Highlights
- Expectations are bound to be high for a director who has delivered one of last year’s biggest blockbusters in B-Town. But with success comes responsibility and film's director Milan Luthria understands it well, more so when The Dirty Picture is still making news.
- Milan Luthria, who has taken The Dirty Picture to France, says he is glad with the accolades in the European country and that he is now focussing on the next project.
- Ques: Were you expecting the French national newspaper to shower praises on your work?
- Milan Luthria: Not at all. In fact, we released The Dirty Picture all across France as an experiment and were expecting good feedback. I recently saw how Le Monde featured it along with The Amazing Spider-Man on the same page with nothing but nice words. I’m not the kind who rests on his laurels but this film keeps surprising me.
- Ques:What is the biggest challenge about making a mafia film?
- Milan Luthria: A lot of attention has to be given to minute details, be it the attire or the lingo of the characters in the film. Recreating a piece of history that is true to the city would naturally take efforts. Contrary to what people think, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai wasn’t entirely a mafia film as it had far too many layers. Some even said The Dirty Picture was soft porn! It’s all media speculation, nothing else. However, this time around there’d be more fiction than facts. There is a romantic triangle as well as a violence-centric story.
- Ques:Will Imran Khan be shedding his chocolate biy image with this film?
- Milan Luthria: I think he has come a long way from that image bestowed by media. Here, he’ll be playing Akshay Kumar’s protégé — someone very typical from the streets of Mumbai underbelly. Like I said, he’s already crossing into the non-upmarketish, mass kind of roles.
- Ques: When exactly did Sonakshi Sinha replace Kareena Kapoor? Milan Luthria: As far as I know, Sonakshi has been part of the plan right from the very beginning. She has something about her that is remarkably Indian and reminiscent of 1980s. Also, she has delivered two blockbusters in a row.
- Ques: And the superhero movie with Saif Ali Khan is not going to happen...
- Milan Luthria: To begin with, Bhushan (Kumar) and I weren’t even thinking of it. I don’t even know where that story cropped up from (smiles). Anyway, Bollywood has made enough superhero films lately!
- Ques: So who’s the actress in it? Milan Luthria: We’re still looking so I won’t take names but since it’s a big production, we can narrow it down to three top names and your guess is as good as mine.
Expectations are bound to be high for a director who has delivered one of last year's biggest blockbusters in B-Town. But with success comes responsibility and film's director Milan Luthria understands it well, more so when
The Dirty Picture is still making news.
Milan Luthria, who has taken
The Dirty Picture to France, says he is glad with the accolades in the European country and that he is now focusing on his next projects.
Ques: Were you expecting the French national newspaper to shower praises on your work?
Milan Luthria: Not at all. In fact, we released
The Dirty Picture all across France as an experiment and were expecting good feedback. I recently saw how Le Monde featured it along with
The Amazing Spider-Man on the same page with nothing but nice words. I'm not the kind who rests on his laurels but this film keeps surprising me.
Ques:What is the biggest challenge about making a mafia film?
Milan Luthria: A lot of attention has to be given to minute details, be it the attire or the lingo of the characters in the film. Recreating a piece of history that is true to the city would naturally take efforts. Contrary to what people think,
Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai wasn't entirely a mafia film as it had far too many layers. Some even said
The Dirty Picture was soft porn! It's all media speculation, nothing else. However, this time around there'd be more fiction than facts. There is a romantic triangle as well as a violence-centric story.
Ques:Will Imran Khan be shedding his chocolate biy image with this film?
Milan Luthria: I think he has come a long way from that image bestowed by media. Here, he'll be playing Akshay Kumar's protégé -- someone very typical from the streets of Mumbai underbelly. Like I said, he's already crossing into the non-upmarketish, mass kind of roles.
Ques: When exactly did Sonakshi Sinha replace Kareena Kapoor?
Milan Luthria: As far as I know, Sonakshi has been part of the plan right from the very beginning. She has something about her that is remarkably Indian and reminiscent of 1980s. Also, she has delivered two blockbusters in a row.
Ques: And the superhero movie with Saif Ali Khan is not going to happen...
Milan Luthria: To begin with, Bhushan (Kumar) and I weren't even thinking of it. I don't even know where that story cropped up from (smiles). Anyway, Bollywood has made enough superhero films lately!
Ques: So who's the actress in it?
Milan Luthria: We're still looking so I won't take names but since it's a big production, we can narrow it down to three top names and your guess is as good as mine.