Sanjay Gadhavi speaks on Dhoom 2
We know him as the man who made Dhoom and now he is back with his next film Dhoom 2, a sequel to its predecessor. Meet Sanjay Gadhvi in an IndiaFM exclusive.
More
action,
more
machinery...
Dhoom
II
looks
sleeker
than
ever.
I
think
its
all
part
of
an
attempt
to
make
a
better
film.
The
pressure
is
always
there
when
you
are
making
a
sequel.
It's
all
about
getting
more
modern
gadgets
and
getting
newer
techniques
in
your
storytelling
or
editing.
I
was
watching
Dhoom
the
other
day
on
DVD
and
I
said
to
myself
that
this
is
looking
old.
It
felt
that
it
was
a
long
time
ago
and
the
new
one
is
better.
That's
a
good
sign.
Was
it
difficult
handling
so
many
big
stars
together?
That's
a
question
that
keeps
coming
to
me
all
the
time.
When
you
are
working
with
Yash
Raj
as
a
production
house,
it's
not
an
issue
at
all.
Abhishek,
Uday,
Hrithik
are
all
good
buddies
and
they
treat
Yash
Raj
as
a
home
banner.
This
whole
new
breed
of
actors
are
very
professional,
dedicated
and
hungry
and
want
to
do
good
work
for
themselves
to
look
good.
Probably
I'll
find
out
how
tough
it
is
once
I
make
a
film
outside
Yash
Raj.
Hrithik
has
never
looked
better.
How
was
it
like
working
with
an
actor
who
believes
in
perfection?
Working
with
Hrithik
Roshan
is
a
great
experience
for
any
filmmaker.
He
is
a
very
good-looking
man
and
he
has
those
international
looks.
Women
all
over
the
world
will
find
him
good-looking.
He's
a
thinking
actor
and
a
thinking
star,
so
when
both
the
things
meet,
the
result
is
bound
to
be
good.
This
is
a
clichÉ
line
but
I
have
to
say
that
I
learnt
a
lot
from
Hrithik.
When
he
is
giving
a
shot
no
matter
how
small
it
is
of
duration
or
importance,
a
director
has
a
tendency
to
finish
it
off
fast
and
then
move
onto
the
next
important
shot.
He
doesn't
let
go
of
it
and
treats
it
with
equal
importance.
When
I
checked
out
the
shots
in
the
edit,
I
realized
how
right
he
was.
So
that's
one
aspect
I
have
learnt
from
Hrithik
that
he
goes
for
perfection
with
every
shot
no
matter
how
big
or
small
it
is.
But
what
made
you
cast
him
in
a
negative
role?
When
you
are
planning
a
sequel,
you
want
to
get
bigger
and
better.
Somewhere
down
the
line
Dhoom
II
warranted
a
bigger
budget
and
if
we
wanted
someone
larger
to
tackle
Jai
and
Ali,
it
would
have
to
be
someone
bigger
and
an
actor
who
is
saleable
and
who
would
balance
out
the
budget.
It
was
down
to
the
top
3
actors
in
terms
of
salability
and
Hrithik
was
the
top
contender.
It
was
immediately
a
very
tempting
and
exciting
thought.
He
has
played
the
boy
next
door
and
also
some
interesting
stuff
like
in
Fiza
and
Mission
Kashmir
but
to
make
him
a
cool
bad
guy
was
challenging
for
me
and
the
producers.
And
when
we
approached
him,
he
took
the
bait
and
decided
to
go
for
it.
Hrithik
and
Aishwarya
coming
together
for
the
first
time!
Now
that's
a
casting
coup
Again,
once
you
have
decided
on
someone
like
Hrithik,
its
comes
down
to
the
top
3
heroines
like
Aishwarya,
Rani
Mukherjee,
Preity
Zinta,
Bipasha,
and
Kareena.
For
me
the
first
name
came
into
mind
was
Aishwarya
because
they
have
never
been
cast
together.
They
are
two
of
India's
most
popular
and
most
beautiful
actors
today.
When
you
put
them
in
the
same
frame
they
are
somehow
conscious
of
the
other
good-looking
person
in
that
frame
so
it
was
a
huge
risk
in
case
the
chemistry
wouldn't
work.
But
I
was
happy
on
the
first
day
itself
and
it
looked
really
good.
They
are
very
professional
and
hard-working.
They
know
their
own
lines
as
well
as
each
others
lines.
Dhoom
was
Abhishek
Bachchan's
first
hit.
What
can
we
expect
from
him
now?
Where
Abhishek
was
concerned,
it
was
only
a
matter
of
time
when
he
would
give
his
first
hit.
I
am
lucky
that
it
will
go
down
in
history
that
Dhoom
is
hit
first
hit
but
as
I
said
it
was
just
a
matter
of
time.
Now
he
is
in
the
new
breed
of
super-stars.
He
is
a
fun
guy
to
work
with.
He
is
always
up
to
pranks
and
you
have
to
child
him
once
in
a
while.
Do
you
agree
when
we
say
that
Uday
Chopra
gives
his
best
performances
when
it
comes
to
working
with
Sanjay
Gadhvi?
Do
you
think
that
his
career
still
hasn't
shaped
up
the
way
it
should
despite
being
a
fine
actor?
I
don't
think
I
will
be
in
a
position
to
comment
on
Uday
Chopra's
career.
I
would
just
say
that
we
hit
it
off
well
whenever
we
worked
together
in
Mere
Yaar
Ki
Shaadi
Hai
and
Dhoom.
He
has
done
some
interesting
work
but
I
shouldn't
be
talking
about
his
career
because
each
ones
career
is
a
result
of
one's
own
strategy,
luck
and
the
choices
that
they
make.
While
working
on
MYKSH,
we
discovered
the
funny
side
of
each
other
and
that's
when
I
realized
that
the
character
of
Ali
is
possible
in
Dhoom.
There
was
no
looking
back
after
that.
Bipasha
is
another
addition
to
the
cast.
She
was
one
of
the
choices
for
Abhishek's
wife
in
Dhoom
and
at
that
time
it
didn't
work
out
for
various
factors.
Bipasha
is
one
of
the
sexiest
women
in
India.
When
we
set
out,
we
wanted
to
make
a
sexy
film.
She
is
sizzling
hot
in
Dhoom
2.
Watch
out
for
her.
Was
it
all
work
and
no
play?
No.
In
a
Dhoom
2
you
can
have
all
work
and
no
play.
But
with
Abhishek
Bachchan,
you
can't
have
all
work
and
no
play.
Hrithik
is
not
always
the
perfectionist
and
he
loosens
up
and
makes
the
girls
laugh.
That's
the
way
to
work
on
Dhoom.
The
atmosphere
has
to
be
relaxed
and
that
somehow
gets
captured
on
camera.
What
was
the
most
difficult
sequence
to
shoot
in
Dhoom
2?
Dhoom
2
in
totality
was
difficult
but
I
would
say
the
one
in
Namibia
was
the
most
difficult
one.
It
was
the
opening
action
sequence
and
the
physicality
of
the
shoot
is
a
very
tough
prospect
because
the
place
has
extreme
temperatures.
Then
there
were
sandstorms,
cancelled
days
of
shooting,
etc.
You
are
out
in
the
middle
of
nowhere
and
your
tents
fly
off
because
of
the
sandstorm
so
you
have
to
sit
in
the
car
for
3
hours
waiting
for
it
to
pass.
Then
the
moving
train
sequence
was
difficult
because
everyone
had
to
be
strapped
on
so
that
no
one
fell.
Is
Aditya
Chopra
an
interfering
producer
in
terms
of
direction
or
are
you
an
interfering
director
in
terms
of
production?
A
film
is
always
the
result
of
team
work.
I'm
not
talking
about
Aditya
Chopra
but
generally
when
a
man
invests
his
money,
he
is
the
biggest
entity
in
the
film.
And
if
he
is
a
producer
who
has
made
films
as
a
director
then
he
has
a
better
understanding
of
the
film-making
process.
And
if
he
has
made
a
film
which
is
still
running
in
theatres,
then
you
should
know
his
understanding.
Aditya Chopra has the sharpest screenplay minds ever in the Indian film industry. It would be foolish not to take his advice in any film. If I do my job right and the editor goofs up then we get jacked. So it's my job to tell the editor how the edit should be and if I give in my inputs, the editor can't call me an interfering director. Any film-making effort is a film-making effort.
The
music
of
Dhoom
rocked
the
nation.
Do
you
think
the
same
will
be
the
case
of
Dhoom
2?
I
personally
told
Aditya
Chopra
that
the
music
of
Dhoom
2
will
be
bigger
than
Dhoom.
What
happened
with
Dhoom
was
the
one
song
took
off
and
raced
ahead
in
front
of
the
other
3
songs.
In
Dhoom
2,
we
tried
to
get
that
original
flavour
and
since
we
couldn't
compete
with
Dhoom
Machale,
we
just
got
a
reproduction
of
that
and
it
will
be
performed
by
Hrithik
in
the
film.
My
favourite
song
is
Crazy
Kiya
Re
because
Aishwarya
has
personally
outdone
herself.
It's
gonna
make
people
forget
any
song
that
Aishwarya
has
done
in
the
past.
She
is
so
hot
and
such
a
great
dancer
in
that.
Comparisons
are
inevitable
with
the
prequel
It's
evenly
balanced.
If
you
want
to
take
the
advantage
of
the
brand
of
Dhoom
and
make
a
sequel
then
it
is
an
advantage
because
there
is
an
expectation
and
hype
and
some
people
are
going
to
see
it
regardless.
And
the
minus
point
is
that
there
are
going
to
be
comparisons.
We
have
seen
movies
being
made
from
books
and
come
out
saying
the
book
was
better.
So
that
is
going
to
be
there
and
we
came
to
the
onset
when
we
were
planning
Dhoom
2.
We
have
to
live
with
it
because
we
can't
please
everyone
all
the
time.
Dhoom
is
all
about
speed.
So
are
you
game
for
a
rapid
fire?
Sure
The
first
thing
that
comes
to
your
mind
when
you
hear
the
following
words...
Hrithik
-
Cool
Abhishek
-
Super-cool
Bipasha
-
Hot
Aishwarya
-
Sizzling
Uday
-
Funniest
Aditya
Chopra
-
Great
screenplay
mind
Pritam
-
Still
to
give
his
best
John
Abraham's
cameo
-
Not
heard
of
it