"When Versatility Dissolved Into Sublimity" - Experiencing Mohanlal-G. Aravindan combo!! Mohanlal speaks -
Vasthuhara (1991) was a turning point in my career.
Sync sound was unheard of in Malayalam, when we shot the sound of Vasthuhara live on location. The film looked different because it was based in Kolkata during the days of the freedom struggle. The story had a magical quality. It was very painful to watch a fiery, committed woman like Neena Gupta, who played my Bengali cousin in the film, break down in the end.
I think that is one of the most poetic picturisations of love. Because Aravindan passed away before the release of the film, it did not get the kind of recognition it deserved.
We had drawn close much before we started shooting Vasthuhara. As the shooting progressed, we had started planning our next film together. I even offered to produce the film. Unfortunately, he passed away immediately afterwards. People like Aravindan are not born every day!!
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