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My 'Don' is very
different, says Farhan Akhtar (INTERVIEW)
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Farhan Akhtar's remake of the 1970s
Amitabh Bachchan hit "Don" is 60 percent complete and is likely
to get a Diwali release.
"We are looking at a Diwali release. The film is almost
complete," Farhan told IANS.
"I'm not stressed. But it is a very hectic round-the-clock
schedule. We are working like crazy," said Farhan, sounding far
less relaxed than he usually does. He's been
shooting vigorously in Malaysia.
"Malaysia is almost like a character in my 'Don'. See, the whole
point of re-making a classic featuring Mr. Bachchan was to give
it my own twist. I have tweaked my dad and Salim saab's script a
bit.
"The essence of 'Don' remains the same. But in terms of look,
mood and flavour, my 'Don' is very different. I'd say it's my
homage to the original. Yes, I am very happy with what we have
shot so far."
The tuning between Farhan and his leading man Shah Rukh Khan is
the talk of tinsel town.
"We were friends from before 'Don'. See, both Shah Rukh and I
are ardent fans of 'Don' and Mr. Bachchan. When we finally
started working together it was like his
enthusiasm combined with mine.
"Shah Rukh's energy level is very infectious. He gives very
intelligent suggestions. And since I am always open to
suggestions -- who says I am not? That is totally untrue -- I
enjoy Shah Rukh's inputs.
"We are having a whole lot of fun. Though I must tell you it's a
lot of hard work. I can't even begin to describe what it's
like.".
Talk veers to the much talked about "Khaike Paan Banaras Wala"
song-and-dance routine that they recently shot.
"We knew what Mr. Bachchan had done to the song in the earlier
'Don'. Shah Rukh and I weren't even thinking about it when we
took the plunge. First of all, we are great
fans of the song. It is truly a monster of a song. But what
Saroj-ji (Saroj Khan) did with 'Khaike paan ...' is incredible.
"Of course, there is an element of deja vu in the choreography.
But Saroj-ji has taken the number somewhere else."
The feisty filmmaker takes a deep breath. "In fact, all of us
here in Malaysia are paying homage to the earlier 'Don'. It is
true that we have improved on the technical value
immensely. But how far could we go with technique alone?
"Whether it is Shah Rukh, Priyanka, Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppiker,
Boman Irani, Om Puri or Kareena Kapoor doing that incredible
number 'Yeh mera dil pyar ke deewana' by
Helen-ji, we see our efforts as a tribute to a film we have all
seen and loved featuring our ultimate screen hero Amitabh
Bachchan."
Farhan regrettably doesn't recall ever going on the sets of
Chandra Barot's "Don" as a child, which his father Javed Akhtar
co-authored with Salim Khan.
"All my nostalgia for the film comes from watching 'Don' on
screen. It's taken me to a totally new territory. It's fun but
also very stressful, and not because people are going
to compare my film with the previous 'Don'.
"That doesn't bother me. I just wonder if my vision would come
through in the film. The rest is all hypothetical right now."
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