Mumbai -born Madhur Bhandarkar is one of the few film directors of Hindi cinema whose films were also praised by critics and critics and whose box office collections were also excellent. Madhur Bhandarkar was born in a normal Indian family. The financial condition of the family was not very good. In such a situation, cinema was a means of happiness and entertainment. At that time, films were shown using 16 mm projector from trains on the road. Madhur Bhandarkar used to enjoy watching the film. It was where Madhur Bhandarkar created a passion for films. Watching films, Madhur Bhandarkar created a desire to work in films. But his expectations were shocked when his father’s work came to a standstill. Madhur Bhandarkar’s father was an electric contractor. He lost his work and the work was destroyed. As a result, Madhur Bhandarkar had to leave his studies. Madhur was then in the sixth grade.
The economic conditions were such that working for Madhur was more compulsion than a hobby. In those days, video cassettes of films were era. People from every class preferred to watch films through video cassettes. Given this change, Madhur Bhandarkar started the business of video cassette. Madhur Bhandarkar had three big benefits from this business. Top, Madhur Bhandarkar’s economic condition improved with the business of video cassette. The second advantage was that due to the deposit and watching about 1700 video cassettes, the information and understanding of Madhur Bhandarkar’s films became amazing. The third advantage to Madhur Bhandarkar was that his video cassette used to watch common man to big businessmen and people from films. Madhur Bhandarkar, riding on a bicycle, also used to go to the street to give video cassettes and also in luxurious houses. In this connection, Madhur Bhandarkar used to go to the house from Subhash Ghai to Mithun Chakraborty and deliver them to video cassettes. In this way Madhur Bhandarkar had a relationship with film people. Even though they have not benefited very much commercial benefit, different people, environment have been identified.
A few years later, the arrival of CD and only television channels stalled the business of video cassettes. Madhur Bhandarkar had to stop work. He also started some other work but did not get success. Then Madhur Bhandarkar decided that he would learn work by becoming assistants of Hindi cinema directors. Madhur Bhandarkar, working as an assistant to film directors, would sometimes pick up a chair on the sets, sometimes sweep and sometimes hold the heroine dress. This was part of his training. Meanwhile, Madhur Bhandarkar met Ram Gopal Varma and started working as an assistant to Ram Gopal Varma. After working in some films, Madhur Bhandarkar believed that he could make his film. But the floor was far away.
When Madhur Bhandarkar started making his first film, everyone advised that some commercial cinema should be made. Although Madhur Bhandarkar did not have a commercial story telling, he built the commercial film “Trishakti” due to lack of experience and pressure from the first film. The result was what was to happen. Trishakti failed badly. Madhur Bhandarkar was shocked by a flop director. In Hindi cinema, it is customary to salute the rising sun like the common world. People start stealing their eyes when they prove a flop. Madhur Bhandarkar also saw this round. People avoid them, do not pick up their phones. Nobody wanted to work with Madhur Bhandarkar. In this difficult time, Madhur Bhandarkar did not give up courage. He wandered on the streets and streets of Mumbai very closely at the bar girls’ life. Madhur Bhandarkar planned the film on the lives of Balas. The film is named “Chandni Bar”. No mainstream actress wanted to work in this film. One was the theme of the film was based on Bar Girls and the other was the image of Madhur Bhandarkar’s image. No actress wanted to take risk. At such a time, actress Tabu supported Madhur Bhandarkar and played the lead role in Chandni Bar. The moonlight was prepared and impressed the audience and critics. The film was also awarded the National Film Award. From here, Madhur Bhandarkar’s life took a big turn.
Madhur Bhandarkar made films like “Traffic Signal”, “Page 3”, “Corporate”, “Fashion”, “Heroine” in the coming years, showing the truth of society in a great way. Madhur is a close look in Bhandarkar’s films. Madhur Bhandarkar inside the investigative journalist goes to the root of any subject and speaks completely in his films. This is why Madhur Bhandarkar was awarded the National Award for the films “Chandni Bar”, “Traffic Signal”, “Page 3” and “Fashion”. Madhur Bhandarkar emerged as a vow director of Hindi cinema. Directors who also got box office commercial success and critical praise.
A special thing about Madhur Bhandarkar is that he listens to his characters, his artists. They give them a chance to improve, which in the end his films become beautiful. One such incident is attached to Madhur Bhandarkar and actor of his film Gopal Kumar Singh. Gopal Kumar Singh is known as a successful character actor in Hindi cinema. Talked about when Madhur Bhandarkar was making the film Page 3. Gopal Kumar Singh’s film company was successful. When he was in the face, Madhur Bhandarkar called him for his film page 3. When Gopal Kumar Singh heard the script, refused to work. Gopal Kumar Singh said that he has not come to Mumbai to do one scene, two scenes in the film. He has to play good and important roles in Hindi cinema, which will express his acting ability. Madhur Bhandarkar listened to Gopal Kumar Singh. After thinking for some time, Madhur Bhandarkar told Gopal Kumar Singh to do this film now, he will definitely be given such a character in the next film, which will remove his complaint. Gopal Kumar Singh obeyed Madhur Bhandarkar. A few years later, when Madhur Bhandarkar made the film “Traffic Signal”, Gopal Kumar Singh gave a very good and important role in it. Gopal Kumar Singh got a good recognition from this film and the film “Traffic Signal” received the National Award. Madhur Bhandarkar, who has such a Democratic approach, is known for changes in Hindi cinema.
There was also a period of disputes with Madhur Bhandarkar. An actress filed a rape case against him and made her point in the media, accusing him of casting couch. Similarly, some people said that Madhur Bhandarkar’s film is based on the life of heroine actress Manisha Koirala. Madhur Bhandarkar faced all these allegations firmly and he came out with every difficulty. Madhur Bhandarkar is still active and entertaining the audience through the creative process. Madhur Bhandarkar’s journey is an inspiration that if you have passion, dedication and patience, you can reach the top in any field.
