Filmworld
Bejoy Nambiar credits his father for his becoming a filmmaker
Mumbai, May 12
Director Bejoy Nambiar says that he would have been a part of his family textile business if not for his father U.K. Nambiar, who pushed him to become a filmmaker.
"I am very close to my father and he is one of the reasons I'm a part of the industry. He has really pushed me to pursue this part of my career, because I was actually groomed to take over the family business.
"He is a textile man so I was supposed to work under him and do that. But he saw that spark (filmmaking) and he felt that I really wanted to pursue it, so he pushed me towards this. So I really appreciate the fact that he took that effort to do that," Bejoy said, at a screening of the Arvind Swamy-starrer "Dear Dad" which deals with a father-son relationship.
Bejoy started his career by making short films before making his full-fledged debut with "Shaitan". He then directed the Hindi and Tamil versions of "David" and got the biggest break of his career with the Amitabh Bachchan-Farhan Akhtar starrer "Wazir".
About his father, he added: "My father is very blunt and tells people off on their face and recently at the trailer launch of 'Wazir', he met Vidhu Vinod Chopra ji for the first time. I was certain he would say something, so I was just trying to keep check. The first thing my father told Mr.Chopra is, 'You are the producer of 'Wazir', I am the producer of your director.' Mr. Chopra was completely in shock. I don't think he and I will forget it for a long time."
Is Bejoy also a 'muhfat' like his father? "I'm not at all a 'muhfat', I try a lot but I think I'm too diplomatic," he said.
He added: "I like films which deal with father-son dynamics. My favourite is 'Shakti', Dilip sahab (Dilip Kumar) and Amit sahab (Amitabh Bachchan)... that combo, even today when I watch it, it gives me goosebumps; seeing them together in one frame is unbelievable.... I would love to do something with this kind of dynamics."
"Dear Dad" is releasing on May 13.
"I am very close to my father and he is one of the reasons I'm a part of the industry. He has really pushed me to pursue this part of my career, because I was actually groomed to take over the family business.
"He is a textile man so I was supposed to work under him and do that. But he saw that spark (filmmaking) and he felt that I really wanted to pursue it, so he pushed me towards this. So I really appreciate the fact that he took that effort to do that," Bejoy said, at a screening of the Arvind Swamy-starrer "Dear Dad" which deals with a father-son relationship.
Bejoy started his career by making short films before making his full-fledged debut with "Shaitan". He then directed the Hindi and Tamil versions of "David" and got the biggest break of his career with the Amitabh Bachchan-Farhan Akhtar starrer "Wazir".
About his father, he added: "My father is very blunt and tells people off on their face and recently at the trailer launch of 'Wazir', he met Vidhu Vinod Chopra ji for the first time. I was certain he would say something, so I was just trying to keep check. The first thing my father told Mr.Chopra is, 'You are the producer of 'Wazir', I am the producer of your director.' Mr. Chopra was completely in shock. I don't think he and I will forget it for a long time."
Is Bejoy also a 'muhfat' like his father? "I'm not at all a 'muhfat', I try a lot but I think I'm too diplomatic," he said.
He added: "I like films which deal with father-son dynamics. My favourite is 'Shakti', Dilip sahab (Dilip Kumar) and Amit sahab (Amitabh Bachchan)... that combo, even today when I watch it, it gives me goosebumps; seeing them together in one frame is unbelievable.... I would love to do something with this kind of dynamics."
"Dear Dad" is releasing on May 13.
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