Sanjay Mishra's next film focuses on old age romance
In a country where PDA continues to be taboo, Sanjay Mishra says his upcoming film "Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain" is an endearing effort to make showing love to one another, especially for the older couples, more acceptable. The veteran actor says people have a skewed notion about the idea of love and romance and how it belongs only to youth. Here are more details.
Love is ageless, says Mishra
Mishra said Love is ageless. "You see an older couple sitting in a cafe sharing coffee and you know that's love when they look at you with those eyes. That's romance," he added. "Some people have a romance with food, so different things for different people. We have very limited notion of romance. We have made it like that," he said.
Plot of Mishra's upcoming film
Directed by Harish Vyas, the Banaras-set film is a story of a couple, played by Mishra and Ekavali Khanna, married for over 30 years. They try to find love and spark back in their lives with the help of younger generation, Anshuman Jha and Shivani Raghuvanshi. Asked why love stories focus on youth, Mishra says it is a question that needs to be asked.
People use more cusswords rather than saying 'I love you'
Mishra says language may have been created for humans to express themselves but people have learned "more cusswords" than saying "those three lovely words". "We need to add a little language in our daily lives to acknowledge these gestures, we have learnt so many cusswords, this is also possible. Why does 'I love you' has to have such a short shelf life?" he said.
Societal norms don't even allow expressing feelings to mother
Mishra says it is unfortunate that the societal norms do not even let people freely express themselves to their mother. "We don't even feel the need to say it to mothers. This attitude has been given to us by the society. For that language to emerge, we need to be in touch with ourselves. Then profess love to the other person," he said.
