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By Our Correspondent Š2007 Bollyvista.com |
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Madhuri Dixit |
Can you tell us a little about your look in the film?
The look is different because I am playing the woman who has spent like a good 10 years abroad and she has made a place for herself there. She is a choreographer and her whole attitude is that it is a man's world kind of a thing. She's not very feminine or delicate so she has to look her part through out the movie, whereas when she is dancing or when she is doing nothing she fits into a different role all together. I think that was the biggest challenge for Manish for it to look constantly like that she's not a frail or a delicate women and that she's out there, tough. He needed to give that look without being over the top, keeping a balance. It is like a mixture of everything and that had to be brought across throughout the movie. We have successfully managed to do that.
Can you tell us about the sets that were created for this film?
It was small town created called Shamali right there in Filmcity. At the end of Shamali was the theater Ajanta, which is the pillar of the story that everything revolves around. They have done it so beautifully. It was very refreshing to go there and see one story houses like you have in small towns which was very pleasantly made. You have the little gallis that you miss out on these days, little shops lining the gallis and the changes that happen. Once I leave Shamali and come back after 10 years, all the changes that have happened in that time seem sudden. The little town looks very different because it now has these jazzy looking things happening there like new mobile shops. I think they did a brilliant job with that. We were so comfortable in that village that it became a part of our lives for those four months and everybody kind of got attached to it.
How do you prioritize your personal and professional life?
I have my priorities right, my kids are my first concern. Even when I was working I made sure they were comfortable so I didn't have to worry about anything once I went on the sets. Yashji was very sweet. He made a play area in case they came on the sets they could go and play while I was shooting. Their grandparents are here. My mother in-law came in and stayed with them so that they were kind of well settled. Everybody has been so supportive. My husband came twice to be with the kids for a good 10-15 days. Because I had all this support around me it became possible for me to shoot without any tension on my head. I think my kids enjoyed themselves, getting pampered, meeting my cousins who have kids their age. They socialized, watched movies and had fun. They opened up, broadened their horizons and learned different languages
You are back on the sets after a very long time? Do you see any changes in the way things are done in the industry?
Yash Raj has always been the same, very organized and competent but when I look around me I see a lot of changes. I came to know of different movies being made and how they are organized. All scripts are made beforehand, actors received bound scripts which never happened before. We used to step on the set sometimes not knowing what we are going to say in that particular scene. Dialogues were written on the sets but that does not happen any more. This is wonderful for actors because they can prepare and perform much better because they have everything ready going into it. Looks are decided beforehand. What you are going to wear in every scene is decided. Different subjects are being made because of multiplexes today. They know their audience, target it and make a particular film like Bheja Fry or Khosla Ka Ghosla. It is wonderful for Indian cinema. It needed that and its happening and it is beautiful.
What was it like working with sync sound for the first time?
I have always dubbed for all my films so I have never heard my own voice because it gets drowned with all the camera noise and the other noises around us. Even the studios used to be so noisy in those times. It was the first time with sync sound that there was pin drop silence and I could literally hear my voice for the first time when I talked on the sets. I think that is wonderful because you can hear your own voice and you can analyze your own dialogue and you can say you want a little bit of inflection. It is also wonderful because you don't have to dub for the movie. When we used to dub for a film, it would be like you were doing the whole film over again. While trying to recreate what you have done, it sometimes is a struggle to do it. Sometimes it is a boon because you can correct any mistakes made. Now, there is no chance of making a mistake, you have to be perfect and be sure of what you are saying. The words have to be very clear but that helps the performance and its been great doing sync sound.
Are you open to do doing more films post Aaja Nachle?
I don't know yet. I haven't decided if I will be doing more films or which film I will be doing. Right now I am just living in the moment. These four months have been lovely while I was shooting Aaja Nachle. I feel as if I have achieved something and everything went off smoothly and that was lucky because anything could have gone wrong. I could have gotten sick or my kids could have got sick and things could have got delayed. I think god has been kind and everything went of well. Right now I am reveling in whatever we have done and not really giving it a thought.
How did you feel on the film sets after so many years?
It was great. The first day I was little apprehensive. Its not as if you are going to forget something but when you are working there is a certain kind of discipline that happens automatically. Everything around becomes very mechanical except the performance.
Its like well oiled wheels churning round and round but when that stops and you come back you feel am I a little rusty in starting. Once I started shooting, it was just the first two hours when I felt that I was coming back after six years.
Any one memorable incident during the shoot of the film?
We had this scene where they were suppose to use the projector and I see something on screen and it is a sad scene where I am suppose to be crying because my guru is dying. They bought these little old projector reels and they had Charlie Chaplin on it. I think I must be the only person in the world who has cried while watching Charlie Chaplin on screen. That's a memorable scene that sticks out in my mind because I had to just ignore the fact that it was Charlie Chaplin and kind of not watch it while I was looking at the projector and crying away. |
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