Vidhu Vinod Chopra insists money isn’t his driving force; but he can’t help it, if after 3 Idiots, it’s raining money in his backyard. Ironically, he adds that he doesn’t read the newspapers, but he continues to make headlines anyway.
Before flying off to Los Angeles (where he will be joined by Raj Kumar Hirani and Aamir Khan) to finalise scripts for his next three films — Ferrari Ki Sawari, Munna Bhai Chale Amrika and Broken Horses, Vinod sheds light on some current issues.
Is it true that you have put up counting machines in your office because mega-bucks are pouring in?
Nahin yaar. From Khamosh to 3 Idiots, I have always made cinema only when I have a good story to tell. Sometimes the films have made big money-like the Munna Bhai series or 3 Idiots, sometimes the films have failed... like Kareeb and Eklavya. However, my objective in making a film has never been to count the money at the end of it. We only make cinema if we have a good story to tell.
Now that Aamir Khan and you are joined at the hip will he be in Munna Bhai Chale Amrika?
I have been asked this question. But honestly I don’t know the answer to this yet. I like Aamir, I believe he also likes me, but we have to co-exist. Someone asked me yesterday if Aamir was my 3 am friend? I was pleasantly surprised. I think Aamir and I should keep a distance. We should not ruin what we have between us by working too much together.
So will Sanjay Dutt continue being the much-loved Munna bhai?
Raju Hirani, Abhijaat Joshi and I still have to lock the script of our third part of this series. Once we do that we will start casting. Chances are that Sanjay will be Munna bhai. Or we may cast a much younger actor.
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1 comments:
Broken Flowers sounds interesting. But changing Munnabhai doesn't sound a good idea to me.
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