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By Our Correspondent Š2007 Bollyvista.com |
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Madhuri Dixit |
Was making a comeback a difficult decision?
Well yes, one is scared when you making a comeback because everything you do, you want it to be the best. Because there is a lot of speculation on what the subject should be, what kind of role Madhuri should do and there is a lot of expectations. Also, from the different people I have met, there is a genuine happiness to see me do a movie after a long time. So there is a lot of expectation that rest on the shoulders and that kind of can weigh you down sometimes, whether this will be a right kind of a move and whether people will like me in this kind of a role and stuff like that.
When we were working on it, it was such a beautiful experience throughout that I had to keep my fingers crossed that people would like the movie. Yes, it is always a difficult decision to work again after a long time. Also because I have two kids now, its not just my responsibility towards my film its the babies too. There was that apprehension about how they would adjust to Bombay because they have never lived here for along stretch of time. So in that sense it was a little scary to come here and shoot, hoping they'd enjoy it, but they really had fun. My older son has started speaking in Hindi and singing Hindi songs. Out there we are not in touch with Hindi films but here they watched a few movies and are getting used to the filmy clout.
What was it like working with Anil Mehta?
It's been wonderful. I used to always think I am the only patient person in the world and that I am very mellow but when I worked with Anil Mehta, I realized there is another person who is much more patient than I am, much calmer then I am and that has helped me a lot. He was always very patient, even if we were shooing in the sun or the worst weather in whatever situation we were, he was always calm. He has been a pillar to all actors. Since I wanted to do a film with him before, it was wonderful to work with him finally. I am glad that I worked with him in this capacity as a director because he understands performances and he is also a big help when you perform. He knows exactly what he wants, what the shot is going to be and he never hesitated to tell me, "lets take it a little higher or lower." He is also very flexible. If I wanted to do something he would let me go ahead and do it. He was not rigid in only doing what he wanted, only in a particular way but he understood the performances and that was the biggest help in this
film.
What was the experience like working with Vaibhavi Merchant?
I think with Vaibhavi its been a challenge for her as well because I have worked with different choreographers like Saroj Khan, Chinni Prakash, Prabhudeva and so many other people and they have always been like Madhuri Dixit dances and she has to compete with all the background that I have had and yet make it look little different that its her style. It is a different choreographer who is giving me the dance steps and also she had a wide range in this movie from western dancing to Indian to rustic. I must say that she has come off with flying colours and has done a very good job in all the songs and I enjoyed working with her. She is very bright and quick.
What is you favourite track from the film?
It's hard to say because all the songs have their own charm, whether it is the song in New York or the one where I am performing on stage after I come first time to India. 'Bulbul', I think is very peppy and Indian but there is so many layers to that song because the whole story is told in that song. |
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