Maa Behen has become one of the most discussed films on social media. The Netflix movie stars Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, Dharna Durga, Ravi Kishan and Geetanjali Kulkarni in pivotal roles. Director Suresh Triveni is on cloud nine following the film’s success and the positive messages he has been receiving. In an exclusive conversation with Hauterrfly, the director spoke at length about his reaction to mixed feedback to the film floating all over the internet. Read on.
Suresh Triveni On Positive, Negative Feedback To Maa Behen
In an exclusive discussion, Suresh Triveni spoke at length about his reaction to both the negative and positive feedback on his film. He said, “Filmmaking and cinema are the most accessible art forms. Everyone has an opinion, and everyone is familiar with the medium, especially since it has become an everyday access, be it reels or cinema. It’s bound to happen that some people will connect with it, and some people will not. Thankfully, more people have connected with the film. That doesn’t mean I do not look at people who have not liked it. But it’s just that you can’t have one line, or word and just trash it. You have to explain why because the people who have liked it are explaining it to me. You can’t say it in one word because that’s laziness.”
Suresh Triveni added, “Same is that whenever a piece of work, in this case, a cinema or art, creates a chatter or discussion, it’s the best thing that can happen. I am in no denial that there can’t be any criticism; it will happen, especially with the choices we made. It could have been a serious film, but we chose to make it entertaining. We chose a little dialed-up path.”
The director also went on to explain why the flashback scenes of the characters were so exaggerated. He said, “I am doing it because they are all rumours and rumours don’t have details. They are exaggerated. Madhuri Dixit’s Rekha is just wearing one saree throughout. These are touches we do. Now it might connect with some. I, as an audience member, have also connected with some movies, and not with others.”
Suresh Triveni concluded, “But right now I am not bothered, and I am more focused on the positivity and discussions that are happening. I have got so many calls, one cannot imagine.”
Maa Behen is currently streaming on Netflix.