Need to narrate homegrown stories to go Int’l, says Vishal Bhardwaj

For Indian films to compete at global st, it's important to chronicle and present stories rooted in landscape of country, filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj on Monday said. director said Indian cinema is on right track as films like "Newton" and "Court" have mand to leave a mark on international cinema. "We are kwn for ' Lunchbox' and 'Newton', and even 'Court' has been appreciated so much outside. Till we don't start narrating our stories, we won't be able to reach international st," Bhardwaj said.

filmmaker was speaking at press conference of Jio MAMI 21st Mumbai Film Festival with Star. "If we want to compete at international st, we need to tell our stories. 'Court' was our story. We should also make a film on how censor board works... It'll make a mark," he quipped. Director Zoya Akhtar, who was also present at event, said one can't make a film with an intent to "do something new."

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"You can't approach something thinking 'I am going to do something different or I'm going to do something that hasn't been done before'. It's a sure shot recipe for disaster. You have to take a story that has moved you in some way, put that out re and transmit that in most honest way possible," she said. filmmaker, whose "Gully Boy" is India's official entry in International Feature Film category at Oscars, said today one can narrate a good story as re is an audience for it. 

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"Sometimes those stories are t a part of mainstream or may have been a part of mainstream narrative. Today with more scenes, more platforms and with changing patterns, audience is open to self-reflection, open to honesty. combination of all has helped newer stories to come out," she ded.  film festival will screen over 190 films from 53 countries. MAMI will be held from October 17 to 24. 

Censor board is deaf, says Vishal Bhardwaj