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Exclusive: Jasmeet on the climax of 'Darlings': The arc is heroic and cathartic
Updated On: 25 September, 2022 03:30 PM IST | Mumbai | Athulya Nambiar
Director Jasmeet K Reen spoke to mid-day.com about Darlings, its characters and the much discusses climax of the film
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Director Jasmeet K Reen delivered a sixer with her first feature film, `Darlings`. The dark comedy that was centered on the topic of domestic violence starred Alia Bhatt, Shefali Shah, Vijay Varma, and Roshan Matthew in the lead. The film got a worldwide release on Netflix in early August and soon became one of the most watched films on Netflix across the globe. While the film was heavily praised, ask Jasmeet the best compliment she received and she said during a conversation with Mid-day.com, "Thankfully, the film as a whole has been received well which is the best compliment. Although the other day I met a lady director, who is one of the warmest people I have met, She said that her crew is trying to set her up on a dating site, she told them that she`s 50 years old already, `ab kya dating`. And they said, `Samshu..?`. Familiarity with characters like this, melts my heart. PS - Can`t name this lovely lady, as I don`t know if she would want to be. You know who you are (smiles)".
Domestic violence is by nature a sensitive topic. Ask her what made her want to give it a dark comedy twist, she said, "The story lent itself to the genre. The one-line idea that I had was that of a mother-daughter duo to fix the daughter`s marriage and they come up with crazy ideas to do so. We wanted to be sensitive and responsible towards the issue, but at the same time one didn`t want to preach. The dark comedy allows you to be uncomfortably real, even say things you may think but not voice, like the mother in the film. Characters don`t crack jokes, they are stuck in a mess. The situation is funny and extraordinary but all they are doing is trying to wriggle out of situations time and again."
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