Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
September
20,
2006
After
the
success
of
Iqbal,
filmmaker
Nagesh
Kukunoor
is
back
with
his
next
film
Dor
which
is
scheduled
to
release
this
week.
Also,
after
working
with
Percept
Picture
Company
for
Dor,
Nagesh
has
recently
announced
two
new
films
with
the
banner.
How
did
Dor
happen?
I
actually
came
across
a
true
event
where
this
one
woman
went
in
search
of
another
woman
to
save
her
husband's
life.
This
event
seemed
very
exciting
to
me
so
I
thought
why
not
take
this
event
and
build
a
story
around
it
-
bringing
the
women
from
two
diverse
geographical
locations
together;
one
woman
taking
a
journey
to
search
another.
So,
I
thought
of
keeping
Rajasthan
and
Himachal
as
the
backdrops.
And
that's
how
Dor
came
alive.
The
film's
visuals
have
a
very
colourful
and
traditional
Rajasthani
look.
It
looks
different
from
any
of
your
earlier
creations.
With
any
film,
as
long
as
you
are
clear
about
the
background
and
also
have
done
your
research
and
figured
out
how
it
fits
into
your
script,
it
is
doable.
The
same
thing
happened
with
Dor.
Ayesha's
character
is
from
Rajasthan
and
so
the
whole
backdrop
is
of
Rajasthan.
So
we
went
there
and
did
the
research.
Of
course,
we
as
filmmakers
take
some
cinematic
liberties,
we
have
to
do
that,
but
we
got
close
to
portraying
what
the
place
is
like
in
real.
You
have
retained
Shreyas
Talpade
in
this
film
too.
Also,
his
character
in
Dor
seems
to
be
very
interesting
...
Shreyas
plays
a
very
fascinating
character
called
'Behroopiya'
who
is
instrumental
in
getting
one
woman
to
another
woman.
He
plays
a
very
important
part
in
the
film
in
completing
the
woman's
journey.
A
part
of
story
is
based
in
Saudi
Arabia.
How
did
you
manage
to
show
that
considering
shooting
is
not
permitted
in
Saudi?
We
didn't
actually
shoot
in
Saudi!
It
is
just
the
backdrop
of
the
story.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
the
story
never
leaves
India.
The
entire
film
is
shot
in
Himachal
Pradesh
and
Rajasthan.
How
was
the
experience
of
shooting
in
Rajasthan?
Shooting
in
Rajasthan
was
a
physical
challenge
in
terms
of
dealing
with
the
heat
and
the
sandstorms.
Also,
during
the
night
shoots,
there
were
scorpions
and
snakes
around.
Besides,
we
chose
very
remote
locations
to
shoot.
Hence,
it
was
a
big
adventure.
Also,
getting
the
movie
done
on
schedule
is
always
exciting.
Was
shooting
Dor
tough
for
you
as
a
filmmaker?
It
was
very
grueling.
It
was
one
of
my
most
physically
challenging
and
demanding
movies.
It
was
extremely
exhausting.
When
I
was
done,
I
just
wanted
to
sleep
for
a
month.
Salim-Sulaiman
have
mostly
done
techno
kind
of
music
in
the
past.
And
the
music
of
Dor,
on
the
other
hand,
is
very
folk
and
traditional
type.
So
why
did
you
choose
them
for
Dor?
It's
not
that
Salim-Sulaiman
are
just
related
to
techno.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
they
have
been
doing
different
kinds
of
music
but
they
chose
to
focus
heavily
on
the
background
scores
whereas
they
are
very
competent
musicians
as
well
in
terms
of
building
songs.
For
Dor,
I
wanted
three
songs
composed
and
it
was
very
exciting
to
work
with
Salim-Sulaiman
because
they
gave
us
an
opportunity
to
marry
their
western
classical
sensibilities
with
the
Indian
influence.
And
that's
where
the
music
of
Dor
came
alive.
The
song
'yeh
hosla'
is
very
inspiring,
it's
a
don't-ever-lose-courage;
don't-ever-lose-hope
kind
of
song.
'Imaan
kaasar'
is
a
lovely
song
about
friendship
and
then
'kesariya
baalam'
is
the
Rajasthan
state's
official
song.
It's
a
very
powerful
folk
song
but
then
again
Salim-Sulaiman
have
treated
it
in
their
own
way.
With
so
many
films
releasing
this
week,
don't
you
think
it'll
be
difficult
for
Dor
to
carve
out
its
niche?
That
only
the
22nd
of
September
will
tell.
Right
now,
we
are
all
playing
the
guessing
game
which
is
what
we
all
do
before
the
release.
We
are
all
jockey;
we
all
position
ourselves
in
the
best
possible
place.
But
after
that,
whatever
the
marketing
has
done,
whatever
is
the
perception
of
the
audiences
will
decide
the
fate
of
the
film
at
the
Box
Office.
What
would
you
call
the
USP
of
Dor?
As
a
filmmaker
if
I'm
asked
the
USP,
I
really
don't
know.
Because
at
this
point
I'm
so
closely
associated
with
the
film
that
I
feel
I'm
the
wrong
person
to
answer
this
question.
I
always
say
this
to
my
audience
that
you
go,
watch
the
film
and
judge
it
yourself.
Because
with
each
film,
I
do
something
different
and
entertain
them;
and
I
hope
the
audiences
will
give
this
a
shot.
You
have
now
announced
two
more
films
Aashayein
and
Bemisaal
with
Percept
Picture
Company
(PPC).
So,
firstly
tell
us
what
will
be
the
theme
of
the
film
Aashayein?
As
the
title
suggests,
it's
a
movie
about
hope
but
oddly
enough,
the
film
deals
with
a
man
who
wins
a
large
amount
of
money
and
finds
out
that
he
has
a
very
short
time
to
live
because
he
is
diagnosed
for
cancer.
It's
a
good
contrast
when
a
movie
is
titled
'hope'
and
when
a
bulk
of
it
deals
with
death.
Does
the
title
Aashayein
gain
its
inspiration
with
the
song
from
Iqbal?
Ever
since
the
time,
the
Iqbal
song
was
recorded,
I
kept
thinking
that
it
is
a
perfect
title
for
a
film
but
I
needed
to
find
a
right
subject
before
I
could
use
it
and
this
was
it.
Why
suddenly
the
need
to
rope
in
a
commercial
star
like
John
Abraham?
It's
not
the
question
of
roping
in
as
much
as
it
is
about
finding
the
right
person
to
do
the
role.
John
has
been
doing
different
kinds
of
cinema.
He
has
recently
done
films
like
Water
and
Kabul
Express.
And
with
that
I
am
excited
about
the
prospect
that
someone
who
has
a
so
called
mainstream
Bollywood-Star
image
is
now
attempting
different
kinds
of
films.
And
that's
what
makes
this
exciting.
Which
others
actors
have
been
finalized
for
Aashayein?
No
one
yet!
John
is
the
only
one
who
has
been
finalized
for
Aashayein
and
we
are
currently
working
on
getting
the
rest
of
the
cast
together.
Is
Shreyas
going
to
be
a
part
of
Aashayein?
Not
for
the
moment
as
John
is
on.
But
who
knows...if
the
right
role
pops
up,
he'll
definitely
be
in.
Who
will
be
doing
the
music
of
Aashayein?
Salim-Sulaiman.
It's
a
good
winning
combination.
They
are
the
two
people
with
whom
I
really
really
enjoy
working
with.
And
that's
why
I
am
gonna
stick
to
them.
Tell
us
about
your
second
film
Bemisaal
with
PPC.
What
will
be
the
story
of
that
film?
Bemisaal
is
again
an
inspiring
film
that
talks
about
the
downtrodden
fighting
against
the
system
but
not
in
the
traditional
sense
of
violence
and
action.
Instead,
it
is
done
in
a
very
creative
way
and
it's
inspired
by
a
true
story.
Have
you
finalized
the
cast
for
Bemisaal?
Nothing
as
yet!
We
are
working
on
that.
What
about
Tandoor
with
Amitabh
Bachchan?
Are
you
still
planning
to
go
ahead
with
the
film?
It's
something
that
I
hope
to
revive
at
some
point.
It
is
obviously
on
the
back
burner
now,
since
I've
been
so
busy
with
all
these
films.
Three
years
ago,
Mr
Bachchan
and
I
almost
did
it
but
the
then
producer
fell
ill
and
after
that
the
project
got
shelved.
Hence,
since
then
we
haven't
found
the
right
time
but
hopefully
we
will
do
it.
You
had
said
that
you
would
make
a
film
under
Mukta
Arts
Banner
after
Dor?
But
now
you
are
announcing
Aashayein
and
Bemisaal
...
When
we
find
the
right
material
we
will
go
ahead
with
it.
The
one
thing
in
this
industry
is
that
you
can
never
say
a
"yes" with
finality.
So
who
knows...?