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Prithviraj Sukumaran Praises Meghna Gulzar’s Balanced Direction in Daayra
Prithviraj Sukumaran spoke positively about Meghna Gulzar’s work on Daayra.
He said she handled the story in a balanced way.
According to him, she understood the different characters and their points of view closely.
At the same time, she stayed far enough away to judge both sides fairly.
He said filmmakers can sometimes quietly favor one side.
Sukumaran said he did not notice that happening in Daayra.
He also said Gulzar’s camera choices, including close-up shots, were intentional.
Overall, he praised her ability to tell the story objectively.
Prithviraj Sukumaran praised Meghna Gulzar for maintaining balance throughout Daayra’s narrative.
He said Gulzar remained intimate with the characters and their perspectives.
Sukumaran also praised her for staying sufficiently distant to assess both sides objectively.
He said he could not identify a single moment when Gulzar became partial.
He described choices such as using close-up camera shots as deliberate filmmaking decisions.
- Who
- Prithviraj Sukumaran praised filmmaker Meghna Gulzar.
- What
- He praised her for maintaining balance and objectivity throughout Daayra’s narrative.
- Where
- When
- Why
- Sukumaran said Gulzar stayed close to the characters’ perspectives while remaining objective about both sides.
Key facts
- Project
- Daayra
- Speaker
- Prithviraj Sukumaran
- Filmmaker praised
- Meghna Gulzar
- Main praise
- Maintaining narrative balance
- Quality highlighted
- Brutal objectivity toward both sides
- Filmmaking detail
- Close-up camera choices were described as deliberate
Quotes
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Actor and Daayra star discussing Meghna Gulzar’s filmmaking
“But for Meghna as a filmmaker, the biggest challenge I would like to believe is to be so intimate with either one of these characters, either one of these perspectives, but still be far enough to be brutally objective about both these sides of the argument.”
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