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"I think Karan Johar is the most over rated director" - Rajkumar Hirani

By IndiaFM News Bureau, April 20, 2007 - 03:01 IST

2006 was one of the best years for Indian Cinema. It rained blockbusters and thundered critical acclaim. This Sunday's special episode of Koffee with Karan features four filmmakers whose films not only brought the moolah but also created a huge impact. Karan's first guest is a veteran filmmaker, he has been responsible for giving India one of its biggest superstars and the biggest super hero - Rakesh Roshan. His second guest is the man who is responsible for making one of the most acclaimed films of this decade, the genius behind Rang De Basanti - Rakesh Mehra. Also, joining them is the one man who has managed to bring Mahatma Gandhi's ideology and vision to the younger generation… the man behind Lage Raho Munnabhai…Rajkumar Hirani and the great writer of Hum Tum and the Director of the very successful Fanaa - Kunal Kohli. Catch the super successful Directors this Sunday, April 22nd on Koffee with Karan at 9 p.m. only on Star One and Star World.

Excerpts from the interview:

Karan: What I find amazing is that most of us our younger film makers today … and you have been around as a film maker for over 20 years… and have been in the industry for over 37 years now… today you are in the panel of film makers who has made some of the youngest films in that respect… with all the visual effects it is one of India's first super hero films… you have done this at this age? Do you ever realize this?
Rakesh Roshan: I know… it was a difficult task… if you see in the Roshan family we have a producer - director… we have an actor … we have a music director in the family.. so we are four pillars of a film… so I thought if I don't take this step, who will… it's not a normal step… it was a leap… we could have fallen badly… and if I am making such a film… I must have the best technicians with me… so I went ahead and hired Tony Cheng from China… I got special effects people from Los Angeles… we spent a lot and worked on the minutest of details… I couldn't afford to lose any money… waste any money

Karan: Did you actually feel personally that there is a generation that has forgotten Mahatma Gandhi?
Raju Hirani: The first recording of the song we were doing… there was a guy who came to serve chai… he asked "Film ka naam kya hai"… that time it was called "Munnabhai meets Mahatma Gandhi"… so he said, "Munnabhai to teekh hai .. ye Mahatma Gandhi Kaun hai"
Karan: Oh God!!

Karan: Did you expect Fanaa to be the kind of success it was?
Kunal: Ahhh… I prayed for it ... I hoped for it ... but I didn't expect it to be such a big hit… I had two fabulous actors… Aamir and Kajol and if I hadn't delivered… then
Karan: People would have stoned you…
Kunal: Ya… they would kill me… people had such high expectations… Aamir and Kajol coming together for the first time… it was scary…

Karan: And you must be very happy that Sanju is brand 'Munnabhai' today
Raju Hirani: Yes ..
Karan: On this show he mentioned to us that he was offered Jimmy Shergill's role?
Raju Hirani: I think what he didn't tell you was… Jimmy played a role of a person who had never slept with a woman… so Sanju told me "Should I be playing this role?"… laughs

Karan: What is your take Sir … you have been in this industry from more than two decades… and have given one of the biggest blockbusters?
Rakesh Roshan: I feel that the biggest critics are the audience… you should take them seriously and not the critics… they don't know anything about film making … I don't give them importance at all… I don't even read the reviews?
Karan: You don't
Rakesh Roshan: Not at all

Karan: What do you have to say Rakesh… because you of course got the thumbs up from most?
Rakesh Mehra: Critics… you like them or you don't like them… they do influence… specially of an audience who do have a loyalty for films like Rakshiji's… your films so, who is this Rakesh Mehra… what are they saying about him… they do influence… but there is a huge responsibility on the shoulder of the critic… and like Kunal and Rakeshji were mentioning to do a job of a critic you need to know your job… it is not a critic's job to write the synopsis of the movie… and in the end praise the actors… because they don't want to get on the wrong side of the actors ..

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Posted: 18 years ago

already posted, but thanks anyway.

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