The third instalment of the Lust Stories franchise brings together four filmmakers with distinct storytelling styles. Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj have each directed a segment in the latest anthology, exploring different facets of relationships, intimacy and desire.
Producer Ashi Dua recently spoke to Bollywood Hungama about the making of Lust Stories 3 and opened up about the creative process behind the four stories. From Motwane considering multiple ideas before settling on his segment to the back-and-forth involved in collaborating with veteran filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj, Ashi offered insight into how each director approached the anthology.
Ashi Dua on Vikramaditya Motwane’s “very unlike” idea
Ashi described Vikramaditya Motwane as one of the finest filmmakers in the country and revealed that the director initially had several ideas for his segment before arriving at the story that eventually became part of Lust Stories 3.
“He is one of the finest filmmakers that we have, and of course we were very excited to go to him, and he did have a couple of other ideas that he wanted to do before the story finally happened. And we were pushing for something easier and fun. Then he came up with this idea, and then we all immediately fell in love, and we thought it was very fun and very easy and very unlike Vikram,” she said.
Ashi also praised Motwane’s casting choices, particularly his decision to bring Konkona Sen Sharma and Radhika Apte together.
“And then when he had the casting idea that he had with Konkona Sen and Radhika Apte, it was just great. Like you had two of the best actresses and it just worked out with him. It was a process. There were two other films, two stories that he had in mind, and by the time we arrived at the story it was …read more
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