Vasan Bala on pop-culture references: It’s a beautiful reminder of why I’m making films
A sprinkle of “nostalgia” and pop-culture references have become signature to director Vasan Bala’s films, who says revisiting his favourite movie memories drives him emotionally as a storyteller. The Mumbai-based filmmaker’s first theatrical release, 2019’s “Mard Ko Dard Nahin Hota”, was a homage to martial arts legend Bruce Lee loaded with Bollywood references starting from its title, based on megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue in 1985 movie “Mard”. The story about a man, whose medical condition makes him impervious to pain, was a hit with people appreciating Bala’s pulpy treatment that…
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