Films like ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ and ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ have a cult status of their own and over the years, have become one of the most loved films in Indian cinema. In fact, Farhan Akhtar’s film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ changed the tide of Indian cinema, as no one had seen cinema of this kind on a large scale before. Despite the fact that these two films are now called ‘iconic’ and are still remembered over the years, an old interview with Kunal Kemmu has now gone viral where he said that he cannot relate to these films.
It also seems that netizens clearly agree with him. Interestingly, Kunal directed the film Madgaon Express for Farhan’s production house, and this is how he pitched his film to them. Kunal can be heard saying very happily in this interview: “Dil Chahta Hai aur ZNMD aayi, achhi lagi, lekin react nahi kar paaye. hain.
They got achievements after diving and La Tomatina festival… hamari mummy ko dikhaoge toh pagal ho jaayengi ki itne tamatar kyun waste kar diye! Inke paas toh sab kuchh hai, yeh ghoom rahe hain, sab dukhi hain… zyaada aspiration ho gaya.
I ended up making Madgaon Express with the same producers DCH and ZNMD, and that’s what my pitch to them was, ki mere jaise logon ka kya?
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Family Time: Soha and Kunal enjoyed visiting Bandra Café
Madgaon Express was Kunal’s directorial debut film and was released in 2024.
The re-share of the viral video on X has over 9k likes and 1.3k retweets at the time of publishing this article. The comments were a mix of support and opposition to Kunal’s ideas. Words in his favor ranged from “Kunal Kemmu is a very nice guy!” to “This is a real you.. just a normal human being, a normal guy.. being a real human being… simple… I really appreciate Soha’s intelligence now…”But some did not agree with Kunal’s logic. “Film scam nahi hai tou gharib hai isiliye related nahi kar ba raha,” read one comment. Another read, “Interstellar bhi achhi nahi thi kyunkiphysics samajh hi nahi aayi hogi isse” A user wrote, “Aren’t you married to a princess in the literal sense?”