Many friends are no more, said Director Anurag Basu | Many friends no longer live, director Anurag Basu said: ‘Metro these days’ cast Irfan, Konkona Sen told why the first part was a hit

Director Anurag Basu’s upcoming film ‘Metro these days’ is going to release on July 4. The film is a sequel to ‘Life in a Metro’ released in 2007. ‘Metro these days’ is the story of real feelings and relationships that we live in our personal life. Recently, director Anurag Basu and actress Konkona Sen Sharma had a special conversation with Dainik Bhaskar about this film. Anurag Basu recalled the late actor Irrfan Khan, saying that many friends who were close to the heart. If I was no longer, Irfan Khan would have cast him in ‘Metro these days’. Here is some more special parts of the conversation with Anurag and Konkona…

Anurag Basu says that there are some relationships that never forget.

Question- What is ‘Metro’ for you these days?

Answer/Anurag Basu- This film is a bouquet of all emotion. Many colors will be seen in this film. This film is a happy happiness for me. This word is special for this film. This means such an emotion. Which can tell both happiness and anger together. Khushka is a great word to define this film correctly.

Question- You did a lot of amazing work in the film ‘Life in a Metro’, even today your characters come to the mind?

Answer/Konkona Sen Sharma- The reason for this was the film’s music, Irrfan Khan’s Saath and Anurag Basu’s amazing direction. At that time we did not think that they were working. Working in a very relaxed atmosphere. There was absolutely home -like atmosphere.

Konkona Sen Sharma told the specialty of ‘Metro these days’

Question- How different the character is this time than last time?

Answer/Konkona Sen Sharma- I do not remember the previous one. This time I felt the best thing that Anurag has tried to explore Prem in a different way through four couples. The best thing in this is told how to deal with boring life after getting married.

Question- Your film has a tremendous inclusion of city, train, food, love and music. Where do you find all this?

Answer/Anurag Basu- It is very difficult to say from where all this comes from. Yes, I would definitely say that the kind of things that parents have shown and educated in childhood, somewhere it is the effect of that. My parents were the theater artists. Most of Papa’s plays were musical. I think it has been influenced. Part of music is very old in our stories. It has been settled in our DNA that when I write stories, it keeps going out.

Question- Your films should be a hit super hit or do not get the expectations so much, but there is always freshness in music. Is that probably because you have been raised in that environment?

Answer/Anurag Basu- Apart from this, the music director who works with me. They understand well what I want. By the way, I have mostly worked with Pritam. They understand me well. They know what I want. Earlier we used to have 3-4 options, from which we used to choose, but now only one song would be focused on this.

Question- The story of the film shows the ups and downs of life and relationships. It is said that what he remembers is never forgotten. It has ever happened to you, who have not been forgotten?

Answer/Anurag Basu- There are many people in my life. Which I never forgot. People feel that everything will be tarnished over time, but I am afraid that I should not forget them with time. There are many friends who are not yet. Whether it is Irfan Khan or Singer KK. I want his memories to always be fresh.

The metro is releasing on 7 July these days.

Question- It is said that Pankaj Tripathi has imbibed the Irrfan Khan avatar of ‘Life in a Metro’ very well in the film?

Answer/Anurag Basu- It’s not like that. Pankaj Tripathi has different characteristics. It was possible that Pankaj would not have been cast in the role of Irfan Khan in ‘Life in a Metro’. It could also be that Pankaj Tripathi played the character in ‘Metro these days’. In this, Irfan would cast.

Question- Heartbreak has happened in everyone’s life. You must have been in life too, how did you deal with him?

Answer/Anurag Basu- It has been 20-22 years since this thing happened. Now I do not even remember how the deal was done.