By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Tuesday,
May
30,
2006
Bipin
Kumar
Bohra's
Yatra
has
been
a
wonderful
experience
for
the
production
house,
director
Gautam
Ghosh,
and
music
director,
Khayyam.
But
some
of
the
film's
memorable
moments
came
when
the
two
powerhouse
performers
of
the
silver
screen,
Rekha
and
Nana
Patekar,
had
some
fiery
moments
off
screen
-
though
all
in
good
fun.
Nana's
jig
What
happened
between
Rekha
and
Nana?
Says
Ghosh,
"Nana
likes
to
fool
around
and
crack
jokes.
Every
time
he
did
a
shot,
and
I
cried
'Excellent!',
he
would
get
up
and
do
a
little
jig,
and
raising
his
hands,
clap
them
in
the
hair.
While
we
would
laugh
at
Nana's
antics,
Rekha
would
get
irritated.
But
it
was
all
in
good
fun.
These
things
happen
with
producers,
directors
and
stars.
When
you
have
two
temperamentally
different
people
working
in
your
film,
such
things
happen.
It
is
up
to
the
filmmaker
to
handle
it."
So,
how
was
it
working
with
them
both?
"It's
a
wrong
impression
that
people
have
of
Nana,
that
he
is
interfering
and
gets
too
involved
in
the
filmmaking
process;
he
never
interfered.
In
fact,
while
Nana
hardly
looked
at
the
video
monitor,
Rekha
would
want
to
take
a
peek
every
now
and
then
-
but
I
told
her
not
to
look,
as
the
images
are
very
bad.
She
would
say
'na
dada,
let's
have
one
more
take',
but
I
said
no,
the
shot
was
fine.
Nana
never
bothered,
but
left
the
shots
to
me.
But
I
was
very
impressed
by
Rekha's
professionalism.
For
every
dance
sequence,
she
would
rehearse
four
to
five
days
before
the
scene,
and
come
completely
prepared.
I
found
Rekha's
range
of
emoting
simply
amazing.
When
she
performed
a
dance
choreographed
by
Saswati
Sen,
she
was
a
perfect
picture
of
poise
and
grace.
Her
histrionic
confrontations
with
Nana
are
worthy
of
being
watched."
Rekha's
'suggestions'
Adds
Vohra,
"It's
been
a
great
experience
working
with
Nana
and
Rekha;
they
got
along
very
well.
I
remember
a
particular
scene
where
both
had
high-powered
dialogues.
Nana
meets
Rekha
after
getting
the
award.
They
both
carried
it
off
so
well.
In
fact,
Rekha
never
threw
tantrums
on
the
sets.
She
had
suggestions
for
the
betterment
of
the
film,
which
we
accepted.
For
example,
she
thought
that
since
people
would
go
to
see
Rekha,
they
would
expect
her
to
do
a
mujra.
We
incorporated
these
suggestions.
I
am
very
satisfied
with
the
way
the
film
has
shaped
up.
Nana,
Rekha
and
Dipti
Naval
went
out
of
their
way,
cooperating
fully
to
complete
the
film."
Yatra:
Storyline
The
story
revolves
around
Dasarath
Joglekar
(Nana
Patekar),
a
renowned
author
who
is
travelling
to
New
Delhi
to
receive
a
prestigious
literary
award
for
his
novel,
Janaza.
During
the
journey,
he
comes
across
a
young
and
enterprising
director
(Nakul
Vaid)
who
is
his
ardent
admirer.
The
central
character
of
Janaza,
Lajwanti
(Rekha),
becomes
a
point
of
attraction
for
the
filmmaker,
and
he
decides
to
film
the
book.
The
story
takes
dramatic
twists
and
turns
to
unfold
into
a
gripping
climax.
Says
Rekha,
"I
was
really
fascinated
by
the
character
of
Lajwanti
in
Yatra.
It
has
given
me
various
shades
of
a
complete
woman,
and
I
truly
enjoyed
performing
it.
Saroj
Khan's
choreography
is
really
praiseworthy,
as
I
have
been
able
to
put
in
my
best."