Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
August
16,
2006
This
man
needs
no
introduction.
Churning
out
films
by
the
dozen,
he
has
aptly
called
his
production
house
The
Factory.
Right
from
his
first
film
Shiva
to
his
latest
film
also
titled
Shiva,
he
has
always
been
known
to
trod
the
path
never
traveled.
From
your
first
Hindi
film
Shiva,
life
has
come
a
full
circle.
Why
the
fascination
with
Shiva?
I
guess
it
was
the
result
of
the
sum
total
of
the
films
that
I
had
seen
and
the
kind
of
films
I
wanted
to
see.
I
thought
of
revisiting
the
exact
concept
of
Shiva
after
15
years.
The
issues
remain
the
same.
We
have
re-packaged
the
film
with
modern
techniques.
I
thought
it
would
be
interesting.
Apparently
you
were
upset
with
your
protege
Rohit
Jugraj
after
James.
All
media
reports
claimed
that
Shiva
is
your
answer
to
Rohit
Jugraj's
James...
I'm
not
saying
that
I
am
not
blaming
Rohit
Jugraj.
Eventually
if
I
chose
him
and
let
the
film
happen,
it
was
my
responsibility.
The
point
of
James
was
to
bring
back
the
action
genre.
Because
it
didn't
work
out,
I
thought
that
I
should
make
a
film
like
Shiva.
Then
the
second
thought
was
why
don't
I
make
Shiva
itself?
So
then
why
did
you
decide
to
retain
the
cast
of
James?
Simply,
because
I
believe
in
the
potential
of
the
cast.
It
was
my
mistake
that
I
packaged
them
in
the
wrong
film.
I
have
absolute
belief
in
them.
How
much
potential
does
Mohit
Alawat
have
as
an
actor?
Will
he
go
on
to
become
a
one-film-wonder
like
Vivek
Oberoi
or
does
he
have
a
long
film
career?
I
think
he
has
a
great
potential.
Having
potential
is
different
from
actually
being
a
star.
A
star
is
created
from
a
film's
success.
And
a
films
success
is
not
in
one
person's
hands.
So
his
potential
is
good
enough
for
me
to
make
a
film.
The
trailer
of
Shiva
shows
a
gruesome
killing
scene
in
broad
daylight
amidst
public
view.
A
man
is
nailed
in
his
head.
How
do
such
ideas
come
to
your
writers?
Is
it
inspired
or
just
imaginative?
Well,
it
was
imagined.
But
just
two
weeks
after
the
scene
was
shot,
there
was
a
cover
story
in
a
daily
that
a
man
has
been
nailed
in
the
head.
Now
if
that
had
happened
after
Shiva
released,
people
must
have
thought
that
it's
inspired
from
the
movie.
Do
you
think
that
the
blood
and
gore
shown
in
films
is
too
graphic?
Or
do
you
think
that
the
violence
is
justified
by
the
demands
of
the
script?
There
is
no
question
of
justification.
There
has
been
an
ongoing
debate
on
the
issue
of
violence
since
the
time
I
was
born,
I
guess!
It
is
not
a
new
argument.
It's
about
the
sensibility
of
the
people.
If
you
don't
like
that
kind
of
violence,
just
don't
watch
the
film!
Do
you
think
that
the
censor
board
has
been
lenient
with
the
depiction
of
sex
and
violence
in
films?
I
think
society
in
general
is
becoming
lenient.
I
don't
think
anybody
can
show
more
violence
than
the
news
channels.
They
outdo
films
by
leaps
and
bounds,
any
which
way.
As
far
as
sex
is
concerned,
in
today's
times,
in
the
proliferation
of
pornography,
it's
very
stupid
to
think
that
you
can
restrict
it.
Shiva
looks
like
an
honest
man's
fight
against
the
system.
There
are
umpteen
number
of
films
on
that
subject.
What
sets
your
film
apart?
I
don't
think
anything
sets
it
apart.
The
intent
is
to
make
it
cliched.
A
cliche
is
basically
an
often
told
story.
But
if
you
tell
it
in
a
new
way,
it
will
still
interest
you.
People
watch
the
process
of
the
story
being
told.
It's
not
so
much
about
the
newness
of
the
story.
Over
the
past
couple
of
years,
you
have
been
very
selective
about
the
projects
that
you
direct.
Why
so?
Actually,
I
am
directing
a
lot
of
films
now.
It's
not
like
I
made
a
conscious
decision
to
direct
fewer
films.
It
just
happened.
Ram
Gopal
Varma
films
are
known
for
their
crisp
editing.
Tell
us
something
about
your
editors.
I
believe
more
in
sensibilities
and
narrative
styles.
Tell
us
something
about
Nishabd.
Nishabd
is
a
love
story
between
a
60
year
old
man
and
a
19
year
old
girl.
The
concept
is
that
bodies
age
but
feelings
don't.
An
old
man
can
be
attracted
to
a
young
girl.
Somewhere,
his
sense
of
responsibility
and
maturity
stops
him
from
acting
on
those
feelings.
But
what
if
his
feelings
become
stronger
than
his
rationality.
That
is
the
concept
of
the
movie.
How
did
you
discover
Jiah
Khan?
She
had
come
to
meet
me
a
year
ago.
That
time
I
didn't
have
anything
to
offer
her.
But
I
thought
there
was
a
lot
of
promise
in
her.
I
was
very
keen
to
cast
a
new
girl
for
Nishabd.
I
needed
the
character
to
be
an
unknown
entity.
So
she
was
fit
for
the
part.
You're
making
another
film
called
Darling...
It
is
a
romantic
thriller.
It
is
a
uniquely
different
genre.
I
can't
divulge
any
details
of
the
story
at
this
stage.
With
films
like
Nishabd
and
Darling,
you
are
attempting
love
stories,
which
are
quite
against
your
image.
Why
this
transition?
I
never
stuck
to
one
single
genre,
ever
in
my
career.
I
kept
on
experimenting
and
jumping
from
here
to
there.
Lastly
what's
the
status
on
Ram
Gopal
Varma
Ke
Sholay?
Will
it
ever
be
made?
I'll
be
starting
that
project
next
month.
Most
of
the
actors
have
been
finalized.