Shaad was advised by Mani to make original films
Shaad Ali
Shaad Ali has had a chequered career as a filmmaker. Son of filmmaker Muzaffar Ali (who made Umrao Jaan), Shaad spent a large part of his formative years as a filmmaker in Mani Ratnam’s shadows.
In fact, so besotted was Shaad by the Mani factor in his life, that he would return to assist Mani even after branching out as an independent filmmaker.
To no one’s surprise Shaad began his career as an independent filmmaker with a remake of Mani Ratnam’s Tamil blockbuster Alai Payuthe. The remake Saathiya was so faithful it couldn’t fail.
After Saathiya, Shaad was advised by Mani to make original films. While Bunty Aur Babli with Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji did well, Shaad’s next, Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom, ranks as one of the biggest, most expensive flops for Yash Raj Films, matched by the collections of Shaad’s latest film Kill Dil, another original.
No wonder then, that Shaad has scurried back to remaking a Mani Ratnam film. His next would be a remake of the Telugu and Tamil hit Ok Bangaram, Mani’s 2015 movie about a couple — Nithya Menon and Dilquer Salmaan — who are shown to be in a live-in relationship.
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( Source : deccan chronicle )
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