Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Monday,
March
13,
2006
He
is
one
of
those
few
new
age
filmmakers,
who
believe
in
their
craft.
Director
Homi
Adjania
is
ready
to
shock
Bollywood
with
a
black
comedy,
Being
Cyrus.
The
movie
has
already
been
appreciated
in
international
film
festivals.
IndiaFM
spoke
to
the
director
on
his
craft,
star
cast
and
the
works...
What
is
the
film
Being
Cyrus
about?
Being
Cyrus
is
very
bizarre
chapter
in
the
protagonist,
Cyrus's
life,
played
by
Saif
Ali
Khan.
He
is
narrating
chapter
to
us.
It
spans
over
two
years
where
he
lands
up
at
the
Sethna
family,
at
Naseer's
doorstep.
Naseer
plays
Dinshaw
Sethna.
The
film
is
about
what
happens
after
he
enters
their
life.
He
lives
with
them
and
realizes
that
whatever
seems
normal
is
not
normal
at
all.
Everyone
in
the
family
has
their
own
agenda,
which
is
very
bizarre
and
they
want
to
use
Cyrus
as
a
pond
to
fulfill
that.
How
did
the
movie
happen?
I
didn't
really
think
too
much
about
it.
I
was
quite
arrogantly
writing
a
book
that
time.
Kercy
Kambata
came
up
with
the
short
story,
which
was
rejected
by
a
publication
house
because
its
language
was
quite
strong.
He
showed
it
to
me.
I
read
it
and
thought
that
it
would
be
my
first
film.
The
backdrop
of
this
movie
seems
Parsi.
Is
it
a
Parsi
movie?
It's
not
at
all
a
parsi
movie.
I
mean
the
context
is
of
the
parsi
family.
But
it
was
written
like
that,
I
didn't
change
the
story.
It
was
about
the
parsi
family.
It
could
have
been
any
family
if
not
parsi.
And
I
can
endorse
the
fact
that
we
showed
it
everywhere
from
Israel
to
France,
to
the
varied
audiences
and
they
got
it
immediately.
They
don't
even
know,
who
the
parsis
are.
Because
it's
such
universal
story
and
I
wanted
to
stay
away
from
whole
cultural
and
religious
part
of
it.
I
intentionally
made
sure
that
the
characters
speak
how
we
are
speaking
now.
I
don't
want
them
to
speak
in
the
caricature
parsi
accent.
Otherwise
it
becomes
a
stereotype
which
I
didn't
want.
The
production
design
and
costumes
are
very
parsi
but
its
not
representatives
of
parsis
at
all.
Saif
relates
to
the
commercial
cinema.
How
and
why
did
you
chose
Saif
for
such
off
beat
movie?
I
had
seen
Saif
in
Dil
Chahta
Hai
following
which
I
met
him
twice.
As
soon
as
I
met
him
I
couldn't
think
of
anyone
except
Saif.
I
couldn't
find
anyone
who
can
be
better
than
Saif.
He
has
an
incredible
sensibility.
He
understood
the
character
immediately.
He
had
a
difficult
character
because
all
the
other
characters
are
boldly
defined.
Whereas
Saif
and
Cyrus
are
almost
ambiguous.
He
had
to
internalize
everything
because
throughout
the
film
he
is
trying
to
figure
himself
out
and
so
is
the
audience.
And
as
soon
as
I
narrated
the
script
to
Saif,
he
realized
that
less,
is
more.
I
don't
think
I
would
have
asked
any
one
to
do
this
film.
What
about
Naseeruddin
Shah
and
Boman
Irani?
I
actually
went
with
the
script
to
Boman
Irani.
He
read
the
first
draft
he
loved
it.
I
went
back,
hammered
it
out
for
month,
then
went
back
to
him
with
an
updated
draft.
His
character
is
socially
inapt.
He
is
just
someone,
whom
you
don't
want
meet
on
the
road.
He
is
angry.
He
is
a
bully
outside,
but
actually
a
coward
from
inside.
Naseer's
character
used
to
be
a
very
famous
sculptor
at
one
point
of
time
and
before
fame
hit
him,
he
left
it
all
and
became
a
recluse.
He
is
a
complete
stoner,
who
lives
in
his
own
world.
He
has
own
opinion
on
his
small
world,
where
he
lives.
He
does
not
want
any
communication
with
the
outside
world.
And
that
leads
to
the
Dimple,
who
plays
his
wife.
She
just
hates
the
fact
that
she
is
married.
She
regrets
it.
She
prefers
not
being
married.
They
live
far
away
from
Bombay
in
the
hills
of
Panchgani.
Just
the
two
of
them
live
in
a
huge
house.
They
have
no
communication
between
themselves
and
she
is
permanently
nagging
him.
She
is
someone,
who
is
bumbling
flat
footed
woman.
She
considers
herself
to
be
very
sexy.
The
idea
of
her
character
is
to
annoy
the
audience
and
she
has
done
a
damn
good
job.
How
did
you
manage
to
accumulate
such
a
big
cast?
I
went
to
each
actor
and
narrated
the
script
and
they
had
no
apprehensions.
In
fact,
they
gave
inputs.
I
think
every
actor
who
is
interested
in
his
or
her
craft
wants
to
get
out
of
the
box.
How
was
your
experience
working
with
them?
It
was
an
absolute
joy
working
with
them.
All
of
them
are
thorough
professionals.
Once
they
understand
your
sensibility,
they
all
work
200%.
They
all
were
part
of
building
the
script.
It
was
a
36
day
schedule
which
we
finished
in
32
days.
I
think
that
reflects
a
certain
labor
of
love,
where
everyone
was
so
involved.
We
managed
to
work
so
efficiently.
Boman
has
his
own
image
of
a
comedian.
Do
you
think
people
will
accept
him
in
this
role?
I
think
Boman
is
an
actor
foremost.
As
an
actor
I
knew
what
his
talent
is.
He
has
been
slotted
in
a
range
of
comic
roles
but
since
I
know
his
range.
I
mean,
I
know
his
range
is
more
than
that
and
because
he
was
involved
from
the
beginning,
he
could
deliver
his
best.
His
character
is
comic
in
this
movie,
though
it
has
a
dark
shade.
That's
what
the
black
comedy
is
about.
Flipping
over
the
dark
side
is
actually
seeing
the
humorous
part
of
it.
And
because
he
was
an
inherent
part
from
the
early
stages,
I
allowed
him
to
improvise
on
certain
scenes.
Saif
is
on
a
high
right
now.
Do
you
think
that
will
ensure
a
good
opening?
I
don't
have
much
knowledge
of
how
the
business
of
movies
works.
But
I
am
sure
that
the
whole
cast
will
help.
I
mean
even
though
it's
a
different
and
original
story,
the
movie
has
managed
to
generated
lot
of
interest.
I
think
it
will
help
the
film.
The
movie
has
already
received
good
reviews
in
international
festival
What
do
you
expect
from
Indian
audience?
I
think
our
Indian
audiences
have
evolved
with
the
evolution
of
the
multiplex
culture
and
I
think
they
want
something
different.
It's
time
to
start
respecting
our
audiences.
You
cannot
expect
them
to
keep
coming
back
and
continuing
with
their
passion
for
cinema
if
you
are
not
going
to
give
them
anything
passionate.
And
Being
Cyrus
is
very
different
in
form
of
its
narrative
style
and
structure.
It
is
black
comedy
that
we
are
not
use
to
here.
Why
did
you
choose
to
start
with
an
offbeat
film?
I
would
not
have
consciously
decided
to
do
this
kind
of
cinema.
The
story
is
the
most
important
thing
and
if
I
get
an
original
good
story,
I
would
make
it.
It
does
not
matter
if
it's
a
commercial
Hindi
film
or
any
other
kind.
I
think
the
language
of
cinema
is
pretty
universal
and
as
long
as
the
story
excites
me
I
would
definite
go
for
it.
What
next?
I
have
got
two
screenplays.
One
has
been
co-written
by
Narayan
Mani,
which
is
a
Hindi
period
film.
The
other
is
an
English
film,
which
is
based
in
the
pre
60's
Goa,
in
a
small
catholic
village.
These
are
two
films,
which
are
co-written
by
me.
I
just
feel
there
are
so
many
brilliant
stories
in
India
itself.
I
really
don't
know
why
we
look
for
inspirations
elsewhere.
I
don't
believe
that
there
is
a
dearth
of
writers,
since
this
country
is
full
of
beautiful
stories.
But
somehow
they
don't
seem
to
come
to
your
door!
Lets
see
...may
be
hopefully
after
this
film
writers
will
come
up
with
original
scripts.