Anurag Basu’s newest movie, ‘Metro… In Dino’, has resonated deeply with audiences as a heartfelt continuation of the story begun in ‘Life in a… Metro’, which starred Irrfan Khan. Though practically twenty years handed earlier than revisiting this universe, Anurag’s connection to Irrfan’s reminiscence remained a strong affect all through the venture.Casting Method: Singers Earlier than ActorsIn an in depth dialog with News18, Basu opened up about his musical romantic drama and why Konkona Sen Sharma was the only returning actor, with the remainder of the forged being new faces. He defined “Vo, kya hai… Sabse pehle jab maine likhna shuru kiya tha, toh 3–4 saal pehle ek baar likh ke maine usko facet mein rakh diya tha. Once I was writing that movie, Konkona aur Irrfan ki story predominant aage le ke jaa raha tha — from the sooner Metro”. Later, he acquired busy with different initiatives and did not instantly return to this movie. When he lastly revisited the script, the core story remained unchanged. Since Konkona’s position was all the time in his thoughts, he naturally reached out to her to reprise it: “Konkona ki casting mere dimaag mein pehle se thi, toh naturally… I referred to as her.”Philosophy on Filmmaking and HonestyHe shared that not like the same old follow of casting actors first, he really selected the singers earlier than the actors for ‘Metro… In Dino’. Chuckling, he confessed that composer Pritam was all the time a key a part of his imaginative and prescient, stating, “Konkona and Pritam had been the primary last casting for this movie.” Identified for treating music as extra than simply background, Basu considers it an important character in his movies, giving his musicals a novel essence. When requested about India’s readiness for musicals, he confidently responded, “Sure, completely. Should you look again on the outdated movies, the place our cinema started, that is our historical past. We had misplaced our method someplace within the center.”Basu shared that his deep bond with music doesn’t make him anxious a few movie’s success. He believes overthinking can hinder honesty in filmmaking, turning the method into fixed doubts like “will this work or not, let’s do that as a substitute, let’s add that,” which he calls dishonesty in the direction of the movie. His philosophy is to create with honesty and provides your greatest. He humorously remarked that if the aim is just to please everybody, then it’s higher to make rajma chawal as a substitute — questioning the very objective of creating a movie.Present Success and Future InitiativesOn the work entrance, Anurag Basu is presently receiving widespread approval for ‘Metro… In Dino’, which boasts an ensemble forged together with Neena Gupta, Anupam Kher, Saswata Chatterjee, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Ali Fazal, Konkona Sen Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Aditya Roy Kapur, and Sara Ali Khan. Wanting forward, he’s engaged on a brand new musical drama that includes Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela within the lead roles.