Soon, Manish Gupta’s One Friday Night, which stars Raveena Tandon, Milind Soman, and Vidhi Chitalia, will be released. Prior to the release of his Hitchcock-inspired thriller film on JioCinema, Manish spoke with Hindustan Times about it.
One Friday Night stars Milind Soman as her husband and Raveena as a gynaecologist with a practise in Pune. It features Vidhi Chitalia, a character who is Milind’s extramarital partner who is 25 years Milind’s junior. An unexpected mishap occurs on a stormy night in a lonely villa on top of a hill, forcing a mistress to phone her lover’s wife. The Stoneman Murders, Rahasya, Section 375, and 420 IPC were all based on true events, but Ramesh Rabindranath and Kamal Chopra wrote the script for Manish’s next movie, a fictional story.
Manish Gupta and Raveena Tandon allegedly got into a fight while the movie was being shot, according to rumours. Does this suggest that she won’t be involved in the film’s promotion? Manish emphasised that it wasn’t like that. You can talk to him.
Then, what specifically went wrong? “Initially, there were several artistic disagreements on the sets. We had a solution at that point. She has prior experience dancing, wearing ornate costumes, and appearing in big-budget commercial films. For the big screen, though, I write incredibly genuine true-story crime thrillers. It took some time for us to come together.
Raveena consistently shows up on time. Together with his diverse creative output, working with him is enjoyable. It still happens. The director needs to persuade the actor. When asked if the writer-director is in touch with Raveena, he gave a good answer.
One Friday Night was filmed at Lonavala near to Pavana Lake for 25 days last monsoon. “I was seeking for someone over 50 who is gorgeous, good-looking, and has a terrific figure,” Manish said. Milind Soman is the right choice. Milind can be heard talking about his wife Ankita Konwar in a video. It doesn’t matter that my wife is 26 years younger than I am, he was saying. As he said it, I thought, “Wow, this is my character.” After reading the script, he agreed to my strategy.
I just kept telling Milind during the workshop to be himself. In this film, he gave the best performance of his life. To tell you the truth, people think Milind is a model. But let me tell you, he acted fairly well, he said in response. Perhaps Milind stated that. He told me, “Yes.
Manish Gupta, who is well known for his proficiency with indie films, also opened up about big-budget blockbusters. The most recent Bollywood heavyweight to fare poorly at the box office was Adipurush. Manish commented on it by saying, “They have big money but very small minds.” Brains are not the same as money. They make such dreadful films. Nonetheless, there are many OTT platforms available now that expose viewers to Hollywood content. You can’t give them subpar work and expect them to appreciate it. The general populace is very intelligent. Please give them something worthwhile. They do not follow a script. The two-minute script concludes with a query (they Can write a script in 2 minutes). The performers are the main focus of big-budget films. But who is in charge of the script?
“Get toh koi bhi likh dega,” he remarked, offering Adipurush as an example. The lyrics are poetry. But, starting a conversation is difficult. Either a child or a lyricist will be chosen. It’s not really that easy. I make my living by writing dialogue.
