Mumbai: Filmmaker R Balki says he has so
much love for actor Amitabh Bachchan that he approaches the
megastar with a script almost everyday.
He, however, clarified that there is no film in the
pipeline with Big B at the moment.
Balki has worked with the 75-year-old actor in "Cheeni
Kum", "Paa" and "Shamitabh". His latest, "Padman", features
Bachchan in a cameo appearance.
There were reports that Balki is gearing up to
collaborate with the "Piku" star yet again, but Balki
dismisses them as rumours.
"I approach Mr Bachchan everyday for a film. But whatever
you're hearing now is not true, they are all rumours. There's
nothing on cards. The film people are talking about is not
mine, but a friend's. I'm just helping him do it, I'm not
directly involved," Balki told PTI.
The director says currently he has a few ideas for his
next project but he is yet to write something new.
"Padman" is a fictionalised account of Tamil Nadu-based
Arunachalam Muruganantham, who created affordable sanitary
napkins for the women of his village.
The film released today and the director is looking
forward to the audience reaction, both positive and negative.
"I don't read reviews, but I'm ready for all kinds of
reactions from people. I don't get angry unless people write
silly things, neither do I get overwhelmed by something.
People react the way they do if they like or don't like
something. I'm very neutral about it."
The director insists that though the film, also
featuring Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte, deals with menstrual
hygiene, at its core it is a love story.
"Anything which hasn't been done before is an opportunity
for any filmmaker. This subject was new. But one has to be
sensitive in every film, in every topic. It's a love story,
but it's sensitive too. It's not hiding anything from the
viewers," he said.
Balki was speaking at a special screening of "Padman"
hosted by Nayantara Jain, President of IMC ladies wing,
yesterday.
PTI
