Among people from the writing fraternity in Filmistan, Kanika Dhillon is a name to reckon with. Her new screenplay Do Patti has certain facial and spiritual resemblances to Yash Raj Films’ 1993 drama Aaina where Amrita Singh and Juhi Chawla played warring sisters.
Writer-producer Kanika Dhillon on Do Patti’s resemblance with Aaina, “I loved Aaina as a movie, I love exploring sibling rivalry”
Kanika admits she was inspired by Aaina. “I loved Aaina as a movie. I love to explore the sibling rivalry. Sisters’ bond is mostly depicted as a very sacrosanct, pure and purely unidimensional relationship. But in reality, it’s chaotic, strenuous, sometimes toxic. There is a lot of love and deep bonds but also deep dark secrets that ruin us. I have always wanted to explore this bond of sisters with an imperfect real, messy lens and find redemption and love in that relationship despite this chaos-just like in real life!”
Do Patti deals with the harsh reality of domestic abuse. Kanika explained, “Domestic abuse is a reality for a scarily large number of women and children. As a storyteller, I had a deep desire to go beyond the surface of abuse and look at the generational impact of abuse on children, to understand the helplessness of women who are victims and unable to get out of this toxic abuse.”
She added, “We have all grown up everyone around us hearing- it’s a ‘private matter’ let’s not interfere! That’s the most criminal act for people witnessing abuse and being silent! I wanted and needed to spotlight that! If we treat it as a criminal act with a consequence, maybe the dismal statistic of abuse against women will start going down! It will make the family members, or the neighbours think and intervene, that perhaps can save a life!! Let’s at least make it difficult for them to brush it under the carpet! And my job would be done!”
Kanika is grateful to be able to tell the stories close to her heart! She said, “Transitioning from writer to a producer with Kathha Pictures has been very fulfilling and also challenging! I really look forward to be able to write, support and tell engaging, important and entertaining stories with Kathha pictures! As women if we don’t have stories, it’s like we were never here! We never existed! As women our stories matter! My endeavour as a writer -producer with Kathha pictures is to have that voice that is Inclusive, that connects and entertains.”
Sharing about her upcoming projects, Kanika said, “I have an action thriller titled Gandhari in production as Kathha Pictures’ next and also a theatrical that is going on floors mid next year! Too early to give more details on that theatrical. Needless to say, I am extremely excited. The endeavour will always be to surprise you, entertaining you and perhaps make you think! Huge gratitude from me to everyone watching my stories. Thank you for letting me tell them! See you at the movies!”
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