Director Vikramaditya Motwane, whose
latest directorial venture Lootera has
actors Ranveer Singh and Sonakshi Sinha
in the lead roles, feels that stars are the
ones who pull the audience to cinema
houses.
Motwane's debut film Udaan (2010) with
popular television actor Ronit Roy was
not immediately successful at the box
office upon its release. However, it was
eventually regarded as a cult classic. The
film went on to bag awards in various categories at several award functions.
His next venture Lootera, which released
last week, is a period romance set in the
1950s.
"You want your film to be seen by the
largest audience and stars help in
facilitating that. Star-power does work...
they drive the business. It is a fact. One
needs stars to sell their film in a better
way," Motwane told PTI in an interview.
"But one must not forget that they are
actors before they became stars. Look at
the young actors like Ranbir Kapoor,
Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha, Priyanka
Chopra, etc. They are doing tremendous
work," he added.
In Lootera, Sonakshi plays the role of a
zamindar's feisty and only daughter,
who finds herself irrevocably drawn
towards Ranveer, a visiting
archaeologist. The performances of both
the actors have received appreciation.
"It was not difficult to extract a good
performance from them. They were
willing to learn things and give their
best. Ranveer is someone who believes
in preparation while Sonakshi is
spontaneous," Motwane said.
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