#15: KMA - Can never be criticized...

Once again a brave decision to criticize my own movie Kuchh Manziley Aisy... in I never criticize category. Though viewers will say there's nothing to criticize in the movie, but as I did in IMDI, there is scope to think what else could have been done. (and why I didn't do that.)

First issue is what many of D members too raised. Sad climax could have been more effective and would have left a good impact on the viewers. The suggested end was Erick reaches to Railway station, comes on an empty platform nd dives against the train coming towards him. The original track has sequence that Ishita comes by the time nd saves him. But many had an opinion that Erick should die in the end because the sequence that Ishita saves him by arriving there at the pinchtime seems very filmy nd isn't giving a serious impact of the hidden message of the movie.

To justify my decision, I've one moment in my memory when hundreds of viewers had applaud that scene at screening in Surat. Ishita holds Erick's hand to pull him back nd whistles had rained. I still remember my eyes had got a bit moisture on receiving such response from public. No doubt it would have been more heart-touching flick if Erick would have died but Indian viewers like happies endings. Tears in happy eyes are far better than tears in sad eyes. So Erick came back nd that too with a bang of climax song. (With all his fight to finish shots taken in sunset view.)

Another controversy was of title. Black Monday was our first choice as title of the movie and suggestions were to keep it for making an image of an intellectual film. But I was keen to change the name to Kuchh Manziley Aisy... to create the positive feel as per climax. (Another reason is that the title song was been composed too with that name.) So finally (as per my nature that I keep asking for a bunch of suggestions from crew nd D members nd at the end, listen to none.) We named it Kuchh Manziley Aisy...

I had wished to add many things like for news scene, we had used nine different voices including Kunjal ma'm or Mitali for chaotic environment or for restaurant scene how we had deal with Gokul restaurant and many more but for that all untold stories, "The making of KMA" seems proper as another post of Random Strokes. Till then, Keep reading and commenting on yours favourite Random Strokes. - DJ.

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