‘Sunny Deol called, said do a film with me’: Sriram Raghavan

Sriram Raghavan got a call from Sunny Deol to collaborate on a film but that is not how he writes his stories.

Multiple actors over the recent years have listed Sriram Raghavan as one of the directors they would like to work with. The director is famous for thrillers like Badlapur, Andhadhun and most recently, delivered another critically-acclaimed film, Merry Christmas. Now, he has revealed another big Bollywood name who wishes to collaborate with him someday.

Sriram Raghavan's process

Sriram Raghavan has found a fan in Sunny Deol.

In a recent interview with Indian Express, Sriram was asked about writing a role with an actor already in his mind. The director said that such a process has not always worked for him. He even casually name dropped Sunny Deol. “Every time I have written keeping an actor in mind, I have not been able to come up with a good enough script. So, I now start writing and mid-way think of who we can cast. Many years ago, after watching Raman Raghav, A City, A Killer (1991), a docu-drama by me, Sunny Deol had called to say ‘do a film with me’. He was at the peak of his career then. I kept writing and rejecting the ideas myself. I would like to do a film with him. There are also others on my list,” he said.

Money doesn't matter?

“There is a great line by Quentin Tarantino regarding numbers that’s etched in my mind. He says that in the grand scheme of things, opening weekend is the least important time in the film’s life. A film takes more than a year to make. So, three days in a weekend are not the most important days for me or Quentin (laughs). Though for many it is,” he said.

Sunny Deol was last seen in Gadar 2, which did great business and was one of last year's biggest hits.