Adieu Pankaj Advani | Editorial

Hey folks,

Some time back, came the news about untimely demise of director Pankaj Advani. He had helmed director’s chair in known movies like Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Sankat City and little known films like National award winning children’s movie Sunday; critically loved Urf Professor.

Press hails him as a good filmmaker, but his blogpost on PFC tells just before Sankat City release that there is no buzz in media about his film. Sankat City was also lauded by critics as far as I can remember, but buzz wasn’t started by the media.

At less than 50 years of age what could have lead to his early demise? Maybe just the kind of beating that all of his films took, had its effect.

We’ll we need more people, more powerful people to promote such film makers. Like Aamir Khan did for Peepli live.

A friend recently argued that Aamir hogged all the limelight for the film, and didn’t divert attention to the filmmaker Anjum Rizvi.

To that I have to say, what will a filmmaker prefer?

A)     To have his films just seen and appreciated by few people, and not having his name known until after his death?

B)      To have his film seen and appreciated by millions by playing second fiddle to some big shot, thereby opening more avenues to create his niche in the future?

I would opt for B any day.

Goodbye Pankaj, May you RIP.

With love,

Ali Naqvi