'Jawan' Director Atlee Reveals He Got Calls From Hollywood After Release Of Shah Rukh Khan-Starrer
South director Atlee is currently basking in the glory of his latest release 'Jawan'.
South director Atlee is currently basking in the glory of his latest release 'Jawan'. The Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi-starrer is Atlee's first project in Hindi, and it has already broken several records. As per producer Red Chillies Entertainment, 'Jawan' has crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark at the global box office. 'Jawan' which released in theatres on September 7, has received positive word-of-mouth from both critics and audiences. In the latest entertainment news, in an interview with Film Companion, Atlee revealed that he received an offer from Hollywood professionals after they watched 'Jawan'.
“Without love there is nothing in the world. There is no math formula to my job. My craft is about love. If I don’t love something, I can’t creatively produce. So, I have to fall in love. If I like a girl, I can’t just marry. I have to fall in love with her. Similarly, if I am making a film, it’s not only with the hero, I have to fall in love with the producer also. The world is driven my love, without it everything with turn mechanical," said Atlee.
“Honesty comes with love. I take my time with people and see if we really match and whether I can love them and learn something from them. If someone comes to me and says, ‘Sir, I love you, I love your film. I want to work with you.’ That’s all, I will sign them. That’s my secret of signing films. And if a person comes and says ‘I will pay you this much and here is a blank cheque’, I have said no to a lot of people. You can’t buy me, but you can love me and I can love you back. Without love, I can’t create anything," he added.
For the unversed, six action directors from across the globe had come together to execute action sequences of 'Jawan'.
“People who worked on our film were from Hollywood. Action director Spiro Razatos worked with us. So, Spiro and other great director and technicians from Hollywood were at the same screening of Jawan. And Spiro said I have done action in this film. So, they asked who has done that scene where SRK is engulfed in flames," said Atlee.
"He said, ‘It was the director’s vision and he executed it.’ So they immediately connected with me and told me, ‘If you want to work in Hollywood, let us know,’ so it isn’t a taste which is very desi. It is something superheroic and it has a very basic rhythm. I thought this idea only works for us but it is working globally," he added.
Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Jawan' has already surpassed the lifetime collection of 'Pathaan' in India, and it just needs few crores more to become the highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time.
