Wake
Up
Sid
has
hit
the
jackpot
and
now
it's
a
matter
of
seeing
the
kind
of
distance
it
would
eventually
cover.
As
someone,
who
has
entrusted
the
responsibility
of
directing
a
film
to
first
timers
like
Nikhil
Advani
(Kal
Ho
Na
Ho),
Soham
Shah
(Kaal)
and
Tarun
Mansukhani
(Dostana)
earlier,
he
is
ecstatic
that
his
newest
protege
Ayan
Mukerji
has
made
an
all
around
terrific
impression
amongst
audiences
as
well
as
critics
alike.
"Ayan
has
earned
it
all.
Really,
no
one
other
than
Ayan
could
have
made
this
film.
His
story
made
me
realize
that
we
all
have
been
Sids
at
some
point
in
our
younger
days.
We
all
have
gone
through
that
phase.
We
have
thought
like
that.
Pick
up
any
family
and
you
would
find
a
Sid.
It
is
this
identifiable
factor
that
had
made
Wake
Up
Sid
click
with
audiences
in
a
big
way",
says
Karan
Johar,
who
has
been
inundated
with
congratulatory
calls
ever
since
the
film
hit
the
screens
and
took
an
all
around
excellent
opening.
Were
there
any
special
instructions
from
him
to
Ayan
before
the
youngster
started
calling
the
shots?
"These
decisions
are
taken
before
you
rope
in
someone
to
direct
a
film.
Once
you
have
entrusted
the
responsibilities,
you
should
just
leave
an
individual
alone.
He
has
worked
with
me
for
a
good
period
of
time
and
there
are
some
things
that
do
rub
off
on
an
individual.
Hopefully
some
good
things
have
rubbed
on
him
as
well",
he
continues.
In
that
case,
he
seems
to
have
mentored
the
bunch
of
newcomer
directors
quite
well.
While
Ayan
Mukerji
has
just
seen
the
release
of
Wake
Up
Sid,
another
debutant
Rensil
D'Souza
is
getting
ready
to
unleash
his
Kurbaan
this
November.
Tarun
Mansukhani
is
getting
animation
flick
Koochie
Koochie
Hota
Hai
in
place
while
also
working
on
Dostana
2.
First
timer
Siddharth
Malhotra
has
already
finished
ground
work
on
Stepmom
remake
while
debutant
director
Punit
Malhotra's
I
Hate
Love
Stories
is
also
in
news.
Karan
Johar's
own
My
Name
Is
Khan
would
be
releasing
in
early
2010
whereas
newcomer
Karan
Malhotra
has
been
entrusted
with
the
responsibility
of
directing
Agneepath
remake.
"More
than
being
a
mentor,
I
guess
they
look
up
to
me
as
someone
older
who
is
almost
like
a
parent",
Karan
philosophizes,
"The
difference
in
their
age
and
mine
won't
be
more
than
a
decade
but
I
guess
I
am
much
older
in
my
mind
state.
Also,
I
have
always
shared
my
way
of
working
which
is
that
one
should
always
have
an
off
screen
relationship
with
the
actors
other
than
just
on
screen
creativity".
Extending
on
his
thought
process,
Karan
adds,
"See,
80%
part
of
a
filmmaker's
job
is
to
handle
people
and
their
emotions.
Once
you
are
able
to
do
that
as
a
director,
creativity
automatically
steps
in.
If
you
can
deal
well
with
your
cast
and
crew,
your
movie
will
by
itself
turn
out
to
be
something
special.
One
should
always
possess
people
management
skills;
that
makes
the
entire
filmmaking
process
quite
efficient."
He
sounds
like
a
Management
Guru
when
he
says
that.
Laughs
Karan,
"Once
you
are
on
sets,
you
have
so
many
energies
to
encounter.
There
are
so
many
people
around
and
you
have
to
help
them
and
waive
off
some
turbulence
that
they
maybe
having
around
them.
You
have
to
get
different
people
on
the
same
page
and
ensure
that
creative
parameters
are
met.
Just
because
you
are
a
filmmaker,
you
can't
let
go
of
managerial
skills.
Who
said
that
one
has
to
be
just
talented
and
creative
to
make
a
good
film?"