"'Ifs' and 'buts' are there in every project" -Ram Gopal Varma
Partly shifting from the genre of his previous film "Bhoot", Ram Gopal Varma has tried out an unusual mix of romance and comedy with horror in his forthcoming "Darling".
Partly shifting from the genre of his previous film "Bhoot", Ram Gopal Varma has tried out an unusual mix of romance and comedy with horror in his forthcoming "Darling". Dismissing some of the rumours about the film doing the rounds, the acclaimed director tells us how films and human emotions cannot be categorized.
Q: How different is "Darling" from your previous movie "Bhoot"?
A: The genre of the film is different. It is a horror comedy that
starts on a romantic-comic note and turns into a murder-mystery. The
end of the movie is scary.
A: The expressions can be similar, I don't deny that. Anyone who is scared will have the same kind of expression on his/her face. People know me as a director who is not hackneyed and tries out different stuff. Now that doesn't mean that my films cannot be compared with other films. Everything has a difference. We cannot categorize films or human expressions under rigid categories.
Q: It's heard that Esha Deol has played a very intense character in
the film and that the Tamil version has already been featured.
A: Yes, we have presented Esha in a very intense role. She is a very
fine actor and her potential has not been aptly utilized as yet. All
the talk about the Tamil version is pure rubbish. There is no such
version of the movie.
Q: Are you planning a film with Bipasha Basu in the future?
A: Every movie goes through a change cycle. Between the period of
conception and the time we finally start working on a project, it
changes a lot. I respect Bipasha a lot. As, of now, I am not planning
to work with Bipasha. If ever in the future the need arises, and
Bipasha fits into the character, we will surely work with her. 'If's
and 'but's are there in every project, that we can't help.
Q: Was the item song that Nisha Kothari is doing in this film supposed to be for some other project?
A: I am really not able to understand this issue over the item dance
number. The song which is there in the movie was there in the script,
so it's there. We never had plans of putting this number in some other
movie. This item song gels well in this movie.
Q: This movie is not a RGV production. Are you happy with the way producer Bhusan Kumar is promoting the film?
A: Yes, I am happy with the promotion of the film. The feedback I am
getting is nice. Mr. Kumar also knows what he wants. I would like to
give him credit for the songs, especially for 'Tadap' and 'Na Khushi".
I am happy working with him. Personally, if I had produced the movie on
my own, it would have been a very serious film. I am obliged to Mr.
Kumar for being able to make a movie which can be called a musical
comedy horror film.
Q: There is also a buzz that you have sung one of the songs in the movie. Is it true?
A: It's a rumour. Actually, we were picturising an intense scene on
Fardeen where he had to think of a song from a horror film, that too,
one that was at least 20 years old. We were thinking of "Bees Saal
Baad" and I just gave a clue by humming "Kahi deep jale kahin dil".
That's all. I have not sung any song in the movie.
-(SAMPURN)
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