Do it My way!- trouble on dilli 6 sets?

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Do it my way!

Rakeysh Mehra had his share of problems with Abhishek Bachchan on the sets of Dilli 6; Amitabh Bachchan later intervened and played peacemaker
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Abhishek Bachchan & Sonam Kapoor
There was 'high drama' on the sets during the making of Dilli 6 that director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra had not scripted. Lead actor Abhishek Bachchan and director Rakeysh had irrevocable creative differences. Abhishek, who is an otherwise happy-go-lucky actor, dared to give some suggestions while plying his skills. The 'friendly' suggestions didn't go down well with Rakeysh, and soon after, he started cold-shouldering Bachchan Jr. "The rift between Abhishek and Rakeysh started when Abhishek began to give his inputs on matters of props, dialogues and shots while enacting scenes . Rakeysh, who is known to hold his scripts close to his heart, didn't quite appreciate the gesture. He would hardly speak to Abhishek once we packed up for the day," says a unit member on condition of anonymity.

Thing worsened when Abhishek had more retakes compared to leading lady Sonam Kapoor, who is just one-film-old. Rakeysh was clearly unhappy and almost stopped communicating with Bachchan Jr. "There was visible tension between the two, but Abhishek was a thorough professional. He never let it show on the sets and worked equally hard on his part," reveals our source.

Rakeysh Mehra & Amitabh Bachchan
Another crew member adds, "There are days when actors fail to concentrate and we have to keep retaking. But that's a part of the job. There are times when the director is unhappy with the way the shot has been taken despite actors giving it their best shot."

It was Abhishek's daddy Amitabh Bachchan who took control of the situation and played the peacemaker on the sets. "Bachchan Sr has a guest appearance in the film. He sorted out the differences between the two and got them together," says our source.

Abhishek plays an NRI who comes back to India to trace his roots and look after his ailing grandmother. During his stay in the capital, he falls for his doe-eyed neighbour (Sonam), and gradually, gets involved in the Monkeyman hysteria, which had swept Delhi in 2001.

We sent text messages to Siddharth Roy Kapoor, CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, who is producing the film, and director Rakeysh. But they remained unavailable for comment.

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Posted: 17 years ago
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OMGGGGGGG those bachchans r sooooooooooo arrogentttttt

who du dey think dey r?

poor sona babyyyy she's such a thespian she hazz 2 put up with doze unprofessional and untalented ppl lyk Amitab Bachchan????? hu doze he think he izz??

I pheel sorry for pplz hu haf 2 work with these 2!!! I beat Aishwarya haz sumthin 2 do witttth dizzzzzzz

uffffffffffffffff
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Posted: 17 years ago
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""The rift between Abhishek and Rakeysh started when Abhishek began to give his inputs on matters of props, dialogues and shots while enacting scenes . Rakeysh, who is known to hold his scripts close to his heart, didn't quite appreciate the gesture. He would hardly speak to Abhishek once we packed up for the day,""

Woah. The article makes me think how proud Rakeysh Mehra is of his script, when I read in Filmfare magazine that they were shocked when Rakeysh Mehra asked them tips on how to improve the script further when they went to interview him. This article might be false.

But what's the big deal if Abhishek wants to do on the spot improvisations? Is that soo bad? 😕
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Posted: 17 years ago
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i though the shooting finished a month ago???? 😕
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Posted: 17 years ago
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^when Khans hijack the whole script and get the writers to change it time and time again and sometimes even get them to give up the directors' seat, then they are being "perfectionists"..

but deze Bachchans URGH.. they r doin it not 2 improvize but to annoy ppl
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Posted: 17 years ago
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^^the khan u r referring to hijacks the script during the script sessions, not once the movie shooting starts. Making suggestions/asking for changes during the script sessions allows the director to opt for a different actor if he wants to.

And Amol himself suggested to Aamir that Aamir shd direct the film.....Aamir told Amol tht he could take his script to another prod house if he wanted to.

Saying that, I dont there's anything wrong with improvising on the spot n trying to handle a scene a different way.....Rakysh Mehra comes across as a sensible guy in his interviews---don't think he'd get pissed off just coz the lead actor is making suggestions. The fact tht an actor is making suggestions just goes to show how involved they r in the project.

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Its a mumbai mirror article..

so read it
enjoy it
n forget it! 😉 😆
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Posted: 17 years ago
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i think article is just exaggerating this whole matter. it's normal for an actor to have little disagreements with the director. like breathing_irony said it only shows how dedicated abhishek is to his work.😃

i don't think we should be dragging sonam into this matter especially if she's not involved in this particular 'argument'.😉 it'll just lead to unneccesary arguments. let's reserve our comments about her till we see an article on her about this matter.😊

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Posted: 17 years ago
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Originally posted by: TallyHo

Its a mumbai mirror article..

so read it
enjoy it
n forget it! 😉 😆



Exactly😆
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Posted: 17 years ago
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😆
i already hav read it, enjoyed it and 4gotten it..

btw which newspaer article does speak sum truth in india??????

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