Sex, Sunny Leone and Sridevi’s thunder thighs

Sex, Sunny Leone and Sridevi’s thunder thighs

Mangalore Today News Network

Feb 12, 2016: The maverick filmmaker’s short film Single X has become the talking point on social media for its outrageous poster. The time is right to talk with the man who has, more often than not, chosen to keep a low profile.

 

Lots to ask him, but he has very little time he says because he is running in the jungles shooting for Killing  Veerappan. Here is a quick but candid chat with the man who is fondly called RGV: 

The poster of your short film Single X is extremely bold...

The whole point of getting into the digital space is to be extremely bold- be it about erotica, horror or violence. My interest also stems from the fact that I have many short stories which can be told in 5-20 minutes- but if stretched into a feature film, they will lose their steam. Also, I can push my creatives to the extremes without fear of getting butchered by the Censor Board.

Do you think sex still sells in Bollywood?

Sex, violence and fear will always sell anywhere in the world because they cater to the most basic instinct of human beings.

But sex comedies like Mastizaade and Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 did not work at the box-office...

It’s not for me to comment on films of other filmmakers, but I personally hate sex comedies because I take sex very seriously. I sincerely feel that Sunny Leone will work much more in serious dramas than in sex comedies.

And why is that?

Her very presence has an inherent sexuality, which will get enhanced if she’s presented in a serious way. If I ever direct a film with her, I will concentrate only on the intensity on her face.

You have even dedicated Single X to the Censor Board and next, you wrote a tweet saying “Who will stop me?” Why are you actively taking pangas with the Censor Board?

I am not taking pangas with the Censor Board, I am just expressing my views in my own way as a free citizen of the country. I think it’s ridiculous to apply some Act formed in 1952 to the audience of today when the present day technology can allow even children to access anything, including porn on their mobile phones. It’s high time that the government grows up and treats filmmakers too like grown-ups. CBFC should just inform the audience about the