Resul Pookutty is a very unhappy man – that is, since the last couple of days – ever since he was quoted as having said that Aamir Khan’sSatyamev Jayate was doctored in the post-production studios to give it an emotional overhaul. “I don’t ever want to wake up like that again,” says Resul, “I was mixing English Vinglish all night, and returned home around 7am. I had just fallen asleep when the phone rang. After that, I haven’t slept,” he says.
But isn’t this the usual grouse? Of being misquoted? “I am not saying I didn’t say those things. I did, but that was by way of explaining how the craft is done. I took many shows’ names – I also spoke about Ekta’s shows on TV, and reality shows. I usually do talk about sounds and mixing in movies and shows – for that is my job, and I follow what happens in the industry. What I was trying to do was explain the difference between a live show, or a debate show and a show like Satyamev Jayate. I was talking about designing sound mainly for films and narratives. We design sound, so that the audience’s emotions are manipulated.
