| Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai,
which is meant for anybody and everybody who thinks they have ever
been in love. In this interview, he throws light on the film and its
stars.
What are your
expectations from Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai?
I am very confident about the film. It is going to be a big success.
Every film's success depends upon the story. A film based on this
story was first made in Tamil and was a super duper hit. It was
later made in Telugu as Suswagatham — which was again a major hit.
I am sure it is going to be a hattrick.
The remakes of
South Indian films in Hindi don't click at the box office. What
makes you think this one will?
I don't think that remakes don't click. In fact, 95 per cent of the
remakes have been successful. Remakes are always a sure shot.
How was it working
with Aftab Shivdasani and Amisha Patel?
It was fun working with the young stars and the advantage of working
with them is that you can mould them according the requirements,
whereas the senior actors develop their own particular style and
their work reflects it.
In this era of Lagaan
and Dil Chahta Hai, do you think Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai
will make a mark?
My film is not the quintessential love story where a poor boy falls
in love with a rich girl or vice versa. Filmmaking is a business and
we made this film keeping that aspect in mind but at the same time
we have made it with purpose. And I am sure people are going to love
it.
And what is the
purpose?
For that you will have to see the film. I can only say that we have
made a complete entertainer which has all the right ingredients —
comedy, melodrama, romance, songs. And it has a message too.
Just give us a
rough idea about the message.
Well, most youngsters don't understand the actual meaning of love
but they claim to be in love. Unaware of its consequences, they
pursue it. This is the phenomenon that the film captures.
So, you want to
create some sort of awakening in the society?
No, I won't use such a big word — I would rather say that I am
trying to tell them through my film what exactly is happening around
them. Their priorities have changed. And they try to copy each
other. For example, youngsters feel that padosi ka girl friend
hai to mera kyon nahin. So I just want to convey that it's not
true love they are boasting about - it's just madness. And there are
other important things in life.
What are you
banking on for the films success — the stars?
I am banking on the characters of my film and the story of the film
because no actor is above the script. There is no hero or heroine in
my film. I needed a docile and frightened looking girl for my film
and Amisha was suitable to play that kind of role therefore I took
her. And it was great working with Amisha — she is a thorough
professional.
What about Aftab?
The good thing about Aftab is that having been a child artist he is
very confident. He can be moulded into any character and it is the
director's job to extract the best out of him. In this film he is
playing a very difficult and complex role and has done a very good
job. Aftab is not a star but he is good and I am sure that
eventually people are going to accept him as a good actor.
Have you made any
changes in the Hindi version of the film?
Yes we did make some necessary changes in the Hindi version.
Otherwise it's the same film.
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