Dutt's movies on the other hand. They are quite grand and artistic, along with very good substance to take it ahead.

[@divineflu34567]

True avg.storytelling

[@hardy2175]

Humans have this problem, cannot be master of all. SLB's focus is on the visual aspects more.

[@superdhanshu]

yupp.. he is extremely overrated. He himself seems like a pretentious prick. There is never any novelty in his stories or story telling. Just big ornate sets and that is it! The toughest thing that deepika did in one of his movies was dancing in a 20kg lehenga (she mentioned in an interview). Like, no - character research, getting into the character, reading and researching about what they were doing.. nope.. none of that. 20 kg lehenga was the biggest challange!

[@senguptasayn]

Completely agree.Other than Bajirao perhaps all his movies are basically visual over content.but again nobody can match Sanjay in the visuals department.picture perfect frames.

[@wrightvcx2249]

Well said

[@dhoomketu731]

Bhansali's filmmaking rests squarely on lavish set design and melodrama.

[@MaithiliKulkarni]

Try his first film 'Khamoshi'. Complete anti-thesis of what you claim. His film "Black' was superlative!

[@tejeegill]

Ye Rohit Shetty types bolta e bilkul

[@cnmurugan1483]

VM is not in the same league as SLB. Sanjay is a genius and he makes movie in the true bollyood genre of what indian movies are without trying to be like from the west.

[@incogneshwari]

his work is only visually stunning. story telling + pacing is average at best

[@dhhavs]

This slb is like a producers nightmare!! Gone are the days where u can have such exorbitant budgets!! U cud make 2 or 3 good movies in the same amount he spends on a song!!

[@Dattebayo3089]

Bhansaali is overrated and least creative director. Making remakes, biopics and adaptations. Seriously no originality. Only dumb indian audiance will love his non creative movies. Although costumes and sets are the best things for his films.

[@ananyapatil7552]

You can more or less same thing about Rajamouli also

[@RahilKhan-el5qx]

Mayank is too good!!

[@jagrutidesai1955]

Sanjay Leela Bhansali & Vikramaditya both are super talented.

[@kevingunothou1693]

Vikramaditya reminds me of Barack Obama.😂

[@bhavyamankad479]

How are you a 30+ journalist and don't know what Disney Club is!

[@user-oc2nq5cd2z]

People who ask for better and better are considered to be difficult because people are lazy. The person at the helm can't accept mediocrity, especially the ones completely immersed in it.

[@divineflu34567]

The guy has better films than slb can thought of even in his dreams

[@avinavprasai7940]

Vikram Aditya has a better filmography than Bhansali and is a better filmmaker. He's far from mediocrity.

[@user-oc2nq5cd2z]

@@avinavprasai7940 I don't doubt that. His movie Udaan and Lootera is my kind of movie. He is brilliant. People have different ways of dealing with situations. He does not slack as far as content creation is concerned. His way of dealing with emotions is very understated but complex and beautiful like Ray's who is my favorite filmmaker.Bhansali's larger than life. I am sure Vikramaditya does not go ahead with a project unless he is sure he has it as he wants it.

[@rummanamoledina4973]

So true !!

[@prakir3590]

90% SLB movies are copied & have zero original content..