Will Wanted do a Ghajini at the box-office?
We hope it will. I believe Ghajini worked because of the love story, not the action. Though Aamir developed his physique, the film focussed on his acting. Wanted is about heroes and heroism. When you come out of the film, you will feel, I want to be a Radhe Mohan; the way we felt when we saw the films of Bruce Lee, Vinod Khanna or Amitji even the thinnest guy would come out with his chest puffed up.
How is Wanted different from the original?
When Boney Sir showed me the film, he felt I was watching it. But the reality is I was listening to, not watching, the film. If you see the original, you are bound to get influenced by it. I didnt want that to happen. I have played it in my style. Theres more humour in the film. The action is also very different. We had to change it to suit our audience.
Asin was part of the Tamil version of Pokkiri. Why is she missing from this one?
Because, we wanted Ayesha Takia. No Entry, your last film with Boney Kapoor, was a huge hit. Will Wanted follow suit?
Inshallah, it will be a bigger hit. It doesnt have as much comedy but it has the same amount of action. The music of the film is good because it has my inputs.
Youve also sung in the film. How did that happen?
I was dubbing some lines and I felt that I should try singing them. Composers Sajid and Wajid started laughing. We worked on it bit by bit. That song has been made in the studio its my voice, yes, but has been corrected, and worked upon. Youve never been very involved in the promotion of your films. Why this keen interest in Wanted?
I am promoting a film that doesnt need any promotion. Some of the films did not deserve to be promoted; so, I was in a fix whether to promote them or not. The audience is very smart. They can sniff out a good film from the promos. Word of mouth is the best publicity. But, dont believe someone if they tell you this film is bad. ( laughs)
Are there any special plans to promote Wanted?
Mera jail se lamba naata hai (I have a long relationship with prisons), and thought of getting people, who have spent years in jail for a small offence, released. But, people told me that they might create a nuisance.
However, recently, the Prime Minister spoke about the plight of undertrials. It shows we are thinking on the right track. Those who advised us against the move were wrong. Next time, I will not listen to them.
