Ahmed
Khan
Pasta
is
passe.
Abbas
Tyrewala
compares
his
new
film
to
Sushi.
And
thinks
Hrithik
Roshan's
pasta
parallel
for
Kites
was
inapt.
Last
week,
director
Abbas
Tyrewala
was
spotted
on
the
sets
of
Siddharth
Anand's
Anjaana
Anjaani
in
earnest
discussion
with
choreographer
Ahmed
Khan
who
was
shooting
a
club
song
with
Ranbir
and
Priyanka.
While
Ahmed
was
pleading
his
inability
to
choreograph
the
song,
Abbas
was
insistent.
The
director
needs
to
bring
an
element
of
identifiable
glamour
music
and
masti
into
his
film.
Piggy
riding
Anjaana
Anjaani
into
a
romantic
mood
seems
a
safe
bet.
Apparently,
Abbas
is
urgently
in
need
of
giving
his
untitled
film
a
specific
marketing
spin.
But
the
problem
is
the
love
story
in
Abbas'
film
has
no
reference
point.
Says
Abbas,
"Forget
a
reference
point.
There's
no
definite
image
or
idea
to
create
a
sense
of
identification
with
the
protagonists.
I
don't
have
a
title
as
yet.
No
my
film
not
called
Call
Me...Dil.
In
my
first
film
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Na
there
was
at
least
the
youthful
theme
to
create
a
marketing
base.
In
my
second
film
there's
a
new
leading
lady
who
happens
to
be
my
wife
and
John
who
goes
against
his
image
and
doesn't
take
off
his
shirt
even
once.
It's
a
love
story.
But
the
audiences
have
no
way
of
relating
to
it
because
they
haven't
seen
anything
like
it."
So
would
Abbas
use
Hrithik
Roshan's
image
from
Kites
of
trying
to
feed
pasta
to
those
who
are
used
to
biryani?
Protests
Abbas,
"Not
at
all.
Pasta
like
biryani
is
filling
and
sumptuous.
How
do
I
market
a
delicate
piece
like
my
film?
It's
like
trying
to
convince
guests
at
a
dinner
joint
to
have
sushi
instead
of
biryani."
This
is
where
Ahmed
Khan's
choreography
comes
in.
Abbas
Tyrewala
wants
to
use
Khan's
choreographic
skills
to
create
a
sense
of
identification
for
his
unconventional
love
story
with
the
audience.
Ahmed
Khan
apparently
had
no
dates
to
spare.
Now
Abbas
has
persuaded
the
choreographer
to
shoot
a
song
with
John
Abraham
and
Pakhi
from
July
14
to
16
July.
Says
Abbas,
"It
took
some
convincing.
But
we
needed
Ahmed's
dancing
to
generate
that
right
amount
of
youthful
pep
and
zest
in
the
audiences'
mind."
Abbas
is
counting
on
the
far
more
conventional
Anjaana
Anjaani
which
releases
a
fortnight
before
his
film,
to
generate
the
right
romantic
ambience
for
the
John-Pakhi
film.
Says
Abbas,
"Let's
admit
it.
Any
member
of
the
audience
would
give
anything
to
see
Priyanka
and
Ranbir
together.
I'm
hoping
some
of
that
audience
would
be
there
waiting
to
see
John
and
Pakhi.
We
are
counting
on
Anjaana
Anjaani
to
create
a
romantic
atmosphere
for
our
film.
Then
maybe
they'd
accept
sushi
after
biryani."
Story first published: Friday, July 9, 2010, 15:08 [IST]