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Filmmaker Hansal Mehta has opened up about his upcoming project Pralay, starring Ranveer Singh. The film, which has been generating considerable curiosity, is ready to explore a large-scale post-apocalyptic world—an concept that, in keeping with Mehta, has been in development for quite a while.
Ranveer Singh starrer Pralay is just not an adaptation, reveals Hansal Mehta
Speaking in regards to the origins of the project to The Hollywood Reporter, Mehta revealed that the concept was initially developed by filmmaker Jai Mehta, who had been working on it independently before Ranveer Singh got here on board. “Jai had been working on this concept for a very long time.” He further explained how the collaboration took shape once Ranveer expressed interest within the concept, “When Ranveer saw his work, he reached out to him after which Jai pitched it to him. Once Ranveer said he liked the thought, we invested in developing it-helping Jai create the world he desires to present within the film.”
Detailing the dimensions and ambition of Pralay, Mehta described it as a genre-defining project for Indian cinema. “Its a post-apocalyptic world that hasnt been attempted before at this scale in India. Development is just not nearly writing. It also includes ideas-how you shape them, the way you visualise them, and the way you finally sell them to a 3rd party, to a star or a studio. We have invested in constructing those ideas,” he further told the portal.
Addressing speculation in regards to the film being inspired by existing literary works, Mehta firmly dismissed such claims, clarifying that the story is entirely original. “It isn’t an adaptation”, he added and continued, “Jay and Vishal Kapoor have written the unique story. Further, I believe a book like Blindness is just not easily adapted to film. I had seen the 2008 film adaptation (starring Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo) and it wasn’t great. Writers like Saramago or Salman Rushdie… I feel they’re best experienced on paper. Their books lose all their magic when interpreted for cinema.”
He also emphasised that the success of the film will largely depend upon how convincingly its world is dropped at life on screen. He shared, “The victory of Jai’s film will depend upon its immersive nature”. “How do you make a post-apocalyptic, dystopian world believable? To that end, we’re working with a few of the most effective talent from all over the world. And we try to attain it at a fraction of the associated fee during which Hollywood would have done it.”
With its ambitious premise and deal with immersive storytelling, Pralay is shaping as much as be a big addition to the evolving landscape of high-concept cinema in India.
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