Filmmaker Saawan Kumar Tak, director of movies like Sanam Bewafa and Souten passed away recently. The 86-year-old was admitted to a Mumbai h...
Filmmaker Saawan Kumar Tak, director of movies like Sanam Bewafa and Souten passed away recently. The 86-year-old was admitted to a Mumbai hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for a lung infection. Several Bollywood actors, members of the fraternity and cinephiles have expressed shock over his demise. Anu Aggarwal, who worked with Saawan Kumar in Khal-Naaikaa, was in tears. She says, “He will be missed. May he rest well in the better place he has gone to.”
While talking to us about her equation with the late filmmaker, she says, “Saawan Kumar ji was an extraordinary visionary and a brave filmmaker. He dared to make a movie, in which the female protagonist turns into a psycho killer. In the 90s, and pretty much even now, the concept can easily be termed unique. When he approached me for Khal-Naaikaa (1993) with a video of the American film, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992), I was mesmerised by the intensity of the role as an actor. I can call it a dream role without blinking an eye.”
She adds, “I will always be grateful to him for trusting my acting skills, choosing me for a challenging and older character amongst the experienced, leading actresses of the time. It was diametrically opposite of my character in my first film, Aashiqui. It takes a fine filmmaker like Saawan Kumarji to envision you in a character that’s starkly different from the one that has catapulted you to instant fame. I will forever be grateful to him for showcasing me an avatar I barely knew I could pull off.”
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