Rensil D'Silva Thanks His Grandfather For ‘Kurbaan’ Movie  Kurbaan |
Rensil D’Silva, whose directorial debut, ‘Kurbaan’ has received mixed response, has thanked his grandfather saying that his passion for movies comes from the 95-year-old Walter Netto.
"He's the one from whom I inculcated a passion for movies. My maternal grandfather Walter Netto would take me to a film every Sunday religiously. And then he'd discuss every scene with me. That's where I developed a fondness for films," D'Silva said.
"Walter had a logbook where every single film we saw was recorded, his thoughts, opinion, criticism and observation on every film we saw on those sleepy Sunday afternoons in my growing years. It contains invaluable notes on all the films I grew up with," he added.
‘Kurbaan’ released on Friday and stars Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Vivek Oberoi in lead roles. D'Silva wants to show his first film to his grandfather and relive the old days.
"I just want to walk hand in hand with him into a theatre close to him screening 'Kurbaan' and just enjoy the film with him like we used to when I was a child. Fortunately or unfortunately that won't be possible because he has been keeping track of everything to do with 'Kurbaan'. He knows more about it than I do," he said.
While Kareena Kapoor appealed to producer Karan Johar to remove her bare-back scenes from the movie before showing it to her mother, D'Silva has no trouble in showing it to his grandfather.
"I think he's one of the few people who understood the relevance of those scenes within the film's context. I can't wait for Walter to watch 'Kurbaan'. Whatever the film has shaped into is because of what I learnt with him during my childhood," said the director.
