If my film earns Rs 15 crores, it will be a hit: Amit Roy on Running Shaadi.com

Cinematographer and writer Amit Roy, is making his directorial debut with Running Shaadi.Com. In his more than a decade long career, he has worked with Ram Gopal Varma in various films. The filmmaker speaks about his first film, his experience of working with Shoojit Sicar and how Ramu has influenced him in his career.

Were you anxious when your film was not releasing?

These are the only variables which are attached to it. I used to think for a longest time that it is difficult to make a movie, even though as a cinematographer I have done some 50 odd films. Most of my life I had ambition of direction, but we finished the film quickly and easily. Then I faced some roadblocks, now when I look back I feel that every film has its destiny and it was the best possible time as Amit Sadh and Taapsee Pannu have a bigger audience than before. So it has been a good wait.

Do you think success of Pink and Taapsee's performance in that film will help your film?

Yes, we need to know this fact that people fundamentally come to watch actors in a film, I am not saying that content doesn't have any merit. But you can witness this when a film of Shah Rukh Khan or Salman Khan is about to release, there is a draw that known actors will bring. Taapsee always had great audience down south; her first film did well there. But after that there was a long gap, post Pink her followers have increased and that has really helped us. In this film people will get to see a different kind of Taapsee, they will love her.

Shoojit Sircar is producing the film, so does it add value?

Definitely, Shoojit is constantly delivering fantastic cinema. I would say he is the real new wave in Indian cinema; his films are extremely sensible and they dealing with sensitive topics that too not in tried and tested formula of Bollywood. They are still commercially viable and that is phenomenal. With social media, the audience has become aware of producers, directors so they go to watch a film for a banner too nowadays. Having him as a guiding light was a huge plus point for me. I don't think I could have had a better debut than this, Shoojit and I go back a long way, we know each other from Delhi. He started his career by assisting my uncle. Then we lost touch, we were doing well in our respective careers and worked again in ads after a long time. So this is when I showed my script to him and Amit -Taapsee were already part of it. He immediately agreed to produce it. He was the best creative producer, he suggested couple of changes in the script and it did work in favour of us. He gave me absolute freedom and best production support.