The Clash Between Amitabh Bachchan And Mani Ratnam

When Amitabh Bachchan cribbed about the poor editing of Mani Ratnam’s movie Raavan on his blog, it certainly did no good to the movie which was already getting a severe beating from the critics.

Cinematographer Santosh Sivan and actor Vikram had quickly jumped to Ratnam’s defence by saying it’s a director’s prerogative to decide how the characters should be depicted. Mani Ratnam had kept quiet till now, but now he’s learnt to have spoken his mind to a Tamil weekly.

“That is his (Amitabh’s) opinion. I am not bothered about it. And I am not here in the industry to get marks from Amitabh Bachchan. We have made a film after two years of hard work. Anyone can comment on it,” Ratnam is quoted as saying by the weekly.

In his remarks after the film’s release, Big B had lamented the poor editing which had affected his son’s performance in the movie.

“Lot of merited film edited out, causing inconsistent performance and narrative,” Big B had written.

The superstar had later clarified that he has immense respect for Ratnam.