Before his next film, director Chaitanya Tamhane wants to read your mind | Entertainment News
Much before Chaitanya Tamhane made it to global attention and acclaim with his debut feature Court (2014), he was studying magic. The writer-director, who has often spoken about how magic has influenced his filmmaking, will be holding his maiden public mentalism show, ‘While I Still Can: Mindreading, Wonder and other Lost Causes’, on July 3 at Mumbai’s 3 Art House. Currently developing his third feature film, with two-time Oscar-winner Alfonso Cuarón on board as a producer, Tamhane, who penned the script two years ago under the working title ‘Who Is Metcena’, says that pivoting to mentalism fulfills his need for “more autonomy”. “Filmmaking takes a long time — raising funds, making the film, working with distributors and exhibitors. I felt the need for something more immediate and autonomous, where I could create and perform entirely on my own terms… Magic has been a significant part of my life for nearly 20 years, and now I’ve decided to share that publicly,” says the 39-year-old director. Mentalism, he says, is magic of the mind. “This involves playing …
