Gurmmeet Singh decodes Sonal Chauhan’s shocking Mirzapur The Movie climax

Gurmmeet Singh decodes Sonal Chauhan’s shocking Mirzapur The Movie climax, explaining how the sequence was crafted to feel bittersweet and keep audiences guessing about the fate of the main players.

In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, the Mirzapur The Movie director opened up about the sequence and the challenges involved. Read the full exclusive interview.

“Ravi Kishan’s character Babban was being loved a lot. Also, in Mirzapur, there’s no concept of a hero or villain. Everyone is grey and you understand their motivations. Aisa nahin hai ki koi aadmi ekdum bura hai. You do get attached to them. We were very scared because we didn’t want the scales to tip in favour of Babban. Then, the audiences would not have been happy that our heroes won. So, we kept wondering what would happen, as so many emotions were riding on him.”

Singh added that the balance was achieved. “Thankfully, the balance was achieved. Audiences took them as larger-than-life characters. They wanted Guddu (Ali Fazal), Munna (Divyenndu) and Kaleen Bhaiyya (Pankaj Tripathi) to win. Also, that scene was the very purpose behind the character of Chandu Puncture. We knew that we wanted someone innocent to kill Mumtaz and that it needed to happen by mistake. It wasn’t out of aggression. So, Chandu killing her felt a little bittersweet. Audiences were left wondering whether they should enjoy Chandu’s humour or feel bad for Mumtaz. It was a bizarre dichotomy that played out in the film.”

“In fact, the emotion landed most strongly when Chandu dies. That’s when audiences either gasped or went completely silent. Nevertheless, it was magical, almost like the olden days, when until we saw the audience reacting, we didn’t know what to expect from a scene.”

On working with Ravi Kishan and whether he dropped any gems, Singh said, “Ravi sir is absolutely entertaining. His public persona right now is that he’s all about fun and games. But he’s also a deep thinker. No wonder he plays dramatic scenes so beautifully. He has done more than 700 films and hence, he’s an institution in himself. If you sit with him and listen to his conversations, kahan 3-3, 4-4 ghante nikal jaate hain, pata hi nahin chalta!”

Also read: EXCLUSIVE: Gurmmeet Singh reveals The Good The Bad And The Ugly inspired Mirzapur The Movie’s BIG-SCREEN look; they were collaborative, viewed it as a piece of pop culture and acknowledged that Mirzapur has its own legacy.

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