'My film is not like Chandni Chowk' !!

'My film is not like Chandni Chowk'

'My film is not like Chandni Chowk or Singh is Kinng'

Sabbir Khan's claim to fame is his upcoming directorial venture Kambakkht Ishq, starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor.

But Khan is not new to the film industry. His father was lyricist Noor Devasi, who penned the song Aao huzoor tumko sitaron mein le chaloon in the film Kismat.

Sabbir, who assisted Vikram Bhatt on his blockbuster film Ghulam and David Dhawan on Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, hopes some of that magic will rub off on his debut film. He tells Patcy N what to expect.

What made you take Kambakkht Ishq to Hollywood?

We wanted to make an entertaining film. When I started writing the film, we thought of setting it in a film industry. That's why we had Akshay playing a stunt artist. Then we thought of taking it to the next level as we wanted to have something in the film that would force the audience to buy a ticket. So we thought of shooting it in Hollywood. But when we were planning it, we were laughing at ourselves for dreaming so big. But then I went and lived there for a year. We did a year of pre-production work before the film went on the floors.