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Abhishek Kapoor’s Kedarnath completes two years of its release today. Starring late actor Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan, the film is set against the backdrop of the Uttarakhand floods of 2013 and is a poignant story of two star-crossed lovers. Kedarnath went on to garner a loyal and strong fanbase over the years. Kapoor pens a heartfelt note as his passion project marks two glorious years and chronicles the story behind making the film, how it changed him, missing Sushant and more.
“You want to always try and do some relevant stories. India has so many people, it is such a populated country, so value for human life is kind of minimised. So, when the floods in Kedarnath hit, it was such a massive catastrophe. So many thousand people died and it just shook me up. I felt that someone has to address that and it also gave me the opportunity to do Bholenath ke darshan, which was the best part of the film. I got to know him, I got to feel him and today I have a very unique relationship with him.”
“I have so many fond memories. It was such an incredible experience. Log pure desh se, chhote chhote gaanv mein se aate hain wahan pe, itni kathinaayion se aate hain, itni aashayein lekar aate hain ki wahan pe pahunchenge. And they all have so much to share with their god – koi kuch maangne aata hai, koi shukriyada dene aata hai. For so many almost thousands of years, people have been going there with such vibrations and depositing it over there. I mean when you’re there, you can feel it. So, it’s just a blessing to have the opportunity to make Kedarnath. But having said that, it wasn’t easy at all. Because the weather, the conditions, the terrain are unforgiving. So, you have to be relentless and it was like a yatra in itself.”
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