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Kiran Rao earlier considered mainstream cinema as 'bad'

Darpan News Desk IANS, 10 Jun, 2015 11:40 AM
  • Kiran Rao earlier considered mainstream cinema as 'bad'
Filmmaker Kiran Rao says she was a "classic film school snob" who thought mainstream cinema was synonymous with "bad cinema".
 
"It's a coincidence that I returned from film school around the same time MAMI started. I was this classic film school snob who thought mainstream cinema was synonymous with bad cinema," Kiran said at a press conference on Wednesday held to unveil the 17th edition of the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) Film Festival.
 
"I thought I couldn't make my films here. Considering the period of the late 90s, mainstream was largely bad cinema," she said.
 
The dates for the MAMI Film Festival -- October 29 to November 5 -- were announced at the press conference.
 
Stating that film festivals are generally deemed "arty", Kiran clarified that it would be a blend of commercial and art house cinema.
 
"The mainstream cinema landscape has changed dramatically and now is in a position to start new relations with art house cinema. The situation is such that both of them can co-exist brilliantly, collaborating and infusing energies into each other. And MAMI plays a crucial role in this integration," she said.

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