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I really do not see why we all cannot do Premkatha, PadMan, Good Newwz are
“Earlier I had to do two-, three- or four-hero films. It’s all doing well. Also biopics and historical
commercial films as issue insecurity, I think. Why can’t we make are also being appreciated, criteria
based films were not “Amar Akbar Anthony” today? (He does being entertainment. Now you ought to
made aplenty. Now I am a not mean a remake but a three-hero film offer good cinema, otherwise there’ll be
rejection. I feel lucky that these subjects
with big stars). If you see the films in my
producer myself and can early years, I have worked with almost came to me.
do films which I always every star. I have even done a 7-hero film
wanted to do” in “Jaani Dushman - Ek Anokhi Kahani.” You are sharing screen with Ajay and
And “Mission Mangal” has five heroines! Ranveer. How was the equation ?
We had fun shooting together with Rohit
You have shifted gears from action (Shetty) being a partner in crime. It was
films to meaningful, issue-based like a small vacation and all of us enjoyed
cinema. Tell us about the transition. working together. Ajay and Ranveer play
Frankly the reason is fiscal. Earlier I had cameos and enter the film at latter half
to do commercial films as issue based of the film. Also it felt like Ajay and I
films were not made aplenty. Now I am a took off from where we had left. it was
producer myself and can do films which nostalgic. We do respect each other
I always wanted to do. Today’s viewer and have been witness to one another’s
is an evolved audience. Their tastes cinematic journey. With Ranveer joining
have changed. Issue based film which us, it was like a house on fire.
are entertaining is getting their support.
That’s the reason films like Toilet Ek As your body changes, how has your
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