KETAN MEHTA:MAKING MOVIE ON HIS OWN TERMS
ARVIND K.PANDEY
(Published in Graphiti, The Telegraph,Feb.01,09)
Ketan Mehta has been always a hot-favourite director amid sensitive and rational- minded filmgoers.His movies have always managed to project a social message in a successful way. Mirch Masala and Holi, to name a few, have left an indelible impression in the hearts and minds of viewers. Who can forget the role of Smita Patil in Mirch Masala?
Though his attempts to make movies for mainstream cinema have not produced desired effect but that has not deterred him from experimenting with off-beat themes. Ketan Mehta can nurture a sense of deep satisfaction within him. After all, he has achieved success on his own terms in our times when its not easy to downplay the market-oriented Bollywood.
