From mythology to thrillers

Amrit Sagar (TOI Photo)Think Ramsay brothers and you think horror.
Think Sagars and what do you think? Mythology of course! Bring the topic up with Amrit Sagar, grandson of the late Ramanand Sagar and he laughs, ���Poor Ekta too suffers from the same syndrome! It���s just that we���re all branded for what has worked best for us. I also made Hotel Kingston, which was not a mythological show, but in comparison, it���s the mythological ones that have done so well.But, that should not be the case because we are all creative people,��� he says.
That���s why Amrit, who���s directed a film titled 1971 earlier, believes that it is not as much about breaking stereotypes but more about bringing something which is different and exciting for the audience, with his latest offering ��� Vijay... Desh ki Aankhein on NDTV Imagine. The show, which falls in the spy-thriller category, is about a specialist security team that works to protect the country. How did Amrit come up with the concept? ���Call it deshbhakti or anything else, but I have always felt a bonding with my country. Even when I was in the US for five years doing a film course, I always wanted to come back,��� he says.
But isn���t there a risk involved in doing something which is not tried and tested, like say, a mythological or a saas-bahu ��� genres which are doing well? ���When we made Prithviraj Chauhan, people said that it would not work, but it did. Similiarly, when we remade Ramayan, again people said that a remake won���t work, but it is doing extremely well. I believe that a good product will work and I can say for sure that my show is a good product,��� says Amrit.