EXCLUSIVE: Sooraj Barjatya talks about how he identifies with emotions of Uunchai : Bollywood News

Director Sooraj Barjatya has given some of the most iconic family-dramas in Bollywood. His films were no less than a celebration of relationships, values, and Indian culture. The filmmaker is currently gearing up for his next directorial Uunchai which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Anupam Kher, and Boman Irani in the lead.

EXCLUSIVE: Sooraj Barjatya talks about how he identifies with emotions of Uunchai

When asked how much of the storyline in his films is inspired by his own life, the filmmaker shared, “Whatever films I’ve worked on, people ask me ‘At 25, how did you come up with Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...!’ or when I was 27, I used to get calls of people asking which paath to do on Durga Pooja’ and I said ‘See I am not a pandit.’”

He further explained, “But because I’ve been brought up in such a family, in a marwari family... I have seen family functions very thoroughly. So, the reason it looks so real in my films because I’ve lived that emotion. So, if we see Uunchai, at 57 I am reaching an age where now I can identify with those emotions and I would like to live it differently.”

Explaining how he relates with his films, especially Uunchai, he said “See, what I believe is whichever film a director makes, he has either experienced the emotion of the film or wants to experience through the film,” he added. “So, there are many things in my films which were not possible for me to experience, I got it done by Salmaan in the film or rather by Bachchan sir or Anupam sir in this film.”

Speaking of Uunchai, the film is slated to release on November 11. The film explores the story of three friends, who decide to climb the Mount Everest to fulfil the last wish of their late friend.