You didn't find comedy in 'Magadheera.' Any film high on emotions doesn't need such elements.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
'Magadheera' is a lovely film which can't be recreated.
Although humor is present in every one of my films, it has always been used as a way to make the darker, heavier stuff in my stories more palatable. I never set out to make 'Humpday' a comedy.
If you're doing a drama that has some comedic elements you can't forget that it's primarily a very serious film that has some light relief.
Regardless of what kind of film, the number one rule of comedy is to never take yourself too seriously and then the next rule is you can't have any self-consciousness, otherwise it kills the laugh, and that will never change.
There is no reason why a serious film, one about life, can't be enjoyable, maybe even fun. Emotions can be very entertaining, you know. I try to use them generously in my films.
I think I have never seen a humorless movie that was any good to me.
When I was in film school, it was said that all good films were characterised by some form of humour.
Am I disappointed occasionally by the lack of irony in some movies? Yes.
When you do a movie as opposed to a TV show, it's always tempting to think everything has to be big and exaggerated and spectacular. And in fact, a lot of the funniest comedy films have been very intimate.
I firmly believe that emotions are universal, and I know that when they connect with the audience, it works. There is no such thing as an entertaining or a serious film; there are good films and bad films. Good films will always find a vast audience.