My second film 'Johnny Gaddar' got delayed because of financial reasons. The film was taken over by another production house and in the process we lost a year.
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In love stories you have to establish the mood and then you can go on. Writing thrillers are difficult because every scene needs a twist. May be comedy is even more difficult but I have no experience of it.
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Right from childhood, I have enjoyed films which belong to the thriller genre. As a kid, I would read novels written by Agatha Christie and James Hadley Chase.
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My two bits here are that writing is a solitary job but there are times when one needs to discuss the work, and see what's working and what's not.
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Shoot The Piano Player' is one of my favourite films, though apparently it failed very badly when it released.
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Badlapur' has got an excellent soundtrack even though it wasn't planned at all in the beginning.
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People often get caught in situations or do something that they regret for the rest of their lives. What happens and how you try to cover up is the story. These are not career criminals.
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We all are scared of bad things... So when you are watching a film, you see your fears on the screen.
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Often I would get offers to remake films and that didn't interest me. I have no interest in remaking a film in Hindi which has been made in the south already. I prefer adapting from a book than a movie.
