Rajat Kapoor, who shot to limelight after his performance in Corporate, Monsoon Wedding and Bheja Fry, is one person in Bollywood who performs equally brilliantly as a director, actor and writer as well.
He was in the capital recently at the world premiere of his Directorial venture Mithya wherein he gave the opportunity of small interaction to the media to peek in.
What makes you indulge frequently in offbeat cinema instead of the mainstream one?
The offbeat cinema is doing well these days. Unlike past, the dividing line, between the mainstream cinema and the offbeat one, is getting thinner and the larger sections of society are more readily accepting the latter.
Your portrayal of gangsters in movies is very simplistic in nature and the treatment given to the outlaws is very earthy, which can be easily identified by people. Is it a conscious effort?
(Laughs) Nobody knows how the gangsters lead their life. We just take on a particular style track in their portrayal. So, in the process we try to superimpose our lives on them. The final product is the outcome of all this understanding.
What is next in store with you for your upcoming projects?
Love stories are in for me. Now I would be concentrating more on the making of movies based on this subject.
What drives you to make movies based on the people of underworld?
My romance is with the old gangster films. But, now I will not make this kind of stuff in the near future.
Do you buy the proposition that the rise in multiplex culture has boosted the prospects of the offbeat cinema, by providing to it, that, much needed niche audience?
Of course, there is no doubt about it. With the rise of multiplex cinema in the metros and other big cities the scope for offbeat cinema has increased steadily which is one of the reasons why the offbeat cinema is doing better these days.