INTERVIEW WITH RITEISH DESHMUKH - I

Who : Riteish Deshmukh
About : Actor, son of Maharashtra Chief Ministed, Vilasrao Deshmukh
Website: http://www.deshmukhonline.net/ (Fan Site)

You can check out the interview HERE : Interview with Riteish Deshmukh
Interview Date: August 16, 2007
Place: N/A (Interview taken over email)

Here I'm going to recollect how the interview with Riteish Deshmukh happened and describe the entire experience of the interview.

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INTERVIEW WITH RITEISH DESHMUKH - II

Who : Riteish Deshmukh
About : Actor, son of Maharashtra Chief Ministed, Vilasrao Deshmukh
Website: http://www.deshmukhonline.net/ (Fan Site)

How it happened : Interview with Riteish Deshmukh
Interview Date: August 16, 2007
Place: N/A (Interview taken over email)
Pics: None

Nikhil Taneja (NT): Tell us something about your role in 'Heyy Babyy'.
Riteish Deshmukh (RD): 'Heyy Babyy' is a story of three guys who flirts with girls and are characterless with no sense of direction. And how their lives undergoes a drastic change when a baby enters into their lives. I m playing one of the guy. I am playing a Maharashtrian character Tanmay Joglekar, who attends children's birthday parties and entertains them, especially their young moms….. Rest I can't talk now you'll have to watch it on theaters (laughs)

NT: We all know that you are an architect and have your own firm. How did you end up becoming an actor?
RD: It has happened all of a sudden. It was not pre-planned, but I still do designs for projects which comes up. I have always focused on architecture. Things are going good. I have designed few offices and multiplexes one is PVR cinema of Aurangabad.

Besides, I have designed my own house. Wherever I go for outdoor, I try to catch up the interiors of old constructions. It helps me to create my own things but right now I am the part of bollywood industry so I am focusing more on the acting front.

NT: How far does your reel life character match up with your real life?
RD: It is totally different from my real life character. In real life I am basically reserved and shy type of a person. It takes time to open up and I can't flirt with girls. But I have enjoyed myself to portray this kind of role.

NT: Do you ever feel stereotyped? Are you happy with the roles you are doing?
RD: I have never wanted to become an actor. But I got the opportunity and I did it. I enjoy doing comedy films and am happy with that. When someone does comedy and it clicks in the box- office, people want to see him in the same role again. And I got that opportunity is play comedy roles again and again. But I will definitely experiment with different roles soon.

NT: How was your experience working with Akshay Kumar and Fardeen Khan?
RD: Both are very talented people and do their job very honestly. I spent a lot of time with both of them. Their sense of timing is awesome.We were shooting in Australia and had great fun. Both of them very supportive on the sets.

NT: How was working with first time director Sajid Khan?
RD: Working with Sajid Khan was a great fun. He is a good friend of mine. Sajid had come to me with 'Heyy Babyy' script and some idea about me. He thinks that I am the one who makes funny faces. He is so talented, he eats, breathe cinema. He will go far.

NT: Any funny incidents on the sets?
RD: Yeah I can remember one such incident of many when Akshay and Vidya made a bark. We were shooting in Sydney so Sajid told me about some tie- ups with Sydney government. I had to say some good things about the city. So one day when I got a call from their side, I spoke to them for long time about the positive attributes of Sydney.One of the girls even mentioned that I had a huge fan following in Sydney, and that she was crazy about me. Later I realized that Akshay and Vidya were the ones who had made the calls.

Interview Courtesy: Raindrop Media
© Nikhil Taneja (nikhiltaneja@gmail.com)

INTERVIEW WITH VIDYA BALAN - I

Who : Vidya Balan
About : Actress
Website: http://www.vidya-balan.com/ (Fan site)

You can check out the interview HERE : Interview with Vidya Balan
Interview Date: August , 2007
Place: N/A (Interview taken over phone)

Here I'm going to recollect how the interview with Vidya Balan happened and describe the entire experience of the interview.

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INTERVIEW WITH VIDYA BALAN - II

Who : Vidya Balan
About : Actress
Website: http://www.vidya-balan.com/ (Fan site)

How it happened : Interview with Vidya Balan
Interview Date: August , 2007
Place: N/A (Interview taken over phone)
Pics: None

Nikhil Taneja (NT): You are said to have undergone an image makeover in Heyy Babyy. Can you tell us something about it?
Vidya Balan (VB): This film will see a new me. The image that Parineeta created was so strong, that in spite of the fact that I have done other films, wherein I didn't play only very Indian characters, people spoke about Parineeta. I think there has never been as much of a departure in my image as it has been in 'Heyy Babyy'. Not because I have worn Western clothes but because I play a well-to-do girl from a business family in Sydney, who shows comfort in these kinds of clothes. I am even wearing my hair differently. I want my character to come through and not Vidya Balan.I can't really thank Manish Malhotra enough.

NT: So tell us more about Heyy Babyy and your role in it.
VB: HEYY BABYY will show me in a different light. It is a film where I could let my hair down. I am a fun loving girl who cracks and laugh at Jokes with equal ease. HEYY BABYY is first of its kind for me, so far I hadn't done an out-and-out commercial comedy film. The whole environment whilst shooting for HEYY BABYY was enjoyable, like we were in College again. It was a mad house with Akshay, Fardeen, Riteish, Sajid. They played so many pranks. I had literally become one of them.

The baby is the real superstar of the film. The baby too was a real bundle of joy and an absolute delight. She had everyone at her beck and call. She had a doctor and a nurse available at all time. And she could shoot whenever she wanted. She is such an 'Angel'

NT: You are simultaneously shooting for Bhool Bhulaiya with Akshay. How would you compare your roles in both the movies?
VB: It was the madness of Sajid Khan's Heyy Babyy and the mystique of priyadarshan Bhool Bhulaiya. Both Akshay and I were in different terrain in HEYY BABYY and BHOOL BHULAIYA and yet we had so much fun doing both films.

NT: So how was it working with Sajid Khan?
VB: I have known Sajid Khan from College. I remember inviting him as a celebrity judge for the college festival MALHAR at St. Xaviers. He is such a livewire and has a spontaneous sense of humour.The shoot was such a party and we all ended up behaving like mad people

NT: How is Sajid Khan as a director?
VB: Though its Sajid Khan debut film, he has a cinematic bent of mind. He gives you total freedom to the actors to give inputs. He has made a fresh looking film and his understanding of technical aspect of film making is awesome. His enthusiasm is so infectious, that work becomes a fun experience.

NT: During the shooting of Heyy Babyy, Akshay Kumar played a prank on you. Could you tell us something more about it?
VB: Whilst shooting for 'Heyy Babyy' in Australia, Akshay called on my cell pretending that he is a Radio Jockey for an Indian radio Station. In a heavy accent, he asked me questions about my career, love life and movies. And since It was a radio station for Indian in Australia, I kept on answering to all his questions for 20 minutes. I was totally unaware that he had put me on the speaker phone and was surrounded by the cast and crew of the movie.

Guess they must have had a ball at my expense. But I should add that the whole shooting environment in HEYY BABYY was so fulfilled. It was like one big party, thanks to Sajid Khan and the producer Sajid Nadiadwala.

NT: What do you have to say about the music of Heyy Babyy?
VB: It's Shankar Ehsaan Loy at their best. Each song is a virtual gem. It's extremely youthful and chirpy. The story is based on people of Indian origin living in Australia, so the music is in tune with the theme. When you watch the movie, you will realize that you can go out of India, but you can't let India go out of you!

NT: Finally, how is it working under NGE productions with Sajid Nadiadwala?
VB: He is one of the best producers to work with. He literally spoils you. Besides he is such a trendsetter, by giving such a huge canvas to new directors. The whole environment was so friendly. It was like a family picnic out there. It was a perfect situation of work and pleasure going together. He is doing wonders to his banner, NGE.

Interview Courtesy: Raindrop Media
© Nikhil Taneja (nikhiltaneja@gmail.com)

INTERVIEW WITH AKSHAY KUMAR - I

Who : Akshay Kumar
About : One of the biggest actors of India at present
Website: http://www.akshaykumar.org/ (Fan site)

You can check out the interview HERE : Interview with Akshay Kumar
Interview Date: August, 2007
Place: N/A (Interview taken over phone)

Here I'm going to recollect how the interview with Akshay Kumar happened and describe the entire experience of the interview.

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INTERVIEW WITH AKSHAY KUMAR - II

Who : Akshay Kumar
About : One of the biggest actors of India at present
Website: http://www.akshaykumar.org/ (Fan site)

How it happened : Interview with Akshay Kumar
Interview Date: August, 2007
Place: N/A (Interview taken over phone)
Pics: None


© Nikhil Taneja (nikhiltaneja@gmail.com)