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Totally ass-kicking interview by Balaji and Ravi, with equally frank and interesting responses from Jaideep Varma. I bow my head in shame as one of the people that didn't muster up the energy to see Hulla when it in the screens. I'll try and catch it if it still is, or at least try to get it on DVD...which hopefully won't suffer the "not happening" fate that befell Dev Anand's Mr. Prime Minister (not equating the 2 films here, but those that know me will understand what I'm saying here)

Kick ass interview. Good read.

I just supplied some of the questions. It was all Ravi's initiative really.

And yeah, this turned out really awesome. All thanks to Jaideep!

Killer.

*Except for the multiple pages, but I read it on word doc so that's cool too.

Pretty fucking good interview though I say so myself *-)

In fact, the problem with our reviewers is that they would rather expend their energies gleefully (and often imaginatively) criticizing crappy films than making the effort to understand the good ones. A typically Indian trait, I guess.
Heehee - guilty.
Great read, and kudos for kicking our film section into the spotlight, for the first time since...well, ever.
Wonder what kind of budget it'd take to get Kvlt Komix made into a movie?

If it's to be done just for kicks, only budget for camera and lights. Everything else can be taken care of. That is if it's done in the true kvlt spirit, starring only kvlt people and friends!

I don't think people appreciate black humour especially when it holds a mirror at themselves. Hulla isn't all humour, the tide sort-of turns when Janardhan deserts the kinetic and takes a bus ride. It was a real downer, and yet, this is the reality for most people in Mumbai. Most of em aren't gonna make it.

You see the life of a middle aged man with a severe chip on his shoulder, resentful of the guy with a 2BHK - who while not wealthy has it better than him, and got there sooner than him. There's a lot of loathing in the generation that struggled for years to get a radio and a fridge for the new generation that manages to set up their house in style within days of entering it.

This is the kind of uncomfortable social commentary that is so hurtful to its audience that even if they manage to digest the movie, they're unlikely to recommend it to others.

Having lived in a suburbian hell I've had my share of tyrants who rule the walled apartment blocks like petty fascists. Like the great rulers of our time, they've declared a war on petty theives and premarital sex. Watchmen are instructed accordingly. My parents are part of this clique. They're deeply concerned about how much your son/daughter makes, where they work, and marks scored in 10'th, 12'th, and beyond. They won't be shy about asking all this - their happiness and self-esteem depends on it.

In most of my fights with them, they always pompously describe their great responsibility on their shoulders, and will conjure up visions of rape, theft and murder that they probably read about in the paper or saw on TV serials. If it weren't for their eternal vigilance, this great society of ours would fall into chaos. God bless em.

Great interview.

The guy is smart, but he's too solipsistic for his own good.

I haven't seen the movie either (no surprises there) but great stuff! Keep it up guys!