Bejoy Nambiar on ‘Dange’ and ’Por’ and the challenges of making a bilingual with different casts

Those who have followed filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar’s body of work would be surprised to know that his caller tune is ‘Madurai Veeran Thane’ from Dhool. That didn’t hit the mark in terms of what we wanted to do.” Bejoy’s upcoming film, Dange and Por started when a cousin of his narrated a true story about a college cultural festival in which a small incident turned into a brawl that in turn became a riot involving 400 students. “I found that to be interesting and every time I narrated it to someone else, I realised how it would make for a fascinating film.” The trailer of Dange and Por gives a vibe similar to that of the ‘World of Shekhar’ segment from his anthology film Soloand the filmmaker says the similar backdrop might probably be the reason for it. It’s got all the elements that are a part of a college film — the rivalries, romances and the cultural festivals,” says Bejoy who prefers pulling plots from the lives of people. I would also alternate on which language’s shot I am going to start with daily so that no one gets stuck in a routine.” The director says doing a film in multiple languages with different actors gives an authentic experience when compared to dubbing a film in various languages.