Abhishek
Bachchan,
currently
shooting
in
Goa
for
Ashutosh
Gowariker"s
period
film
Khelenge
Hum
Jee
Jaan
Se,
is
using
his
spare
time
to
cruise
the
beaches
and
caves
to
understand
how
the
Goan
underbelly
works.
He"s
also
trying
to
pick
up
Portuguese
and
Konkanese
for
the
character
of
the
drug-busting
cop
he
plays
in
Rohan
Sippy"s
film.
Since
a
lot
of
the
film
is
to
be
shot
on
the
crowded
streets
and
beaches
of
Goa
director
Rohan
Sippy
will
construct
sets
whenever
actual
Goan
locations
would
be
impossible
to
shoot.
Since
Rohan
Sippy"s
next
directorial
venture
is
about
drug-peddling
in
Goa
the
filmmaker,
lately
married,
is
looking
at
a
cast
that
can
look
as
Goan
as
humanly
possible.
The
actors
are
being
chosen
on
the
basis
of
their
ability
to
fit
into
the
Goan
ambience.
Says
Rohan,
“I
want
to
get
into
the
Cinema
verite
(French
term
for
realistic
French
cinema)
with
this
film.
I"m
deeply
inspired
by
the
realistic
style
used
in
Steven
Soderbergh"s
Traffic
and
even
District
9,
though
that"s
not
at
all
the
space
I"m
entering
in
my
new
film.
Even
my
crime
caper
Bluffmaster
was
shot
on
actual
locations.
But
now
I
want
to
capture
the
real
Goanese
ethos
and
spirit.
And
for
that
I
need
my
actors
to
act,
look,
behave
dress
and
speak
like
Goans."
Abhishek
Bachchan
is
the
only
actor
who
has
been
finalized.
“We"re
in
talks
with
others
including
Prateik
Babbar.
But
no
one
except
Abhishek
has
been
finalized.
Like
I
said
I
want
actors
who
can
look
like
authentic
Goans," informs
Rohan.
It
has
been
more
than
four
years
since
Rohan
Sippy
directed
Bluffmaster.
“Why
only
that?
I"ve
directed
only
two
films
in
seven
years.
Now
my
writer
Sridhar
Raghavan
has
written
three
scripts
that
I"d
like
to
direct.
Hopefully
I"d
like
to
make
up
for
lost
time."
Speaking
shyly
on
his
new
wife
for
the
first
time
Rohan
says,
“She
was
the
line
producer
for
my
production
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
and
also
on
board
for
Arjun
Rampal"s
production.
She"s
a
very
private
person
and
doesn"t
like
me
discussing
her
in
public."
By
the
way,
no
Aishwarya
with
Abhishek
Bachchan
in
Rohan
Sippy"s
untitled
film.
“The
minute
I
think
of
a
project
I
think
of
both
of
them
in
the
cast.
Though
my
new
film
has
a
couple
of
strong
female
parts
Aishwarya
doesn"t
fit
in," says
Rohan
sadly.
Aishwarya
has
her
own
Goan
tale
coming
up
in
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali"s
Guzaarish.
So
she
needn"t
feel
left
out.