Sameer Khakhar ek bahut talented film-maker the, jo 14 March 2023 ko 53 saal ki umar mein ek dil ka daura padne ke baad humein chhodkar chale gaye. Khakhar direction, screenplay aur editing mein bahut mahir the, jise unhone apni kai khaas filmein banakar dikhai.
Unhone apni kuch filmo mein Raj Nidimoru aur Krishna DK ke saath kaam kiya tha, jinhe Raj & DK ke naam se jaana jaata hai. Unhone apne dost aur saathi Sameer Khakhar ko yaad kar unke saath kaam karne ke baare mein apni yaadgaar kahaniyaan share ki.
Raj & DK ne Khakhar ko ek ‘maverick’ aur ek sacha kalakaar kaha, jinhe filmmaking ke liye ek alag tareeka aata tha. Unhone unhe ideas ka bhandar kaha, jiska creativity koi seema nahi thi. Raj & DK ne khushnaseebi ka izhaar kiya ki wo unke saath “Farzi” jaisi ek film ke liye kaam kar rahe the, jo abhi post-production mein hai. Wo maante hain ki ye film Khakhar ke dil ke bahut kareeb thi.
“Farzi” ek thriller movie hai, jisme Arjun Kapoor aur Kriti Sanon lead role mein hain. Raj & DK ne ye bataaya ki Khakhar ne iss film ke narrative ko shape dene mein kafi yogdaan diya aur unki vision ko zinda kiya. Wo maante hain ki iss film ke bina Khakhar ke yogdaan ke bina ye film nahi ban paati.
Khakhar ki filmography mein kai critically acclaimed movies shaamil hain, jaise “Satya,” “Company,” “Jhankaar Beats,” aur “Shanghai.” Wo Indian underworld aur uske politics ko realistic tareeke se dikhane ke liye jaane jaate the. Khakhar ke filmmaking ka style ek nayi pidhi ke filmmakers mein bahut prabhav daala aur unhe Indian cinema ka ek prasiddh aadmi bana diya.
Ant mein, Sameer Khakhar ki bhavuktaajanak taqat ko humein mahsoos hone waala ek khali jagah chhod diya hai. Unhe ek maverick filmmaker ke roop mein yaad kiya jaayega, jo borders ko cross karte rahe aur norms ko challenge karte rahe. Unki filmein humein inspire aur entertain karte rahenge. Rest in peace, Sameer Khakhar.