By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Wednesday,
October
18,
2006
What
happens
when
Sajid
Nadiadwala,
Salman
Khan,
Akshay
Kumar,
Preity
Zinta,
Farah
Khan
and
a
newbie
director
team
up
for
a
film?
Humko
maloom
hai
ke
yeh
Jaan-E-Mann
Rs
35
crore
ka
hai,
that
it's
an
emotional
love
story
and
is
a
love
triangle...
but
we
wanted
more.
So
we've
got
some
interesting
gupshup
about
the
film
and
the
cast.
Sajid
gives
us
an
exclusive
gossip
and
behind-the-scenes
stills
from
Jaan-E-Mann.
Producer
khush
hua
Says
Sajid,
"The
first
time
I
met
Shirish
(Kunder)
I
was
impressed.
Farah
told
me,
'He's
marrying
me'
and
my
first
impression
was
that
if
this
guy
is
ready
to
marry
my
sister,
he's
a
great
guy!
When
he
gave
me
a
one-line
narration
of
Jaan-E-Mann,
I
was
even
more
impressed.
What
floored
me
was
the
way
he
shot
and
delivered
the
final
product.
Shirish
will
go
a
long
way..."
Salman
ke
nakhre
Says
Sajid,
"Aisa
kuch
nahi
tha.
Salman
has
a
unique
way
of
working
which
not
many
people
understand.
He
works
only
with
friends
and
it's
always
an
amazing
experience
working
with
him.
When
stressed,
many
things
happen
and
we
expect
100
per
cent
from
everybody.
But
all
these
things
are
signs
of
creativity
and
the
bottom
line
is
to
have
a
great
product."
Preity's
allergy
The
Zinta
babe
has
allergy
problems.
One
night,
while
shooting
in
New
York,
she
took
some
allergy
medication.
Says
Sajid,
"The
call
sheet
was
7
am
but
we
were
still
banging
on
her
door
at
9
am.
She
just
wouldn't
open
the
door.
Akshay
finally
wanted
to
break
it
open
but
I
didn't
know
what
the
American
laws
were
like
and
if
they
might
arrest
us!
I
was
scared
for
Preity
and
was
almost
in
tears.
Suddenly,
she
opened
the
door
and
started
firing
us
as
if
nothing
had
happened.
She
couldn't
understand
why
we
were
banging
on
her
door!"
Talking
about
the
number
of
delays
that
have
marred
the
film's
schedule,
Sajid
says,
"It's
the
first
film
in
which
I
have
been
so
apologetic
towards
everybody.
There
were
so
many
date
adjustments,
that
had
I
not
apologised
or
said
thank
yous
so
many
times,
my
film
would
have
taken
at
least
four
years
to
be
made.
I've
even
said
sorry
to
the
spot
boys!"
Akshay
bhaag
gaya
According
to
rumours,
Akshay
Kumar
considers
it
lucky
to
be
out
of
the
country
when
a
big
film
of
his
releases.
He
feels
his
film
will
become
a
hit
if
he's
not
in
Mumbai.
Currently,
he's
in
Dubai
and
will
return
to
Mumbai
for
Diwali.
But
he
will
only
spend
a
few
hours
with
his
family
and
fly
out
again.
If
Jaan-E-Mann
is
a
hit,
this
will
be
his
third
successive
Diwali
hit
after
Aitraaz
and
Garam
Masala.
"Salman's
my
bro"
"There
was
a
lot
of
camaraderie
on
the
sets.
Salman
and
Akki
were
working
together
after
15
years,
ad
there
was
never
any
tension
on
the
sets.
We
would
watch
cricket,
fool
around
and
play
games.
Sometimes,
I
would
see
both
of
them
cracking
up
over
something
and
only
they
knew
what
it
was.
Akshay
always
tells
me
that
whenever
he
sits
with
Salman,
it
seems
as
if
he
is
sitting
with
his
elder
brother," says
Sajid.
Favorite
songs
Akshay
plays
a
bumbling,
unattractive
nerd
who
transforms
into
a
handsome
young
man,
while
Salman
plays
a
rockstar.
Sajid's
personal
favorite
song
is
Sau
dard,
while
Salman's
is
Humko
maloom
hai
and
Akshay's
is
Kabool
kar
le.
Anu
da
jawab
nahi!
Anupam
Kher's
dwarf
act
was
created
by
Shirish
using
special
effects.
Says
Sajid,
"Anupam
had
to
keep
shooting
over
and
over
again
as
it
was
very
difficult
to
film
those
scenes.
Khersaab
had
to
re-shoot
three
times
because
of
the
26/7
rains
and
Salman's
hairloss,
but
he
was
kind
enough
not
to
complain.
I
apologised
to
him
twice
and
said
thank
you
four
times.
I
tried
imitating
him
for
exactly
five
minutes.
Supporting
myself
on
my
knees
was
so
painful,
I
just
couldn't
do
it
for
too
long!"