Guess Who: This Director Has Received Bottles Of Scotch

Mumbai Mirror has published a blind item about a director who has received a couple of bottles of scotch from two producers.

This director was a relatively low profile director. No actor was to keen to work with him, considering his movies were flops. But while his movies flopped, they were all critically acclaimed. A young actor took a chance by working with him early on in his career & it paid off. The director then offered him his next movie, but the young actor refused. Another actor was offered the movie later on, grabbed the opportunity. As luck would have it, the movie turned out to be a big hit. The director is now a much sought after personality in showbiz. Producers are leaving no stone unturned to woo him. But one flop & these very producers will run in the other direction. Such is the nature of the business.

The young actor who gave the director his first hit will now be seen in the director’s next movie. While the director is enjoying the perks of success, the young actor is going through a challenging phase. A critically acclaimed hit will definitely help in getting him some much required peace of mind.

The actor who backed the director through all his flops is sadly now towards the fag end of his career. We wonder why he is not cast in any of the director’s movies. This actor is the one who needs a hit the most. How else will he finance his actress wife’s expensive habits?

Blind Item

AS tipplers scamper about town in their singleminded pursuit of single malt, here’s one filmmaker who has had a windfall in his bar cabinet. The auteur had become the toast of town ever since his last black comedy turned out to be a breakthrough blockbuster. Also a man who swears by his Scotch, he has received a couple of bottles from two producers keen on backing his forthcoming projects. And since the director routinely sticks to his two large pegs, he’s hoping this updated stash would sail him through the lockdown.

Our Guess

Director: Sriram Raghavan