Time
and
again
one
hears
of
how
actors
tend
to
short-change
their
colleagues,
especially
when
they
happen
to
be
junior
in
experience.
Talks
about
roles
being
cut
and
egos
taking
over
the
proceedings
are
not
uncommon.
It
was
a
different
situation
though
in
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai
where
things
were
just
the
other
way
round.
During
the
choreography
of
'Nacha
Mein',
a
dance
number
in
the
film
where
entire
cast
of
the
film
participates,
Riteish
was
the
natural
choice
to
lead
from
the
front.
Reason
being
that
he
is
the
main
lead
of
the
film
and
seniority
as
well
as
relevance
of
his
role
dictates
that
the
focus
stays
on
him.
However,
Riteish
surprised
everyone,
including
choreographer
Bosco
and
director
Milap
Zaveri,
when
he
suggested
that
it
should
instead
be
Ruslaan
Mumtaz,
the
second
lead
in
the
film,
who
should
hold
the
centre
stage
for
this
fusion
club
number
that
has
a
'bhangra'
base
to
it.
Riteish's
logic
was
simple;
he
wanted
to
go
by
the
characterisation
for
the
film
rather
than
the
real
life
standing
in
the
film
industry.
Since
Ruslaan
plays
a
superstar
in
the
film
while
Ritiesh
is
an
Assistant
Director,
he
felt
that
it
would
just
be
right
if
the
song
picturisation
focused
more
on
Ruslaan.
Though
this
impromptu
decision
surprised
quite
a
few,
it
definitely
brought
on
a
smile
on
the
face
of
Ruslaan
who
was
humbled
by
the
entire
experience.
Confirms
Milap,
"Yes,
this
indeed
happened
during
the
shoot
of
'Nacha
Main'.
We
were
all
set
for
the
shoot
and
were
through
with
rehearsals
and
all.
Just
when
we
were
about
get
into
an
actual
take,
Riteish
came
up
with
this
idea
of
putting
Ruslaan
in
the
front.
Everyone
was
pleasantly
surprised."
Amazed
by
this
gesture
of
Riteish,
Milap
adds,
"Riteish
and
I
have
been
friends
and
share
a
great
comfort
level
where
we
do
bounce
ideas
to
each
other.
However,
on
that
day
it
was
the
respect
factor
which
came
in
as
I
further
realised
that
he
is
not
just
a
fantastic
human
being
but
also
a
team
player
who
thinks
more
about
the
film
than
his
own
self.
This
is
my
first
film
as
a
director
and
though
I
have
just
heard
stories
of
actors
playing
truant
on
the
sets,
an
incident
like
this
made
me
feel
happy
that
I
am
at
the
right
place
with
right
set
of
people."
On
a
lighter
note,
he
adds,
"It's
a
different
matter
though
that
my
choreographer
Bosco
had
to
re-conceptualise
the
entire
sequence
all
over
again.
Since
Ruslaan
was
in
the
front,
Riteish
had
to
go
behind
him;
something
which
changed
the
entire
sequence
of
steps."
Riteish
just
smiles
it
all
away
when
asked
about
this
gesture
of
his,
"It's
not
a
big
deal
actually.
Yes,
I
did
suggest
this
but
its
okay.
One
has
to
look
at
things
practically
rather
than
going
by
egos.
In
'Nacha
Main',
it
would
have
looked
awkward
had
Ruslaan
been
off
focus.
Someone
who
is
playing
a
superstar
should
lead
from
the
front."
Story first published: Friday, April 9, 2010, 15:21 [IST]