00:00Hello, my name is Matthew Lachins, and first of all, congratulations for Dates to Dates.
00:05My first question is to both of you.
00:08Signing off with you, once you've heard of the story, the world, the universe of the film, the characters,
00:17what was it that appealed to your artistic sensibilities, and then how did you go about it?
00:21What appealed to me...
00:25What appealed to me most was the fact that this is a story which is so relevant to the times
00:31that we live in.
00:32It's so relevant to each and every household of our country, and this is something that really should be made,
00:38it should be watched, it should be witnessed, and it should be applied to each and every life.
00:44This is a story which is not just about a cinematic experience or something made for the big screen,
00:51but it's actually something that should penetrate deep into the integral fabric of our society.
00:59And if actual change is brought about, nothing like it.
01:02I mean, if we are able to influence even one person through the course of the film, I think our
01:06job is done.
01:08And sir, why are you were designing the whole universe of this film?
01:13If you could help me with the logistics, balancing the color palette and everything that went into putting it out
01:18to that.
01:21Actually, when we were making a film, when we were making the script and the demand that we were making
01:30the script and the film that we were making the demands of this film,
01:32then we were working on it.
01:36But it's very realistic.
01:38Yes, it's realistic.
01:38How did you come across this film?
02:08Please, please, I am very optimistic.
02:08Yes, it is, it's very optimistic in this film.
02:12You have, you have, I have to tell you what, the story of a cancer train,
02:14which is the story of Kerala, which has been more business.
02:18In 2009, I do believe that many things have come across the world.
02:22In our lives, we had many researches that have come across the world.
02:25We have, many proofs that have come across the doctors.
02:28For them, we have, many information that we have got.
02:31So we have, many times, there were many other things that were led to this film.
02:35This subject was a challenge, but to do it, I thought that we could do something like this so that
02:45we could do it for the people of India.
02:48All directors would want to make a romantic film, but I don't think of anyone's thought.
02:54I thought that we could do something like this so that we could do something.
02:59Yes, we could do something, we could do something, we could do something.
03:01It was very tough, it wasn't even easy.
03:06But when we fight, we will start ourselves, then we will do something.
03:13We have started with the start and now we are in the release.
03:18Let's see what it is.
03:20When we spoke about the research and the research outcome and everything, once you saw all of that, I am
03:27sure it would have clouded your mind how these things could affect each one of us.
03:32Because it is so on a large scale widespread.
03:35How did you react to it when you saw the research outcome and how it is affecting people at large?
03:40What were your thoughts?
03:43When the research came in front of me and when I read documents and articles, definitely I was in shock.
03:53I did not expect this to be the reality, the parallel reality that we are living.
03:58And so conveniently we live in our own sweet little bubbles.
04:01So I felt that was true hypocrisy and I felt that this was something that had to actually be projected
04:11and told and spoken about.
04:12And awareness should be created because the first step is awareness.
04:16Only if you are aware of something will you actually take a step and do something about it.
04:19So that was important for me.
04:22And it was an eye-opener.
04:23There are so many things that I have never heard about it.
04:28Like the cancer train, cancer belts in our country.
04:31I had never heard about it in the wildest imagination.
04:34I had never read about it. I had never heard about it.
04:36I don't know which rock I was living under.
04:39But it's the reality of life and it was a very disturbing reality.
04:44So there were so many nights where I had sleepless nights.
04:47I was thinking about that particular scene that I shot or some statistic that came in front of me.
04:52And I would keep pondering.
04:54I would go home, discuss this with my husband, discuss it with my parents.
04:57Call up my sister and tell her that you know this is what I read and this is what has
05:00happened.
05:01And oh my god we need to be so careful now.
05:03We better buy our groceries from here and we better buy our groceries from there.
05:06So there were so many things that internally shifted.
05:09Not just as an actor but also as someone who is responsible for her family.
05:14Someone who is a parent, who is responsible for her parents.
05:17I wanted the best for my loved ones, my near and dear ones.
05:22So I would call up my friends and if we were lunching somewhere I would tell my friends about it.
05:26I would say that hey guys this is what I have heard and it's not really legitimate.
05:31You can't really trust gourmet stores because they seem to be good and the environment is so amazing.
05:36But you really have to check for the stamp behind it.
05:40What do you say that stamp?
05:42Jayvik Bharat.
05:43Jayvik Bharat.
05:44That means it's legitimate and genuinely organic.
05:47But if you get something because it's expensive, it's only expensive.
05:50It's not genuinely organic.
05:52It's just a marketing gimmick.
05:54This is something that we as consumers we need to be so aware of.
05:57And so conscious of.
05:59and I feel that those are the things that really came to the forefront
06:02and that those are the changes I incorporated in my life
06:04and I'm hoping that people can do the same.
06:08This is the human being part of you.
06:11The actor part of you, once you had all the research outcomes in front of you
06:15and once you tied your mind about the world of the story, the whole crux of the story,
06:20how did you go about emoting the character, particularly in a courtroom setup
06:23and be really challenging at that?
06:27So courtroom drama is something that's been on my radar for a very long time.
06:30I've been looking for a good, meaty, challenging courtroom drama.
06:34So that aspect of my desire was fulfilled very nicely through the course of this film.
06:39But yes, as an actor, I feel there was a lot of evolution, there was growth and there was maturity
06:44in my performance as well as just the actor that I am.
06:48I feel I've grown up as an actor and there were moments which felt very real.
06:55Which I did not really have to enact or I did not really have to imagine myself in that spot.
07:01But I was literally living that moment.
07:03Tears were natural and feelings were natural and emotional.
07:06And, you know, things were very, struggles were real.
07:09Dismail, success, loss, grief.
07:12It all felt very real.
07:13So, as an actor, I feel that's something that's extremely challenging.
07:16When you can forget that you're even a part of something.
07:20You know, you reach that state of just being.
07:24And just co-existing in a particular scene.
07:27And not really being, putting an attempt, not really making an attempt to act,
07:32but just existing.
07:35Surrender.
07:36So, that's what I felt with this film.
08:03Actually, what is the design?
08:06Design, what I mean?
08:07So, actually, it's a real story.
08:11So, what the middle of the code of high code is that it's going to be more very real.
08:14So, the fact that it's very real, the high code is like real, realistic,
08:17is precisely how to design a whole of everything.
08:20And in this film, the code room drama is not enough.
08:23It's the whole code room drama.
08:26Thirty-
08:27So, other things are also available.
08:29Research, other stuff are available.
08:30Outdoor, all of the other things are available.
08:32So, whatever the court room design is, it is realistic, which is natural, which is natural.
08:39You have a judge in high court.
08:42One judge has two judges in high court.
08:44We have two judges in high court.
08:45Because it is real, then it is real, because the film is realistic.
08:51And it is real.
08:52So, this is for us.
08:54Kajal, my next question is for you.
08:56We are talking about food safety from the point of view of pesticides and everything.
09:01Now, this is the raw format of what comes on our tables at the end of the day.
09:05There is a second process to it, which is the processing of food products, for which they get a particular
09:11license.
09:13FSSAI is one body that puts through the ones, you know, the granting certificate, safety certificates of our food products.
09:21But, off late, it has come to light that many sub-par or below-par products have also made it
09:26despite, you know, getting the certificate.
09:27What are your thoughts on that?
09:28Despite not getting the certificate.
09:29Getting the certificate.
09:30They are certified.
09:31Still, they areтАж
09:32Campering with the quality of it.
09:33Yeah.
09:33So, it is putting the nation's health at risk, severe risk.
09:36Of course.
09:36What are your thoughts on that?
09:39So, it is a sad reality.
09:41I think, yes, you are right.
09:42Even I have heard of these things and I have heard of malpractices and I have heard of a lot
09:46of things going wrong.
09:47This definitely does put the nation's health at risk.
09:50Especially considering that we have the youngest population and we have so many young adults and children in our nation
09:58which need to be fed, which need to be catered to.
10:02Health and immunity needs to happen.
10:04We do not live in the best of sanitation conditions.
10:06So, that is another risk that we are dealing with at any given point of time.
10:09There is pollution.
10:10There are stress factors.
10:12It is all of it put together.
10:13So, it is definitely not the easiest of environments for us to navigate.
10:18But then, at the light of day, there are people like Tukaram Mundi.
10:22Yeah.
10:23Right?
10:24He is a newly elected, what is it?
10:29FDA Commissioner.
10:30Yes, he is a commissioner of Maharashtra where he governs the entire food channels, right?
10:38And he basically has, in his how many days of existence?
10:4322 days.
10:4422 days.
10:45He has done more than what?
10:4875...
10:49700?
10:50700 raids.
10:51Oh, wow.
10:52Okay.
10:52700 raids.
10:53So, there are people like that.
10:54And in his 22 years of career, he has been shifted and he has been moved around 25 times.
11:01So, there are genuine people.
11:02There are authentic people who are actually fighting for this.
11:04And I just hope that people's conscience really evolves through the course of our film.
11:10And we can bring about some change in society.
11:12And people take responsibility.
11:13And we can actually change things around for our fellow citizens.
11:21I am very confident.
11:23In India, it was a good time for our landmass, Southampton.
11:26But our landmass is less than if the other countries are present.
11:30Like the US, Russia, China.
11:33Because there is a key space is limited, it has to fight on resources.
11:37So, you can pass the water and the food and everything.
11:40So, where do the population control our lives better?
11:44I can't say anything about the food, but the subject of food is very dangerous.
11:56You don't have any originals.
12:00You don't have any originals.
12:02You don't have any originals.
12:13You don't have any originals.
12:14I have made a film.
12:18It's dangerous.
12:19I have told you that the government has allowed it.
12:26The government has allowed it.
12:28The food is so much.
12:32The three things we feel like in our lives.
12:35There is no originals.
12:36But there is no originals.
12:38What is the originals?
12:39What is the originals?
12:40It is so dangerous.
12:43It is so dangerous.
12:44When I have seen a teaser, I have seen a trailer, I will see the film after watching.
12:56I have seen a movie after watching.
13:05I have seen a movie after watching.
13:08I have seen a movie after watching.
13:17I have seen a movie after watching.
13:17I have seen a movie after watching.
13:18That is my thought.
13:19But their movie is very important.
13:28This is the first time.
13:37then we will come out stronger and get there.
14:07It's very easy to push the blame or to point fingers at somebody else.
14:11But what are you doing in your own house?
14:13Are you saving water?
14:15Or are you happily having shower baths for hours at a stretch?
14:19And are you actually taking care of electricity?
14:22Are you actually ensuring that hygiene of your homes are maintained?
14:27What are you doing for your health and wellness?
14:29So it's each person's individual effort
14:34that eventually will lead to a cumulative healthy nation.
14:38And I feel it's not too late to start.
14:40We can start now, but we have to start.
14:42And it's a wake-up call for everyone.
15:14If you all are working, you're working, you're working on your children.
15:20You're making sure that you own family.
15:22But if you do it for 500 people, you're working.
15:26And if you're working on it, you're working on it.
15:29So it's true?
15:30So, this is why I told you all about what important it is and what you need to do.
15:40So, this film is every family, every identity.
15:47When you watch this film, you have to pay attention to everything.
15:54We all have to sleep, but we can't sleep.
16:03We all have to cry and we all have to cry.
16:22But this film is a special feature because it is a relevant subject.
16:29It is a requirement of today's today.
16:32It is a requirement of every home.
16:33It is a requirement of every home.
16:38It is a special topic.
16:40We all have opened the cancer from anyone.
16:45If we want to know that our children are safe,
16:48if we want to know that our families are safe,
16:50then we will have the awareness, the jagrata,
16:53the steps, immediate action.
16:58And that's what the film is about.
