Everyone's
aware
that
Rajkumar
Santoshi
was
supposed
to
direct
London
Dreams
initially,
before
Vipul
Shah
took
over.
But
not
many
are
aware
that
Vipul
re-wrote
and
changed
the
entire
script
that
Santoshi
was
to
make.
"I've
just
retained
one
sequence
from
that
script," the
talented
film-maker
tells
me.
The
film-maker
has
a
fantastic
track
record,
with
Aankhen,
Waqt,
Namastey
London
and
Singh
Is
Kinng
receiving
a
warm
welcome
from
moviegoers.
The
viewers
are
bound
to
compare
London
Dreams
with
Vipul's
earlier
works.
"I
am
not
worried.
I
feel
I've
only
evolved
as
a
storyteller
with
London
Dreams.
I
strongly
feel
that
this
is
my
best
film
to
date," he
says
with
utmost
modesty.
There's
talk
that
the
film
bears
a
striking
resemblance
to
Rock
On!!,
Yaarana
(Amitabh,
Amjad
Khan),
Saajan
and
even
Abhimaan.
"Well,
they
were
great
films,
but
London
Dreams
is
not
remotely
similar
to
any
film.
The
sole
similarity
with
Rock
On!!
is
that
the
protagonists
have
a
music
band.
In
fact,
when
I
signed
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
for
London
Dreams,
the
sole
request
was,
don't
give
me
any
tune
that's
similar
to
Rock
On!!,"
Vipul
clarifies.
Another
rumour
doing
the
rounds
is
that
there's
friction
in
Vipul
and
Akshay
Kumar's
friendship.
"You
may
find
this
hard
to
believe,
but
Akshay
was
the
first
person
I
spoke
to
about
the
casting
(Salman
and
Ajay).
His
instant
reaction
was,
it's
an
ideal
cast.
If
at
all
there
was
any
friction,
we
would've
been
unable
to
complete
Action
Replay
in
a
record
time.
Also,
we
wouldn't
be
contemplating
starting
Singh
Is
Kinng
2,
if
we
weren't
on
good
terms,"
Vipul
states.
While
on
Singh
Is
Kinng
2,
there's
talk
that
Vipul
will
direct
the
second
instalment
himself
(Anees
Bazmee
had
directed
the
first
part).
"It's
still
undecided.
My
first
choice
would
be
Anees-ji,
but
if
he's
over-committed
with
work,
I'd
take
the
directorial
reins
in
my
hand,"
Vipul
reveals.