I’m not here to give solutions: Madhur

Chandini Bar, Page 3, Corporate, Traffic Signal, now, Fashion and next, Jail. It doesn���t take much to grasp what a Madhur Bhandarkar film is about.
My titles say it all,��� he says. A title is enough to get everyone ��� those belonging to that particular industry, the audience and the media ��� curious about his projects. Not surprisingly then that even though Madhur has only been researching for his latest venture, Fashion, for the last eight months and started shooting just a couple of months ago, the film���s always been in the news.
���People think the film���s been in the making for a long time.All sorts of things are being said about it ��� about the stars, catfights, budget, trouble with the fashion frat and whatnot!��� says the director. The hype does bother him, he confesses. ���The expectations are sky high and everyone���s waiting for the film���s release with daggers in their hands,��� Madhur says. Not that criticism worries him. ���The idea to make a film comes from my own curiosity to know what goes on behind the scenes of certain industries. While watching a ramp show, I thought I���d take a sneak peek at some of the stories and politics of the fashion world,��� he says.
During the making of the film, Madhur met several people, was inspired by a lot of models, roped in many big names from the fash frat and moulded them to satisfy his fictional instincts. ���Ultimately, a film is a story. A story I���ve heard that���s worth telling,��� he says.
If his stories offend people, he can���t help it. ���The newspapers and TV channels get away with a lot of scoops and gossip. No one objects to that. Why attack my films?��� asks Madhur, adding that there���s also the pressure of ending his films on a ���happy��� note. ���I don���t make preachy films and I���m not here to give solutions. My films are a reflection of society. That���s why they have real endings, not reel ones. They make people think,��� he says. So, when people accuse him of moral policing, he takes it as a compliment. ���I was at a hospital visiting my friend���s father, and a doctor asked me whether I was making a movie on hospitals. People expect me to expose the other side. My next film, Jail, also tells the tale of inmates and jailers,��� he adds.
The budget is subjective, he says. ���Page 3, Corporate and Fashion are high society films and need to look good. But Traffic Signal and Jail need minimum investment. I���m ok with both,��� says Madhur, dismissing the fact that most big-budget films released of late have flopped. ���I���m an experimental filmmaker. It���s a risk and I���m ready to take it,��� he says.
About women protagonists, Madhur says, ���They���re my lucky mascots. After living with my mother, wife and daughter, I feel I can get into a woman���s psyche with ease and communicate problems effectively through them.��� He adds, ���I use big stars to pull in the audience initially. After the first couple of shows, my films speak for themselves.���