'Mrs.': Why director wanted to 'deviate' from 'The Great Indian...'
What's the story
Arati Kadav, who recently directed the Sanya Malhotra-starrer Mrs., discussed the film in a recent interview with Mid-Day.
The film is an adaptation of the Malayalam drama The Great Indian Kitchen (2021).
While the movie has mostly received positive reviews, some viewers have expressed disappointment over most scenes being the same as the original.
Kadav has now reacted to this criticism.
Criticism addressed
'I was trying to deviate...'
Kadav said, "I was not at all in favor of showing the scene flow of a remake. I was constantly trying to deviate from the original."
"I added the character of Vedprakash because I figured being a doctor family, they would have domestic help."
"I wanted to make changes to the last scene."
Defense stance
Kadav on simplicity and accessibility of 'Mrs.'
Kadav defended the simplicity of Mrs., crediting it to producer and co-writer Harman Baweja's vision.
"[He] told me that this film works because of its simple and powerful storytelling, and if we try to make it complicated, its simplicity will be lost."
"His intention was to make Mrs. for the audience who hasn't seen the original. The idea was not to make the film for only cinema-literate people, but to make it more accessible to the north Indian viewers."
Emotional depth
Kadav's sci-fi film to explore human emotions
In a departure from the drama genre of Mrs., Kadav is now delving into science fiction.
"I'm making a science fiction story. I learned so much about human emotions in Mrs. I will take that into the science fiction film."
"It will have a lot of human drama because that has to be at the center of my stories," she added.
This is Kadav's second sci-fi project after her debut feature film Cargo (2019).