Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai interview: Creative producer on why they were sure of the film's success

If there was one film that has hogged the limelight this week, earning critical praise for the story and stellar acting, it has to be Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai starring Manoj Bajpayee in the leading role as a lawyer who is out there to prove his point. Streaming currently on ZEE5 after being released on May 23, Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai is strong with its storytelling and acting talents it houses under one roof. 

Speaking to WION, Suparn S Varma, creative producer for Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai opened up on the huge response to his film. On how the film breaks out from the shackles of Bollywood’s idea of commercial cinema, Suparn said, “At the end of the day, all cinemas are commercial cinemas because it’s business, money is involved, and everybody is getting paid. But I understand the construct of it whereby we have managed to tell a story without any draping because we have been true to the story and to the genre of the story we are trying to tell.”

Prior to its release on OTT in India, Manoj Bajpayee’s Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai screened at the New York Indian Film Festival, so it got its world premiere much before it reached India. The pre-release response for the film affirmed his faith in the Manoj Bajpayee starrer. He added, “The film got a standing ovation at the New York Indian Film Festival when it screened there. People have been loving it and posting about it. At the end of the day, our protagonist is a man of faith, fighting for his faith, which is what is unique about our story. So, I always knew it was going to be well received and Manoj Bajpayee is outstanding.”

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As someone who’s involved with the film in both pre-and post-production, Suparn revealed how he stays non-judgmental while telling a story. “We just stick to the facts and to the truth and tell the story. We do that as much as possible.”

Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai is currently streaming on ZEE5. It is directed by Apoorv Singh Karki as Manoj Bajpayee stars in and as lawyer P.C. Solanki- a high court lawyer who single-handedly fought a case against the country's biggest god man and successfully ended up prosecuting him for the rape of a minor under the POCSO act. The film stars Manoj Bajpayee, Adrija, Kaustuv Sinha, Surya Mohan Kulshrestha, Jaihind Kumar, Durga Sharma. 

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