Sudhir Mishra: ‘Women filmmakers are much better than the men’

Updated On: 07 December, 2024 02:51 PM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma

Tanaav 2 director Sudhir Mishra talks all things industry, from the surge in propaganda films to the big directors sidelining and patronising female storytellers

A still from Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light

There are no pre-release jitters for Sudhir Mishra as the second season of Tanaav drops today. The director is confident of the thriller—an adaptation of the popular Israeli show, Fauda—that is set in Kashmir. To tell a story involving Kashmir politics, he has a fundamental approach. “Luckily, I know my country. I am inquisitive, I travel and meet people not just for the sake of making something, but for its own sake. Also, I follow the craft of filmmaking, which means every character should be nuanced. I listen to the characters, and people of Kashmir. I don’t sensationalise. I am not coming into it with any agenda. Neither is there a need to create a jingoistic piece in order for it to become a hit,” he says.

Manav Vij in Tanaav