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Director Shankar expresses shock at Anurag Kashyap’s claim that Game Changer was edited like Instagram reels
According to news media, director Shankar claimed to be shocked after hearing Anurag Kashyap’s comment on Game Changer.
Game Changer, starring Ram Charan and Kiara Advani, is releasing on January 10, 2025, coinciding with this year’s Sankranti celebrations. With the movie just days away from its release, the director was seen responding to Anurag Kashyap’s comments on the action thriller.
In a report by The Hindu, director Shankar addressed the comparison of Game Changer to Instagram Reels. The veteran director said, “I didn’t say anything about Reels. I think we should be able to convey our thoughts quickly and easily. When we fail to do so, we allow the audience the space to get distracted.”
“I believe the film should be engaging, and editor Ruben has managed to achieve that in Game Changer. I didn’t know Anurag had said this, and I’m shocked, especially since it’s coming from such a genuine place,” the director added.
Talking more about the same, Shankar addressed how the current generation of audiences is impatient. The director believes that audiences get easily distracted in just ten minutes, and during that time, they might go on social media and talk about the film. However, Shankar claims that Game Changer is a fast-paced movie that doesn’t allow anyone to look away.
The comments on Game Changer’s pace and Kashyap’s remarks arose after the latter appeared in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter India. During the conversation, the Dev D director revealed that he was saddened by Shankar allegedly claiming to have made Game Changer in the style of Instagram Reels.
Highlighting that he himself didn’t know what Shankar meant and could only judge it once Game Changer released, Kashyap criticized filmmakers for creating content based on the perception of what the audience wants. Emphasizing that audiences are an amalgamation of several individuals and that particular sections enjoy different kinds of content, the director concluded, “Filmmakers, who at one point were like chefs to me—creating things—are becoming caterers.”
As for the movie Game Changer, it stars Ram Charan and Kiara Advani in the lead roles and is a political action thriller directed by Shankar. The film features the RRR actor as an IAS officer who sets out to fight corruption within the political system while struggling to conduct fair elections.
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