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14, 2012 13:21 IST  Nandana Sen in The ForestBefore the release
of The Forest, its director Ashvin Kumar had said, "My
expectations from The Forest are very modest. I want people to
see what I can do, what my work is all about. I want people to
go to the theatres to watch it and hopefully, make it run for a
long time."  It turns out that not many people decided to give
the film a shot. Trade analyst Vinod Mirani says that the film
was a no-show from the first day itself. He attributes it to the
lack of stars in the film, and the 'A' certification.  In an
interview with Patcy N, Oscar-nominated director Ashvin Kumar
explains why he doesn't use big stars in his films and what
filmmaking means to him.  How does it feel that your film made
in 2009 will be released now?  It doesn't feel very good. It
should have been released right