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Revisiting the film, the director spoke about the inspirations behind it, noting that legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg influenced his visual approach."},{"text":"Talking about the film, he said, “Certainly, some of the shots in Shiva were inspired by Spielberg’s style of shot-taking”."},{"text":"He also acknowledged that the film drew thematic inspiration from ‘The Way of the Dragon’, starring martial arts icon Bruce Lee."},{"text":"He shared that the idea came from adapting the core premise of that film into a completely different setting."},{"text":"Speaking about upcoming projects, he confirmed that alongside ‘Sarkar 4’, he is also working on another film titled ‘Syndicate’. He said, “My film ‘Syndicate’ will wash all my sins”."},{"text":"The director also reflected on his filmmaking process over the years. He said that earlier in his career he rarely worked with a bound script."},{"text":"He shared, “My films started flopping after I began working with bound scripts. Once you have a bound script, you start imitating the script itself, and there is very little chance to improve the emotional quotient during the process”."},{"text":"When asked about recent films and filmmakers he admires, he said he liked ‘Dhurandhar’ and added that while Spielberg remains his all-time favourite filmmaker, he finds Aditya Dhar to be among the most promising talents from the current generation."},{"text":"Meanwhile, the Red Lorry Film Festival, curated by BookMyShow, is currently underway in Mumbai at multiple locations."}]}}},"relatedArticles":{"edges":[{"node":{"uid":"noras-phone-in-deep-trouble","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"Nora’s Phone in Deep Trouble"},"img":{"url":"https://images.prismic.io/prad/c9f80dc2-9eb0-41d7-a783-fa425dc28b5f_nora+fathe.JPG?auto=format,compress"},"datetime":"2026-06-01T03:45:00+0000"}}},{"node":{"uid":"pc-takes-a-break-from-varanasi-shoot","data":{"third_party_url":null,"title":{"text":"PC takes a break from ‘Varanasi’ 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