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Abhinay Deo: Irrfan Khan's treatment is important

Abhinay Deo, the director of Blackmail, feels that Bollywood should work on bringing quality stories. During an interview, he said, "As creative people, we need to put enough thought behind every script. We, as a film industry, churn out maximum number of films but just the number is not important."

"We must given attention to content, writers must be able to come up with good stories that are different. Our industry should not be known just for quantity but for quality as well. We should all aim for excellence and aim to write an excellent script," he added


The film’s trailer has imbibed a sense of excitement in the audience to watch the movie. Irrfan Khan plays the lead in the film. Talking about Irrfan, he said, "His sense of timing, the way he manages to deliver funny things without doing many things is commendable. We feel he is not doing anything but he has thought it out very well and makes it look easy but it isn't that easy."

Speaking about Irrfan's absence from film’s promotions, the director said, "It does affect the promotions. But everybody knows the reason why Irrfan is not here and that his treatment is important at the moment. We hope the film does well as that's what even he wants."

"There are times when the scenes are not funny, they are serious but the audience is laughing its guts out because of the situation. There is not a single character in the film who is trying to be funny but it is still a comedy," he added.

Co-produced by T-Series, the film also stars, Kirti Kulhari, Divya Dutta, Arunoday Singh and Omi Vaidya. The movie is scheduled to release on April 6, 2018.

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  • Dance step in Kufar sparks debate online
  • Choreographers Shazia Samji and Piyush Bhagat say it was a team-coordinated, fun sequence
  • Diljit claims he hadn't known about the controversy on set
  • Manushi Chhillar clarifies she wasn’t part of the specific move
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Diljit Dosanjh’s latest song, Kufar, featuring Manushi Chhillar, has stirred conversation after one dance move caught the internet’s attention. The choreography, particularly a sequence on the line “jannat ke darwaaze kudiye,” drew criticism for being objectifying. Now, choreographers Shazia Samji and Piyush Bhagat have defended the steps, calling them part of a fun, sexy number designed for the song’s theme.

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