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Which of these characters do you prefer from JWM and why?

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Posted: 16 years ago

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This is for the people who talked about Imtiaz's personality showing up in his characters. I am posting some excerpts from one of his interviews:

So what is the reason why you are here?
It's a quirk I think, it could be a biological defect that some people have that they need to be involved in their imaginative process more than other people, and they wish to articulate the same. I enjoy looking beyond the obvious and look at the stories happening all around me — you kind of formulate things in your mind and get excited about them.

You, one hears, had a sort of runaway marriage.
I didn't have a runaway marriage but I got married at the age of 23. We were from a small town, it was a Hindu-Muslim thing, nobody was really sure of what to do. Then, there was also the thought that 'I'm seeing her so I have to get married to her.' I soon moved cities and thought to myself that the only way we can be together is by marriage. I started the process of convincing everybody at 21, at 23 when I did get married, people were ok with it.

So it wasn't really a runaway marriage?
We did not have to ultimately, although we did consider it. Which is why people keep running away in my movies ... that's what you are coming to, which is fine. This thought struck me even when I was shooting Socha Na Tha.

So much of your script comes from your own life, do you ever see yourself in any of these characters?
No, it's usually a person who I have perhaps never met but understand completely. Then when an actor starts to play it, I see that person in that actor which is when ultimately Jai (Love Aaj Kal) becomes Saif.

The rest can be found in this link:
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Marriage-is-not-important-for-me-Imtiaz/articleshow/4450679.cms