Farah wanted a girl with me to do the Dard-e-disco song but then every actress was in the film anyway.We thought of Shakira but that didn’t work out. So, Farah said, “I’ll shoot you like an item girl only .”
The trade believes that Chak De! India clicked big time because of you.
If the film hadn’t done well, then I wouldn’t have liked to take the rap either. It was written very well and Shimit (Amin) shot it well. The16 girls were fantastic.
Adi (Chopra) and I thought it would do well but we never expected it to be such a big hit and a cult film. In my career, a film like Chak De! India was missing.
Talk is that you were actively involved in the writing of Chak De! India.
I’m always creatively involved.. even in Om Shanti Om. With due respect, I call up the writers and directors and say, “Arre isko aisa kar dein.. to kaisa hoga?” Most of them have faith in me.. they know I’m not doing it for personal reasons but for the project.
(Pause) “Hockey mein chhake nahin hote” and few more lines were my ideas..they were approved by everyone. In fact, before starting the shoot, we discussed the film for two to three months.
Aditya Chopra wanted to start another film with you immediately after Chak! De India.
Yes but not immediately. I don’t discuss the film with them, I only say, “Yes.” I said yes to Chak De! immediately but told Adi he would have to wait for eight months. Initially, Chak De was a bit dicey, so I sat on it before we started shooting.
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