‘Aryan Khan likes to see shiny things; your series has comedy, entertainment’: DP Jay Oza talks about adapting to the debut director’s style | Bollywood News
Cinematographer Jay Oza, who is working with Aryan Khan on his debut web series Stardom, also spoke about the power that actors have in the industry and recalled being rejected from an actress’ publicity shoot.
Cinematographer Jay Oza, who is working on Aryan KhanStardom’s debut streaming series spoke about the young filmmaker’s approach and the differences in working on smaller films and more conventional projects. Oza said actors often have the final say on who will be part of a team, and recalled a story about an actress who refused to let him participate in a publicity shoot because she felt he didn’t know how. do ‘beauty lighting’.
Speaking to Film Companion alongside cinematographer Shreya Dev Dube, Oza was asked about how he deals with the demands of mainstream projects, which tend to be star-driven, as opposed to the grittier independent projects he’s been a part of before. . He said, “In a film like Raman Raghav 2.o, we all knew what we wanted. This is the nature of the story. But for example, the show I’m doing with Aryan, I can’t take the Raman Raghav approach because there’s a certain level of comedy, of entertainment. Aryan personally likes to see shiny things, I have to adapt to him and give him that, even if I’m against it…”
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He said that in Bollywood, stars still hold power on set and can often dictate who gets hired for a project. Recalling an incident, he said, “Before we finalized, the actor approved us. On big films, I went through a certain process and I was told that the actress doesn’t think you can do justice to…” Asked if he was rejected by a star, Oza said: “I got one night, a call from a producer saying that Maybe we would have to change the DP because the actress doesn’t like your work, in terms of you’re great, but you can’t do beauty lighting.
Oza said this happened at a photo shoot, just hours before he showed up on set. Eventually, the director put his foot down and defended him. But he admitted his ego was hurt. “At 7am, I woke up to an email from management telling me how I should light the actress. Of course, my immediate ego as an artist was hurt, but I calmed down and told myself that as long as I was getting my daily allowance, I shouldn’t be affected. I decided to play differently and obey the rules.” Oza said that on set he made a point of deliberately going up to the actress after each scene and asking if she was satisfied. “She understood,” he said.
Oza is known for films like Raman Raghav 2.0, Gully Boy, Toofaan and his work on the Prime Video series Made in Heaven. He is also working on the upcoming action film Yudhra and the much-delayed travel film Jee Le Zaraa. Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan is making his debut as a writer and director on the show Stardom, supposedly set in the world of entertainment. Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, the series does not yet have a streaming home.
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First uploaded in: 05/30/2024 at 11:43 am IST
