Hrithik Roshan is coming back with a new film after almost two years and a lot is riding on it. But if Mohenjo Daro’s first official trailer is anything to go by, the film, a period drama, is suffering from a Lagaan-esque hangover and lack of authenticity courtesy of its director Ashutosh Gowariker. In fact, in some shots showcase pure idiocy such as the flying alligator sequence.
Hrithik Roshan is coming back with a new film after almost two years and a lot is riding on it. But if Mohenjo Daro’s first official trailer is anything to go by, the film, a period drama, is suffering from a Lagaan-esque hangover and lack of authenticity courtesy of its director Ashutosh Gowariker. In fact, in some shots showcase pure idiocy such as the flying alligator sequence.
Roshan, who has been making news thanks to his dispute with Kangana Ranaut, however, has high hopes for the film. During a press event for the upcoming film, the actor spoke about how he fell in love with the script.
“My first reaction when the film was offered to me was of immense joy, as it is coming from a man who gave me Akbar,” said Roshan. “But then the script was 200 pages long. The day it was cut down to 80, Ashu especially flew to New Delhi to meet me and we signed the film then and there.”
For Roshan, who starred in Gowariker’s Jodhaa Akbar, the film was “challenging” but “rewarding in spirit and soul”. Okay then.
Meanwhile the film’s director is unfazed in the face of criticism. When asked about a lack of historical authenticity the film seems to be suffering from, Gowariker noted, “Everything can’t be shown in one film. And every 20 years, historians amend their hypothesis and the analysis. I chose a mix of Hindi, Sindhi and shuddh Hindi for the film because I don’t want to lose connect with my audience.”
Perhaps the one silver lining in the film is the presence of ace composer/director A.R. Rahman, who is the force behind the film’s music.
