Mumbai,
Jan 22
When TV host-turned-director Sajid Khan decided to shoot a song for
his film "Hey Baby" with 21 leading ladies, sister Farah took time
off to choreograph the historic number.
The leading ladies who gladly participated in the marathon song
included Ameesha Patel, Diya Mirza, Koena Mitra, Shamita Shetty,
Neha Dhupia, Malaika and sister Amrita Arora, Amrita Rao, Tara
Sharma, Minissha Lamba, Celina Jaitley, Riya Sen, Sophie and Masumi.
Aarti Chabria and Hrishita Bhatt also participated.
"They're all my friends. They did it for me. And I'd do the same for
them if they asked me," Sajid told IANS.
Sajid gets emotional while talking about his sister.
"Farah had once choreographed me in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Jhooth
Bole Kauwa Kate'. And we've done a lot of stage shows together.
She's now choreographed my first song in my first film as director.
Sajid Nadiadwala (the producer) and Farah are like my two eyes and
arms."
He dismisses rumours of not getting along with his brother-in-law
Shirish Kunder. "We share a healthy camaraderie. Farah today lives
separately. But we keep a constant vigil on each other.
"Like any brother, I felt cheated when someone came and took her
way. But it's an inevitable cycle of life, and I'm all right with
it."
Sajid is excited about the cast.
"Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Fardeen Khan, Vidya Balan are all
working together for the first time. None of these actors have
worked with me, Farah or Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy before. Trust me you've
never seen these actors do anything like this earlier."
Sajid wants to make the kind of film he would like to see.
"I'm a member of the audience first, then a director. I don't like
boring films."
The buzz is that Sajid is re-making the hit "Three Men & A Baby" but
he dismisses this.
"Just because my film has three men and a baby in it? My film is as
much 'Three Men & A Baby' as 'Munnabhai M.B.B.S.' was 'Patch Adams'
or 'Tehzeeb' was
'Autumn Sonata' or 'Sholay' was 'Magnificent 7'. When you see 'Hey
Baby' you'll know what I mean."
The baby being the pivotal character, how does Sajid intend to get
its expressions right?
"I wouldn't like to talk about it now. But yes, the baby's
expressions will be as real as it can be ... with some technical
wizardry helping us get it right. We've got the F-X guys behind
'Matrix', 'Lord Of The Rings' and 'King Kong' to assist us.
"I intend to do my entire post-production and sound mix in Australia
at the 20th Century Fox studios."
"Hey Baby" will be shot in Australia, France, Udaipur and Mumbai.
"I gave the scripting two years of my life. For the first six months
I constantly kept changing the story until I got it right.
"I've grown up watching films of every kind. I won't make the
mistakes that I've seen my predecessors made. That's why I laugh
when people accuse me of re-making 'Three Men & A Baby'. I'm not
that stupid."
Before one reacts to that Sajid poses a question.
"Do you know why I chose Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy to do the music for 'Hey
Baby'? That's because their name doesn't figure in the list of
copycats on a website devoted to exposing plagiarism in Hindi film
music."
Sajid and producer Nadiadwala have been experimenting extensively on
how to get the little baby's looks right.
"Nadiadwala likes to spend a lot of money. But I'm not one of those
who'll splurge. I want to make a film that will justify the Rs.400
million budget."
Doesn't the budget scare Sajid? "I'd be as scared if I was making a
Rs.40 million movie. The responsibility is the same."
After "Hey Baby" Sajid plans to return to his first love -
television.
"I've given my career on television a backseat. Once 'Hey Baby' goes
into post-production I'll return to TV.
Any marriage plans?
"I'm 35 now. I'll give myself another five years to settle down. No,
I don't have a girlfriend. I don't like to be answerable to anyone.
I'm alone. But I'm not lonely. Besides, I'm never at home."
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