Tuesday Sep 30 12:25 PM
Bollywood Trade News Network
Q:What attracted you to KIDNAP?A:The moment Sanjay (Gadhvi) narrated the first line of the film; I knew I had to do it. It's something I haven't done in all these years. There was a sense of identification with the character - a father who deeply and immensely cares for his daughter and will go to any extent for her safety and happiness.
Q:What was Sanjay Gadhvi like as a director?
A:He's tremendous. Sanjay (Gadhvi) is very focused and he knows what he wants. He is very clear in his vision and has the knack of getting the best out his actors.
Q:Did it help that he was the maker of the DHOOM series?
A:To be honest I had not seen DHOOM 1 or DHOOM 2, except their promos when he approached me. I believed in the subject and in him and decided to do it.
Q:Tell us more about KIDNAP?
A:My producers, director and co-actors went through a lot of anxiety during the shoot of KIDNAP because of my trial. But all's well that ends well. I am happy the film is complete, ready and looking good. It is my first release in 2008. I play a father to Sonia (Minissha Lamba) who is kidnapped by Kabir (Imran Khan). It's an edge-of-the-seat thriller, which everyone is bound to enjoy. It has some great action and emotion and has been well written and directed. I hope my audience goes out and watches it.
Q:Was it difficult playing a father?
A:No, why should it be? I have played father to Hrithik Roshan earlier.
Q:You mentioned at the press conference that KIDNAP is very close to you, as you identify very closely with the character of Vikrant Raina!
A:I could relate to the father in the film. I love my daughter Trishala immensely and during the making of this film I kept thinking about what I would do or how I would react if Trishala ever got kidnapped. There was a lot of real-life emotion that came into my character in the film.
Q:Who will KIDNAP appeal to?
A:I think the beauty of KIDNAP lies in the fact that besides being an engaging thriller cum drama it concurrently captures the softer emotions and relationships - father-daughter, husband-wife, girl-boy. It's a thriller with a heart, and on the whole, an entertaining commercial product, which will appeal to everyone. Also, it has Imran Khan who has become very popular after JAANE TU...YA JAANE NA.
Q:How was it to work with the industry's hottest youngster, Imran Khan?
A:We got along well. He's a humble, conscientious and hardworking boy. He's into his craft. He'll go a long way and I hope and pray that success doesn't change him.
Q:Anything else you can recount during the shoot of KIDNAP?
A:I enjoyed the action. It had my adrenaline rushing. I felt a teenager again! (Smiles)
Q:Which are your forthcoming films?
A:EMI, ALADDIN, BLUE and MUNNABHAI 3. I am starting my own production house next year and hope to make good films.
Q:What do you cherish the most in life?
A:The fact that I was born to great parents and have a great set of fans, friends and well-wishers.
Q:What do you regret the most?
A:The days when I was into drugs and my time in jail. But that was destiny.....
