Moderated by Writer-Director Jyoti Kapur Das, this enriching session was attended by students of film-making and people working in film and television industry.

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Hosted by Ashoke Pandit, President, IFTDA, the session also included giving away of special awards to director Amar Kaushik for his first film, Stree and filmmaker Swapna Waghmare Joshi for her Marathi film ‘ Savita Damodar Paranjpe’.

I don’t like putting messages in my movies, its just what I feel from inside is what is seen in my movies

Raj Kumar Hirani spoke about how filmmaking is about teamwork and took the attendees through his journey of all the films and collaborations with his creative and technical team. “I don’t like putting messages in my movies, it’s just what I feel from inside is what is seen in my movies,” said the filmmaker when someone pointed out that all his films have had messages weaves into entertaining stories. When asked about his successful collaborations with some of the biggest and immensely talented actors, Hirani said “every actor comes with his own set of strengths. I personally try and adapt myself to the actor’s acting style as well”.

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“Hari Bhai (Sanjeev Kumar) and Pancham (Burman) were two anchors in my life and I loved both of them immensely. We shared a relationship where we could disagree with each other without feeling bad at all,” Gulzar said.

When he was asked about filmmakers being influenced a lot by films in West, Gulzar said, “We have such vast history and so many stories from our historic culture that we don’t have to look anywhere else for inspiration. Yes, the technology in west is very advanced for sure.” Actor Jeetendra who worked with Gulzar on films like ‘Parichay’, ‘Khushboo’ and ‘Kinaara’, felicitated him on behalf of IFTDA.

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The 19th IFTDA Masterclass with the renowned screenwriter and master of suspense thrillers, director Sriram Raghavan moderated by the cinematic genius Saurabh Varma.

National award winner Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar graced the evening as the Chief Guest.

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Meet The Director Master Class is an attempt by the Indian Film and TV Directors’ Association (IFTDA) to create a platform where there is a confluence of young aspiring filmmakers and existing greats of Indian cinema who have made several remarkable films over the years. It is a platform where the film-making community comes together to share ideas and experiences, thereby making for a thoroughly rewarding experience. “The Film and directors association conceptualized this Master Class to feature the great directors of Indian cinema, where in each of the members chat with each other, sharing their learnings enabling the younger generations to learn from their experience.

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A house full auditorium moderated by ace actress Pallavi Joshi.

We also felicitated Director Om Raut for the stupendous success of his Film ‘Tanhaji’ in this masterclass.

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