Kaizad Gustad takes no prisoners. Filmfare chats with the free-spirited filmmaker
His recent film could not have hit exactly the ‘ jackpot ‘ at the box office , but somewhere broke the curse in life Kaizad Gustad filmmaker . After spending nine years fighting the ignominy and arguments , the director has rekindled her romance with film. Jackpot , produced by Raina Sachiin Joshi, with businessman / actor Sachiin Joshi and former actress adult Sunny Leone , was inspired by ‘film noir ‘ – Hollywood thrillers 1940 , there was “a beautiful woman, a bag full cash and guns ‘ and just as there are ‘ no place in movies and white shades black , gray ‘ , Kaizad ‘s life is a metaphor for the same – full of Kafkaesque elements of danger and determination …
BOOM AND BUST
Once hailed as futuristic filmmaker Kaizad gained recognition with Bombay Boys (1998 ) . Tara Deshpande – Naseeruddin Shah Rahul Bose- starrer zoom in bars and slums of metro and can be termed as the first Indian gay film. A stubborn Kaizad apparently financed the film with credit cards and borrowed money from friends and family to see the independent film through . Later , breaking stereotypes , Boom (2003) held the unholy alliance between the fashion world and the underworld. Apart from Amitabh Bachchan, supermodels Madhu Sapre and Padma Laxmi being in the cast, Katrina Kaif also introduced . He slammed as ” soft porn ” , critics fell heavily on their exploitive content . ” Whatever the fate of the film, it should make noise. ‘ Very good’ or ‘very poor ‘ are powerful reactions instead of mere indifference . Between 10 , 000 negative people, I have a few fans who loved Boom. Guess was too much, too soon for the public. Today the film would have worked better, “he defends .
The edgy Kaizad then launched Bombay Central . Little did he know that life is derailed on the first day of the session itself, May 25, 2004 . Incidentally, Kaizad was rolling in Mahalaxmi railway station in Mumbai when his assistant, Nadia Khan , a British -Pakistani London , was hit by a train and killed. It was alleged that Gustad had tried to pass off the incident as an accident and did not have permission to shoot. Exactly six years after the death of Nadia , on May 25, 2010 , Gustad was put behind bars for a ‘ rash and negligent act ” but only for a month.
Kaizad prefers to let the ghosts are . ” I do not want to return to it . ‘ve Blocked out of my memory. ‘ve Lived with him for six years 24/7. I became stronger and hopefully better,” drops the subject. What helped you survive was his passion for film . . ” I got up every day, I left my children to school, came to the office and wrote , wrote and wrote I survived by the grace of God and the skin of my teeth ,” says the director , adding 40 more sardonically : ” The jail was boring.”
FILM AND INSANITY
He prefers to talk about his love of movies , that sprouted during his childhood. ” My grandfather was an outdoor theater in the bed of a river , a village in Karnataka. He films in black and white silent for villagers who came in droves in bullock carts carrying theplas for your night under the stars “recalls Kaizad I was seven then. ” They loved films of Charlie Chaplin , as the Tramp could identify with their struggles . ” His father later opened a theater in the heart of the city of Wadi where Kaizad projectionist played , digging films distributors godowns Ahmedabad.
After finishing school, 16 years old, Kaizad moved with his family to Sydney. At 18 , the young bohemian had traveled the world and has dabbled with odd jobs from a pizza delivery boy , a waiter to look even a stripper ! In fact , his travels randomly became the raw material for his book of short stories, no fixed address , published in 1998 . But it was their way through film school at the University of New York not only resulted in films like Lost & Found (1995) and Corner Stone Blues ( 1994), but his return to native Bombay. ” Mumbai is home . If you embrace the city, hugging you back . Blooming Love the film industry here . I love the chaos. ” However, he is no stranger to the cruelty of the game. ” You’re as good as your last success. A filmmaker lives and dies by its Friday. It’s unfortunate.”
Once hailed as futuristic filmmaker Kaizad gained recognition with Bombay Boys (1998 ) . Tara Deshpande – Naseeruddin Shah Rahul Bose- starrer zoom in bars and slums of metro and can be termed as the first Indian gay film. A stubborn Kaizad apparently financed the film with credit cards and borrowed money from friends and family to see the independent film through . Later , breaking stereotypes , Boom (2003) held the unholy alliance between the fashion world and the underworld. Apart from Amitabh Bachchan, supermodels Madhu Sapre and Padma Laxmi being in the cast, Katrina Kaif also introduced . He slammed as ” soft porn ” , critics fell heavily on their exploitive content . ” Whatever the fate of the film, it should make noise. ‘ Very good’ or ‘very poor ‘ are powerful reactions instead of mere indifference . Between 10 , 000 negative people, I have a few fans who loved Boom. Guess was too much, too soon for the public. Today the film would have worked better, “he defends .
The edgy Kaizad then launched Bombay Central . Little did he know that life is derailed on the first day of the session itself, May 25, 2004 . Incidentally, Kaizad was rolling in Mahalaxmi railway station in Mumbai when his assistant, Nadia Khan , a British -Pakistani London , was hit by a train and killed. It was alleged that Gustad had tried to pass off the incident as an accident and did not have permission to shoot. Exactly six years after the death of Nadia , on May 25, 2010 , Gustad was put behind bars for a ‘ rash and negligent act ” but only for a month.
Kaizad prefers to let the ghosts are . ” I do not want to return to it . ‘ve Blocked out of my memory. ‘ve Lived with him for six years 24/7. I became stronger and hopefully better,” drops the subject. What helped you survive was his passion for film . . ” I got up every day, I left my children to school, came to the office and wrote , wrote and wrote I survived by the grace of God and the skin of my teeth ,” says the director , adding 40 more sardonically : ” The jail was boring.”
FILM AND INSANITY
He prefers to talk about his love of movies , that sprouted during his childhood. ” My grandfather was an outdoor theater in the bed of a river , a village in Karnataka. He films in black and white silent for villagers who came in droves in bullock carts carrying theplas for your night under the stars “recalls Kaizad I was seven then. ” They loved films of Charlie Chaplin , as the Tramp could identify with their struggles . ” His father later opened a theater in the heart of the city of Wadi where Kaizad projectionist played , digging films distributors godowns Ahmedabad.
After finishing school, 16 years old, Kaizad moved with his family to Sydney. At 18 , the young bohemian had traveled the world and has dabbled with odd jobs from a pizza delivery boy , a waiter to look even a stripper ! In fact , his travels randomly became the raw material for his book of short stories, no fixed address , published in 1998 . But it was their way through film school at the University of New York not only resulted in films like Lost & Found (1995) and Corner Stone Blues ( 1994), but his return to native Bombay. ” Mumbai is home . If you embrace the city, hugging you back . Blooming Love the film industry here . I love the chaos. ” However, he is no stranger to the cruelty of the game. ” You’re as good as your last success. A filmmaker lives and dies by its Friday. It’s unfortunate.”
With Naseerudin Shah during the promotion Bombay boys, with wife Alexandra and their children Zachary and Zahaan
GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD
While his career may have had ups and downs , one thing that is important in your resume is the fact that he introduced the gorgeous Katrina Kaif for the showbiz. “I met her in London for the first time . Saw from my window , stepping out of a BMWX5 , cross the road to get into my building. Was very cold and wearing a long fur coat . Within 60 seconds of meeting I said it was made to be a Bollywood star . actually that one billion children come out looking like that, ” recalls his first impression.
Fame and infamy are strange bedfellows and Kaizad witnesses also when rumors of his alleged links with Ayesha Shroff , who produced Boom, made the rounds. “You can not control rumors , one does not care about them. Ayesha had faith in me , standing next to me, took a chance with pen and endorsed his energy. ” He will be sharing his love for Jackie Shroff, who claims to know from chawl days ‘ of the actor. ” Dada ( Jackie ) is my first family in Bollywood. ‘ve Known him since his days in Girgaum Teen Batti when he would be in shorts and perhaps it was something minor ! I admire him ,” he laughs . Adora Jackie and Ayesha ‘s son Tiger is debuting in Sajid Nadiadwala Heropanti . ” I’ve known him since I was 12 . He was already a star then. I’m his fan .”
While his career may have had ups and downs , one thing that is important in your resume is the fact that he introduced the gorgeous Katrina Kaif for the showbiz. “I met her in London for the first time . Saw from my window , stepping out of a BMWX5 , cross the road to get into my building. Was very cold and wearing a long fur coat . Within 60 seconds of meeting I said it was made to be a Bollywood star . actually that one billion children come out looking like that, ” recalls his first impression.
Fame and infamy are strange bedfellows and Kaizad witnesses also when rumors of his alleged links with Ayesha Shroff , who produced Boom, made the rounds. “You can not control rumors , one does not care about them. Ayesha had faith in me , standing next to me, took a chance with pen and endorsed his energy. ” He will be sharing his love for Jackie Shroff, who claims to know from chawl days ‘ of the actor. ” Dada ( Jackie ) is my first family in Bollywood. ‘ve Known him since his days in Girgaum Teen Batti when he would be in shorts and perhaps it was something minor ! I admire him ,” he laughs . Adora Jackie and Ayesha ‘s son Tiger is debuting in Sajid Nadiadwala Heropanti . ” I’ve known him since I was 12 . He was already a star then. I’m his fan .”
FAMILY FIRST
All disputes behind him, Kaizad , once a wild soul adheres to the Buddhist philosophy of ” detachment and a minimalist .” Above all , values his family above all . “At the end of the day is just about the family. Thing that helped me was my great resilience and my family . ” By the way, Alexandra Ritt Kaizad married in January 2004 , the same year that the unfortunate accident happened . “My family was put for long But Alexandra was like the Rock of Gibraltar She has given me two beautiful children – . . Zahaan five, Zachary are two They are exotic have rare genes , being a mixture of two tribes – . . Zoroastrians and Jews. I live for them, they are my inspiration. I take my job seriously. I’ma father hands , ” he says, his face lit up . What lessons has it for them? ” Listen to your heart and do what feels good. Exit and seek adventure . Patents something new every day,” he says, adding with a wisdom lived through, ” Today, I know the price of nothing more than the value of everything. “
All disputes behind him, Kaizad , once a wild soul adheres to the Buddhist philosophy of ” detachment and a minimalist .” Above all , values his family above all . “At the end of the day is just about the family. Thing that helped me was my great resilience and my family . ” By the way, Alexandra Ritt Kaizad married in January 2004 , the same year that the unfortunate accident happened . “My family was put for long But Alexandra was like the Rock of Gibraltar She has given me two beautiful children – . . Zahaan five, Zachary are two They are exotic have rare genes , being a mixture of two tribes – . . Zoroastrians and Jews. I live for them, they are my inspiration. I take my job seriously. I’ma father hands , ” he says, his face lit up . What lessons has it for them? ” Listen to your heart and do what feels good. Exit and seek adventure . Patents something new every day,” he says, adding with a wisdom lived through, ” Today, I know the price of nothing more than the value of everything. “
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