Netflix’s ‘The Roshans’ reveals everything, ‘Krrish 4’ news soon
What started as a fight to restore his father’s musical legacy has evolved into an unexpected raw chronicle of one of Bollywood’s most sustainable film dynasties in “The Roshans”, a four-part Netflix documentary series that reveals the battle and triumphs of three generations.
The project came from an unexpected source – a popular digital music player who left the name and compositions of Patriarch Roshan out of his catalog. “One day I wanted to hear my father’s songs, and I couldn’t find Roshan. There was no Roshan that, with almost all his contemporary musicians, there was the name of everyone, but my father’s name was not, “Veteran filmmaker Rakesh Roshan recalls the incident that took place almost ten years ago. Despite the fact that it is achieved to the company, supervision does not remain corrected. “That reminded me, what can I do for my father?”
This catalyst led to an ambitious project that would eventually extend 300 hours of raw visual material, condensed in four hours of surprisingly intimate stories. The documentary, directed by Shashi Ranjan, goes beyond the typical industrial retrospectives to reveal the personal struggles and triumphs of the family that have formed Indian cinema for more than 77 years.
For Rakesh Roshan, who helped blockbusters, including the “Krrish” franchise, the documentary turned out to be more challenging than traditional filmmaking. “I thought it would be a very easy cakewalk, but I saw that it was more difficult than making a movie,” he explains. “We have a script in film, but there was no script here. There was just interviews, and inherent there were emotions that accumulated when hearing from our stories. “
The production team, led by Ranjan and editor Geeta Singh, was confronted with countless logistics obstacles, especially when securing rights. “Buying the music rights and buying this right and buying that right – which right belongs to whom, someone says that this is mine, someone says that this is ours,” Roshan describes. “Everywhere we had to prepare notifications in daily paper that the rightful holder asked.”
What emerged was a remarkably honest portrait of the family, achieved through a unique approach to interviews. Every family member – including Rakesh, his brother composer Rajesh Roshan and Superstar Son Hrithik – was interviewed separately, without knowledge of what others had shared. “None of the family members gave an interview together. They were separate days, separate weeks, “Rakesh reveals.
This methodology yielded unexpectedly rough moments. “In an instant I forgot that I was Rakesh Roshan,” the filmmaker admits. “I just transferred my struggles and what I went through to achieve what I could achieve. It was not an act, because when I said it, I felt it at the time. ‘
Composer Rajesh Roshan, who celebrates for 51 years in the industry, reflects this sense of authenticity. “As a person I am simple and clear, so it became very easy for me to be candid,” he says. “What I said were the facts of my life, the intention of the documentary was to share our real life, so everything spoken came straight from the heart.”
The documentary follows the influence of the family of the musical innovations of Patriarch Roshan by Rakesh’s evolution from actor to successful filmmaker, Rajesh’s lasting musical career and Hrithik’s 25-year-old journey from debut sensation to the current superstar. Industrie -lamaturs, including Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali, offer extra perspective on the impact of the family.
For Rakesh Roshan, revealing the completed series was revealing. “When I saw all four episodes together, I was surprised. I never knew that we have contributed so much to the industry, “he reflects. “I never knew that we have been to the industry for the past 77 years. Our contribution – the contribution of Rajesh, my contribution, Hrithik’s contribution – was overwhelming. “
Looking ahead, Roshan offers both wisdom to current filmmakers and exciting news for fans. While he notices that today’s directors ‘make brilliant films’, he suggests that they sometimes miss the wider vision that is needed for massive attraction. “Their visualization is not huge. They try to be faithful to life, but films are not. Films are entertainment, “he advises. “If I make a film, I want it to be seen from the smallest city in India via LA or to Australia – all the audience should be there to see that film.”
And for those who are awaiting the next episode in the “Krrish” franchise, Roshan teases good news: “Very soon we will announce it. We are still working on it, and you will hear it very quickly.”
Rajesh Roshan sees the documentary as more than just a family story. “The documentary shows the evolution of the Hindi film industry through the journey of artists like us,” he notes. “I believe it was important that the documentary that would be released now, because many hit melodies from the 40s and 50s have to be placed in an archive for the future generation to make contact and become familiar.”
