Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri
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For their subsequent film enterprise, filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and his actor-wife Pallavi Joshi have zeroed in on the critically-acclaimed Kannada novel, “Parva”, by S L Bhyrappa.
The 1979 Kannada e-book is a retelling of the Sanskrit epic ‘Mahabharata’. Considered amongst Bhyrappa’s most generally debated and well-liked works, “Parva” weaves its story via the private reflections of the principal characters.
“I was looking for a historical recounting of ‘Mahabharat’ and then I learnt Bhyrappa spent decades researching and that he even visited the places that the epic was set in,” Agnihotri stated on the launch of the first-look poster of the film right here on Friday night.
Joshi stated there have been debates within the society whether or not ‘Mahabharata’ is definitely “our history or if it is just mythology”.
“This book breaks the barriers and explains to us what the truth is. I was a little worried whether people are ready for the truth. But as we researched more into it, I realised that this is a film that has to be made,” she added.
Agnihotri stated he will probably be adapting the e-book into a three-part film together with Prakash Belawadi, the Bengaluru-based theatre exponent who has additionally acted in movies throughout many languages.
Belawadi stated “Parva” is an fascinating materials for dramatic exploration.
His eight-hour English stage adaptation of “Parva” is being showcased at Chowdiah Memorial Hall right here. The final present will probably be held on October 22.
“Eight-hour concept is fairly a new experience for an English theatre enthusiast, but quite normal for someone tuned into traditional Indian theatre like Yakshagana. Tala Maddale or Doddata, which have always been all-night affairs,” stated Belawadi.
Author Bhyrappa, who launched the poster, recalled watching Peter Brook’s “The Mahabharata” in 1989, which lasted for 9 hours and ran to a full home on the identical venue, Chowdiah Memorial Hall.
“So, 34 years ago, I was thinking to myself that if an outsider can bring his interpretation of ‘Mahabharata’ to stage, I should also be able to do it. Now, I am happy that we are even going to have a celluloid interpretation of ‘Parva’,” he added.
Agnihotri stated he’s but to develop the challenge intimately, together with the finances.
The filmmaker revealed that he could be utilizing the latest of the expertise, AI, to take the story to a bigger viewers.
“We will be making the film in two languages first – Hindi and Kannada. But we are also hoping to eventually get it dubbed in English and Spanish, with the aid of AI,” added the director.
Agnihotri’s most up-to-date launch was “The Vaccine War”, that includes Joshi and Nana Patekar. The film made its debut in theatres in September.