<p>Music composer-director Ravi Basrur’s fourth film ‘Girmit’ hit the screens on Friday. The film was a challenging and fulfilling project for Ravi, who has given music to varied films like ‘Ugramm’, ‘KGF: Chapter 1’, ‘Anjaniputra’ and ‘Mufti’.</p>.<p>In a candid chat with Metrolife, he talks about films, music and more.</p>.<p><strong>What inspired you to take up directing?</strong></p>.<p>Whenever I do music for films, I often notice some issues. There might be some lag in the storyline but I don’t comment on it. I feel that I should know the nuances of directing to talk about it; this is why I have taken up film direction. I work on one movie every year now. My past films include ‘Gargar Mandala’, ‘Bilindar’ and ‘Kataka’. I am always on the lookout for newcomers. At one point, even I was new and I want to provide opportunities for others like me.</p>.<p><strong>What is more fulfilling: music direction or film direction?</strong></p>.<p>Music is my passion. Film direction is just a hobby that allows me to experiment and express my thoughts. As a composer, I only create the music but directing allows me to try different things. In ‘Kataka’, I worked with 20 different Hollywood sound effect companies, and this experience helped me with my work in ‘KGF’. I have worked as a music programmer in around 98 films. </p>.<p><strong>How different are the two occupations?</strong></p>.<p>The two are like well-connected husband and wife. Music is an important component of a film, just as direction and cinematography are. All of them need to be in sync for a project to succeed. </p>.<p><strong>What inspired you to make ‘Girmit’?</strong></p>.<p>I observed that families go together to watch most films. Everyone celebrates the hero and heroine, who are adults. I wanted to make a film which would capture the attention of children, and see how they would react to different types of roles done by children. </p>.<p>I was inspired by advertisements and programmes such as ‘Drama Juniors’ and Flipkart Kids Ads where children are the main actors. Unfortunately, such platforms are only able to provide a handful of opportunities. I wanted to give everyone who came for the audition a chance to be on the big screen. This is why Girmit has 280 child artistes in it; it is driven by young talent. All the shots in the film have children in it. </p>.<p><strong>Tell us more about the movie.</strong></p>.<p>The film talks about different tensions and struggles that go into a wedding. It is a typical family entertainer with all commercial elements like comedy, romance and action, among others. The film will make you laugh and cry. I named the film ‘Girmit’ after the namesake snack. </p>.<p>The film includes artistes from 6 to 13-year-olds. They were a talented lot, but it was quite challenging to work with them. We needed almost 100 people to take care of them all. </p>.<p><strong>Another highlight of the film is... </strong></p>.<p>Sandalwood actors like Yash, Radhika Pandit, Sudha Belawadi, Sadhu Kokila, Petrol Prasanna have rendered their voice to the characters. </p>
<p>Music composer-director Ravi Basrur’s fourth film ‘Girmit’ hit the screens on Friday. The film was a challenging and fulfilling project for Ravi, who has given music to varied films like ‘Ugramm’, ‘KGF: Chapter 1’, ‘Anjaniputra’ and ‘Mufti’.</p>.<p>In a candid chat with Metrolife, he talks about films, music and more.</p>.<p><strong>What inspired you to take up directing?</strong></p>.<p>Whenever I do music for films, I often notice some issues. There might be some lag in the storyline but I don’t comment on it. I feel that I should know the nuances of directing to talk about it; this is why I have taken up film direction. I work on one movie every year now. My past films include ‘Gargar Mandala’, ‘Bilindar’ and ‘Kataka’. I am always on the lookout for newcomers. At one point, even I was new and I want to provide opportunities for others like me.</p>.<p><strong>What is more fulfilling: music direction or film direction?</strong></p>.<p>Music is my passion. Film direction is just a hobby that allows me to experiment and express my thoughts. As a composer, I only create the music but directing allows me to try different things. In ‘Kataka’, I worked with 20 different Hollywood sound effect companies, and this experience helped me with my work in ‘KGF’. I have worked as a music programmer in around 98 films. </p>.<p><strong>How different are the two occupations?</strong></p>.<p>The two are like well-connected husband and wife. Music is an important component of a film, just as direction and cinematography are. All of them need to be in sync for a project to succeed. </p>.<p><strong>What inspired you to make ‘Girmit’?</strong></p>.<p>I observed that families go together to watch most films. Everyone celebrates the hero and heroine, who are adults. I wanted to make a film which would capture the attention of children, and see how they would react to different types of roles done by children. </p>.<p>I was inspired by advertisements and programmes such as ‘Drama Juniors’ and Flipkart Kids Ads where children are the main actors. Unfortunately, such platforms are only able to provide a handful of opportunities. I wanted to give everyone who came for the audition a chance to be on the big screen. This is why Girmit has 280 child artistes in it; it is driven by young talent. All the shots in the film have children in it. </p>.<p><strong>Tell us more about the movie.</strong></p>.<p>The film talks about different tensions and struggles that go into a wedding. It is a typical family entertainer with all commercial elements like comedy, romance and action, among others. The film will make you laugh and cry. I named the film ‘Girmit’ after the namesake snack. </p>.<p>The film includes artistes from 6 to 13-year-olds. They were a talented lot, but it was quite challenging to work with them. We needed almost 100 people to take care of them all. </p>.<p><strong>Another highlight of the film is... </strong></p>.<p>Sandalwood actors like Yash, Radhika Pandit, Sudha Belawadi, Sadhu Kokila, Petrol Prasanna have rendered their voice to the characters. </p>
