It's
a
proud
moment
for
Karan
Johar.
Because
he
has
decided
to
name
his
new
production
starring
Abhishek
Bachchan,
John
Abraham
and
Priyanka
Chopra
after
a
hit
film
of
his
father
from
1980.
The
film
directed
by
his
assistant
Tarun
Mansukhani
is
set
in
Miami,
the
shoot
for
which
starts
this
summer.
And
it's
just
been
named
Dostana.
Says
Karan
Johar,
"For
a
long
time
we
had
no
title
for
Tarun
Mansukhani's
brilliant
script.
It's
funny,
sassy,
hilarious…and
it's
about
the
friendship
between
these
two
guys
played
by
Abhishek
and
John.
So,
I
don't
know
why
it
took
us
so
long
to
hit
on
the
right
title.
Dostana,
it
is.
I
was
waiting
for
Tarun
to
return
from
location
scouting
before
firming
in
on
the
title."
Karan
gets
nostalgic
about
the
title.
"You
know
when
my
father
produced
Dostana
in
1980
when
he
was
going
through
hard
times.
But
all
the
three
principal
actors
Amit
Uncle
(Bachchan),
Shatrughan
Sinhaji
and
Zeenat
Aman
co-operated
to
the
fullest.
That's
how
the
film
was
made."
So
is
the
new
Dostana
a
love
triangle
like
the
old
one?
"Ha!
Well,
yes
and
no.
Though
it's
a
love
story.
There's
a
never-before
twist
in
the
tale.
All
I
can
say
on-record
is
that
we've
never
had
a
love
triangle
like
this
before.
And
you'll
never
see
Abhishek
and
John
playing
something
like
this
again," promises
Karan.
He's
also
relieved
that
there
was
no
title
hassle.
"For
Kabhi
Alvida
Naa
Kehna
I
had
to
ask
Aroona
Irani
aunty.
She
sweetly
gave
me
the
title
in
exchange
for
a
pappi
(kiss).
For
Dostana,
I
had
to
kiss
nobody,
except
my
father's
memory."
Story first published: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 15:31 [IST]