SHIMIT AMIN - Chak de shimit!

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SHIMIT AMIN
Chak de shimit!

‘Expect the unexpected’ would be the phrase that would best describe Shimit Amin and his passion for cinema. Before he stormed the industry with his directorial debut Ab Tak Chhappan, Shimit was a well respected film editor and had even bagged a Filmfare Award for Best Editing for the film Bhoot. When he was to bring forth his next directorial offering – Yash Raj Films’ Chak De! India – nobody thought it would become one of the most successful films at the box office. It became the third highest grossing movie for the year 2007 in India. Who could have imagined that a film which had a superstar like Shahrukh Khan watching the action from the stands, and a gang of unknown faces hogging the limelight could fare this well? The girls’ hockey team went about overcoming their differences through teamwork and sparked off the flame of patriotism in the audience’s heart sans the high pitched slogans or the basanti cholas! Well, that’s what one gets as Shimit Amin goes about attempting to give shape to his dreams of film making.

While the world goes ga-ga over his directorial prowess, one would believe that life for him would have changed tremendously post Chak De... Shimit begs to differ, “Not really! Nothing has changed, it’s just day to day work. I am right now trying to work on my next film for which I do have something on my mind but nothing concrete as yet.”

This cine-lover has been praised by critiques, his audiences and colleagues alike, for his penchant for good cinema and his simplicity, which helps to safeguard his individual creativity even as he takes a leap from RGV Productions to the warmth of Yash Raj Films. And while the world is waiting for him to share his secret of success and future goals, Shimit laughs uncomfortably, and adds, “I wish I had one (secret) to share with the world!” And there he strikes a goal again, for he has his head upon his shoulders and is one who we can expect to take India by surprise and do the unexpected once more. The question however remains, will he be able to better his track record? Why not? Chak De Shimit!

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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008

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