Kunal Kemmu reveals if Vibe, Madgaon Express, and Go Goa Gone are part of a shared cinematic universe | Exclusive
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The trailer for Kunal Kemmu ’s soon-to-release directorial, Vibe, elicited a lot of laughter and chuckles from the audience. Its jokes, set up, and the star’s own comic timing were lauded. But what many noted were a couple of Easter eggs, seemingly connecting the movie to Kunal’s previous directorial Madgaon Express, as well as his cult zombie comedy Go Goa Gone. In a chat with Hindustan Times, Kunal talks about Vibe and whether he is indeed building a cinematic universe, as many suspect.
Adding to this, Kunal Kemmu has starred in and directed Vibe. Kunal Kemmu Cinematic Universe? Vibe’s trailer introduces Kunal as an aimless young man living with Sparsh Shrivastava, his younger and more focused friend. At one point, Sparsh’s character refers to Kunal’s character as Hardik, who once had a bad drug overdose and confused Goa for Pondicherry and Mumbai for Bangalore. The one line is a small hint at two Kunal films. In Go Goa Gone, Kunal’s character was named Hardik, and he was a stoner. In Go Goa Gona, the star appeared in a cameo as an unnamed man who, in a drug-fuelled daze, confused Goa for Pondicherry and Mumbai for Bangalore.
Meanwhile, When we ask if these are mere Easter eggs or if he has bigger plans of connecting the films, Kunal says, “In my head, a lot of plans are happening. But plans that get executed are the ones you take credit for. That is, if it eventually happens. I don’t want to jinx anything, but I have certain ideas in my head. If I see a direction for them, I can always mould them.”
Notably, Kunal has acted in comedies and is now directing. But he says he cannot choose between the two. “They are both equally difficult,” he says, adding, “A lot of it is a leap of faith. What you think is funny may not be funny. You have to be instinctive, and you have to have confidence in that instinct.”
As per the latest buzz, The star-filmmaker has often shared that he finds comedy ‘a serious business’, as it is very technical to shoot. He explains, “It is technical. On set, if you expect that when I do this scene, everybody will laugh, it may not happen. And if they don’t laugh, you can’t think it didn’t land. That is not always guaranteed. We had a very serious set when we shot some of what I hope will be our funniest scenes. Nobody is laughing. Somebody from outside may wonder if it is a funny movie. It was the same with Madgaon Express. Barring that scene where Pratik snorts all that coke since it was so over-the-top, there were no laughs on set.”
In further updates, The cast of Vibe also includes Preity Zinta , Vanshika Dhir, Dinesh Lal Yadav, and Yashpal Sharma, among others. Produced by Kunal Kemmu and Chirag Nihalani under their production banner Drongo Films, in association with Amazon MGM Studios, Vibe will be out in cinemas on September 18.
On top of that, Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Movie Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world. Read More
Source: Hindustan Times