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Medium spicy is a very rooted story: Mohit Takalkar
A known name in the field of Marathi, Hindi, Urdu and Kannada theatre, Mohit Takalkar is making his film Marathi directorial debut with Medium Spicy
A known name in the field of Marathi, Hindi, Urdu and Kannada theatre, Mohit Takalkar is making his film Marathi directorial debut with Medium Spicy. This will be Mohit’s first venture into Marathi film-making. The director-playwright is known for his hard-hitting and socially relevant plays through his Pune-based theatre group Aasakta Kalamanch.
Titled Medium Spicy, the film will go on floors on May 15 and it a very urban character-driven love story with an ensemble cast featuring Lalit Prabhakar, Sai Tamhankar and Parna Pethe. Mohit shares, “It all first started with a personal story. However, when we wrote the script, we realised that it is a very universal story that talks about relationships. It will appeal to the young and old alike.”
Having directed a Hindi-English feature film back in 2012, Mohit is a little nervous about this new venture. His first movie, Bright Day did not get a theatrical release but was screened at The Toronto International Film Festival and at film festivals in Shanghai and New York. “Bright Day was more of a self exploration. But Medium Spicy is very rooted in the city and that is why it is important, as it has the language I speak and characters that I deal with everyday,” he says.
This is also the first time that film-maker Vidhi Kasliwal and Mohit will be teaming up and Vidhi says, “The film’s premise is about balancing different relationships in the journey of life. It appealed to me instantly and I hope that when the film is eventually ready, it is able to satiate the taste buds of the audiences when they experience it in theatres.”
