A movie by a young director, Christ D’Silva has caught the fancy of viewers in the State. His second movie called ‘Crazy Mogi’ has received positive reactions from viewers after the show.
Speaking to this journalist yesterday he said the movie was about the limits one was willing to cross for love. The movie the young director said was a mixture of comedy, romance and drama. He said,” The basic theme is about love and the film addresses the various perspectives on love”.
When asked how the idea came to him, he said he wanted to make a wholesome film that everyone could enjoy. He said,” We were just coming out of the pandemic and we were clear we wanted to make an entertaining film with a fresh story line not seen before and with an ensemble cast”. This film is produced by A. Durgaprasad under the production banner Prasad creations. The music is by Alison Gonsalves. The movie was shot in South Goa. John D’Silva who played an important character in the film said,” He was a good director and he did his job well. We took a month to complete the film. When the director is directing me I always respect him because they know their job. My son knows his job very well. I am happy with the fan response and some have compared this to a film in Bollywood. Some of my fans say it is the best because the story is completely different with a lot of twists in the plotline. All the actors have given a mind-blowing performance and if there was anything lacking Chris used to take a reshoot. Chris would say ok fine when he was satisfied”.
Christ D’Silva is a mechanical engineer turned writer, director and editor. He has written and directed 2 Konkani telefilms: Limits and Action. His 1st feature film ‘CONNECTION’ had a successful run in Goa and bagged 6 awards at the 9th Goa State Film festival including Best Story, Best Dialogues, Best Editor for Christ D’Silva. His 2nd feature film ‘Crazy Mogi’ was selected for the prestigious 54th International Film Festival of India 2023, Goan Section.
It stars Christ’s father, John D’Silva along with new talents Aniket Madkaikar, Dattej Naik, Merlyn D’Silva, Salil Gaunekar, Samantha Da Costa, Shefali Naik, Ujwala Pednekar, Benhur Silva and others.
Crazy Mogi follows the lives of Arjun and Joaquim and how they overcome the various obstacles in their love life with the help of Roy. The film is a comedic yet matured take on relationships. Throughout the film’s journey, the characters discover a new outlook on love and life. He said barring his father and two actors everyone else was making their debut.
The next show is on Dec 18 at 7.30 pm at Ravindra Bhavan Margao. The movie will be shown at the same venue on Dec 29 at 3.30 pm.
When asked if he was getting good rates from the Ravindra Bhavan he said he was taking advantage of the scheme which meant he was paying just fifty percent of the rates.
Speaking about shows in Panjim, he said they had already screened it once and the hall would now be free after January 14 when shows would be scheduled. There would be more shows in January in Ravindra Bhavan in Margao.
When asked how the audience had responded to it, he said the audience felt there were a lot of twists and it was unpredictable right up to the end. They appreciated the storyline and acting and the music and other technical aspects. Many felt it was on par with a Bollywood film.