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Oscars, how does that make you feel? “Oscars is a coveted platform but it is even greater to represent your country. India is a very large country where so many movies are made every year, but for your movie to be selected as “the” movie is a matter of great honor and pride.” How was it working with Aamir Khan? “Working with Aamir was a completely life changing experience for me. We all know that he is one of the greatest actors of our times or ever to be in the Indian film industry. He is very conscious and sincere about the choice of his subjects. He gives himself 100% to that I also discovered that more than just a fabulous actor he is a fabulous human being first and then the best in what he is doing.” How did you discover Alice Patten? What was your experience working with a foreign actor? “Discovered her through my casting director in the U.K she was a complete revelation. For an English girl to come to India and spend six months here is not very easy. She did not know Hindi, she learnt Hindi in a month. She never gave us the feeling that she was an outsider, she adjusted very well
and what she brought on screen Bharati, your wife is the editor of was for everybody to see.” “Rang De…….” How was it working together? Did you have What was your best moment any arguments about the cutting of during production and after the a scene etc.? We share a very professional release of “Rang De ….”? “Everyday of the shoot was special. relationship when it comes to our We were working with a wonderful careers. Editing is her career like team both in front of the camera directing and producing are mine. and behind the camera. Just to She is an individual and as far as share that time of life with them “Rang de…….” is concerned she is became very special for me. When the editor and creative producer, you work with a crew for almost not my wife.” one whole year, you become close to each other like family, in fact What are your plans for your next more than a family, because this is film? more by choice - in a family you “No plans as such. I am working on are born you do not have a choice, three scripts at the moment. One of so that was very special. which is “Delhi 6”, which is closer to my heart as of now and i am also Post release I thought my job was feeling more ready with it so let's over once the film was released on see.” the 26th.of January, but even today when it's over a year after release Have you finalised the star cast for we are still talking about the film, the film? so every day even after the release, “No. When I work on the story I has been very special. I have been never think about the star cast. I touched by the film; people have only think about the story and the been touched by the film. I have characters. The moment we start received a great amount of casting as the film is being written, adulation, warmth and love not then the cast starts influencing the only from fellow Indians but also script. Their persona and their from all over the world like Japan, limitation in your perception- you Russia, Europe and especially s t a r t w r i t i n g w i t h i n t h o s e America. People from all quarters limitations. It's never a sincere have come and spoken to me attempt towards writing. First one about the film, so it's been very should give writing its due, then special.” casting it's due.”
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