Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Friday,
June
23,
2006
His
family
has
been
in
the
business
since
the
past
30
years.
Sachin
Bajaj,
whose
family
has
been
in
the
film
distribution
and
production
business,
will
soon
be
making
his
directorial
debut
with
Naksha.
The
film
stars
Sunny
Deol,
Viveik
Oberoi
and
Sameera
Reddy.
We
spoke
to
the
young
director
at
the
onset
of
his
new
venture.
We're
talking
about
your
directorial
debut,
Naksha.
Tell
us
a
little
about
yourself.
How
is
it
that
you
decided
to
get
into
direction?
My
father
is
a
film
distributor.
So
my
family
has
been
a
part
of
the
film
fraternity
since
the
past
thirty
years.
I
started
learning
distribution
with
my
father,
while
I
was
still
in
college.
I
went
on
to
assist
Ashok
Amritraj
on
two
of
his
English
films.
I
did
that
for
about
six
months.
Then
I
progressed
to
Shankar's
Jeans,
down
south.
I
did
the
Hindi
and
Tamil
version.
Then
I
assisted
Indra
Kumar
in
Mann
and
finally
I
am
here.
It's
been
a
journey
of
about
6-7
years.
Your
father
is
producing
the
film.
So
were
you
involved
with
the
production
as
well?
I
did
contribute
with
whatever
I
knew
about
production.
So
did
you
find
it
difficult,
juggling
direction
and
production?
There
is
no
difficulty
as
such.
The
only
thing
is
that
you
are
always
cost
conscious.
Since
your
dad's
the
producer,
the
cost
consciousness
is
there.
At
the
same
time,
me
being
the
director,
I
want
everything!
It's
a
struggle
between
the
two.
Luckily
for
me,
my
father
is
very
open
minded.
He
gave
me
much
more
than
I
could
ask
for.
Why
did
you
decide
to
debut
with
an
action
adventure
flick?
I
feel
we
haven't
seen
the
adventure
genre
in
Indian
cinema,
for
sometime.
It's
an
exciting
genre
which
excites
me.
I
have
been
a
big
adventure
film
buff,
since
I
was
a
kid.
Westerns
and
adventure
flicks
have
always
excited
me.
My
first
film
was
supposed
to
be
Baraat,
which
didn't
take
off.
Then
this
idea
came
to
me.
Whenever
I
spoke
to
people,
I
would
always
tell
them
to
make
an
adventure
flick.
It's
something
that
hasn't
been
done
in
the
recent
past
and
is
very
challenging.
I'm
sure
it
will
be
something
new
and
fun
to
watch.
Naksha
stars
Sunny
Deol
and
Viveik
Oberoi.
Both
these
actors
are
having
a
dry
spell
at
the
box
office.
Do
you
think
it
will
affect
the
prospects
of
your
film?
I
think
nowadays,
we
have
gone
beyond
star
cast.
Films
starring
the
biggest
of
actors
don't
do
well.
At
the
same
time,
the
smallest
of
actors
give
the
biggest
of
hits.
That
has
been
proved
time
and
again.
At
the
time
that
Dhoom
released,
John,
Abhishek
and
Uday
were
not
stars.
But
Adi
had
the
confidence.
He
gave
that
entire
confidence
to
Sanjay
Gadhvi
to
make
the
film
the
way
he
wanted
to.
And
everyone
knows
that
Dhoom
created
history.
You
can't
always
make
films
depending
on
how
the
box
office
works.
Sunny
and
Viveik
are
known
all
over.
I
think
people
will
watch
the
film,
if
the
product
is
good.
A
good
film
always
finds
its
audience.
What
is
Naksha
about?
It's
the
story
of
two
archaeologists.
One
is
a
positive
character
whereas
the
other
is
negative.
It's
not
about
a
treasure.
But
as
the
title
suggests,
it
is
related
to
a
map.
It's
beyond
a
treasure
hunt.
It's
something
far
more
important
and
relevant.
The
film
is
about
the
battle
between
good
and
evil.
There
are
two
brothers
who
are
trying
to
fulfill
their
father's
unfulfilled
mission.
Along
the
journey,
they
find
out
what
had
happened
to
their
father
and
what
caused
it.
Their
father's
purpose
was
different
from
what
they
thought
it
was.
When
they
do
realize
it,
they
change
their
entire
thinking.
The
adventure
in
the
film
is
its
driving
force.
The
story
line
is
based
on
this
map.
The
good
archaeologist
dies
with
the
map.
The
bad
archaeologist
loses
hope
of
finding
the
map.
Twenty
years
later,
his
son
chances
on
the
same
map,
thinking
it's
his
father's
unfulfilled
dream.
Along
the
journey,
people
start
getting
curious
and
asking
too
many
questions.
Sunny
Deol
and
Viveik
Oberoi
play
brothers.
They
have
a
rubber
band
effect
between
them.
Viveik
wants
to
find
out
the
purpose
of
the
map.
Whereas
the
elder
brother's
only
mission
is
to
take
the
younger
brother
back
home.
Sunny,
being
the
elder
brother
is
far
more
powerful
than
Viveik.
Viveik
always
tries
to
slither
away.
Finally
the
map
reaches
the
hand
of
Jackie
Shroff,
the
bad
archaeologist.
He
tells
the
brother
what
the
map
is
about.
When
they
find
out,
their
life
changes.
The
second
half
deals
with
Jackie
trying
to
reach
his
goal.
Viveik
and
Sunny
have
to
reach
there
before
him.
We've
heard
that
there
are
a
lot
of
action
sequences
in
the
film.
Tell
us
something
about
that.
Yes,
there
are
quite
a
few
stunts.
There
are
sosme
pretty
crazy
things
that
we
did.
There
was
a
jump,
done
at
Mahabaleshwar.
Sunny,
Viveik
and
Sameera
are
in
it.
It
was
scary
but
fun.
Were
the
stars
jittery
at
all?
Not
really.
They
were
pretty
cool
about
the
action.
Sunny
Deol
is
the
king
of
action.
Even
Viveik
was
cool
about
it.
Sameera
was
apprehensive
initially,
which
was
understood.
But
after
a
while,
she
was
very
comfortable.
She
enjoyed
herself,
as
it
was
something
new.
There
is
a
brilliant
fight
sequence
with
Sunny
Deol,
which
was
shot
in
Bangkok.
There
was
a
rafting
sequence
shot
in
New
Zealand,
shot
on
a
very
large
scale.
There
are
a
lot
of
CG
effects
in
the
film.
The
climax
too
is
on
a
very
big
scale.
But
it's
not
just
an
action
flick.
The
adventure
is
the
driving
force
whereas
the
action
is
the
sub
text.
Tell
us
about
your
experience
of
working
with
all
the
other
actors
in
the
film.
The
first
day
Sunny
Sir
came
to
shoot,
I
was
a
little
apprehensive,
because
I
had
heard
a
lot
of
things
about
him
and
his
image.
When
he
came
on
the
sets,
I
was
in
for
a
shock.
He
is
the
sweetest
guy
to
work
with.
A
director's
actor,
he
is
the
easiest
guy
to
work
with.
All
that
stuff
about
him
not
coming
on
time
and
other
things
is
all
nonsense.
On
the
first
day
of
the
shoot,
he
was
on
sets
even
before
the
entire
unit
arrived.
You
feel
embarrassed
as
a
director
if
you
are
five
minutes
late.
And
quite
contrary
to
his
image,
he
is
also
known
to
be
quite
a
softie...
He
is
just
brilliant
to
work
with.
He's
got
a
great
thinking
mind.
If
he
ever
gives
a
suggestion,
it
is
bang
on.
And
he
does
not
give
suggestions
for
his
character's
benefit.
But
for
the
film's
benefit.
Most
people
say,
"Mera
role
aisa
karo!" But
he
does
not
care
about
his
role.
If
the
film
works,
his
character
will
work.
It
was
a
complete
pleasure
to
work
with
him.
What
about
Viveik
Oberoi?
How
was
he
to
work
with?
We
have
been
friends
since
his
Company
days.
We
were
supposed
to
do
Baraat
together,
which
didn't
take
off.
The
cast
of
Naksha
was
formed
in
48
hours.
Some
things
work
out
whereas
some
don't.
Baraat
took
me
two
years.
But
Naksha
clicked.
Some
things
are
just
meant
to
be.
People
also
say
a
lot
of
things
about
Viveik,
that
he
has
a
lot
of
attitude,
etc.
None
of
it
is
true.
He
has
been
a
friend.
Sameera
was
also
a
lot
of
fun
to
work
with.
Initially
she
was
apprehensive,
but
then
she
chilled
out.
She
was
the
most
helpful
person,
to
help
me
out
with
dates.
I've
had
a
couple
of
messes
in
terms
of
dates.
She's
always
the
first
one
to
say
that
she
has
dates.
Jackie
da
is
also
in
the
film.
He
is
great
to
work
with.
He's
on
his
own
trip
in
life.
He
is
the
most
bindaas
guy
in
the
world.
He
is
so
much
fun
on
the
sets.
You
can
never
get
angry
with
him.
When
he
comes,
the
set
just
lights
up.
He
has
got
a
kick-ass
role
in
the
film
and
he
has
pulled
it
off
too
well.
Another
model,
Mridula
Chandrashekhar
is
in
the
film.
Tell
us
about
her
role.
She
has
a
small
role.
She
plays
a
tracker
along
with
Jackie.
She
helps
Jackie
to
get
to
Sunny
and
Viveik.
She
also
has
a
song
in
the
second
half
of
the
film.
Coming
to
the
music
of
the
film,
how
much
scope
do
you
think
it
has,
in
an
action
adventure
flick?
I
have
five
songs
in
the
audio.
In
the
film,
there
are
three
songs.
One
song
is
the
theme
song.
One
is
at
the
end
of
the
film,
in
the
credits.
We've
not
forced
in
a
song
in
this
film.
When
we
wrote
the
film,
we
felt
that
it
could
not
absorb
more
than
three
songs.
But
those
three
songs
have
very
good
situations.
Are
their
any
item
numbers?
There
are
two
item
numbers.
You'll
see
Sunny
Deol
dance
like
you
haven't
seen
him
before.
He
has
gone
free
spirited
in
one
of
the
songs.
The
song
is
called
Jat
yamla.
He's
done
a
brilliant
job
in
that.
He
looks
like
a
sweet
softie
in
it.
He
looks
to
cute
in
it.
I
am
very
kicked
about
the
film.
It's
not
a
musical
film.
But
then
again,
Dhoom
wasn't
either.
Pritam's
done
a
brilliant
job.
He
has
given
the
film
more
than
100%.
It's
peppy,
young
and
today.
Pritam
has
been
accused
of
being
unoriginal
in
the
recent
past.
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
such
allegations?
People
don't
know
but
Pritam
is
always
stressed
with
the
producer.
If
somebody
insists
on
taking
something
that
already
exists,
you
can't
blame
Pritam.
He's
just
doing
his
job.
But
then
he
gets
the
credits,
even
if
it's
not
his
composition.
He
doesn't
ask
for
the
credit.
He
is
credited
in
any
case.
He
always
tried
and
buys
the
rights
of
those
songs.
He
told
me
too,
that
if
I
wanted
an
existing
composition,
I
should
buy
the
rights.
He
does
not
try
to
take
undue
credit.
He
is
far
too
talented
to
need
to
do
this.
There
are
some
controversies
regarding
everyone!
Which
music
director
is
not
blamed
for
copying?
Maybe
he
is
always
in
a
controversy
because
he
is
upcoming
and
doing
well
for
himself.
Does
it
bother
you?
Not
at
all!
In
fact,
I
don't
think
it
bothers
anyone.
Are
there
any
special
appearances
in
the
film?
I
can't
say
anything
right
now.
What
is
the
USP
of
this
film?
It's
the
story.
It's
an
adventure
film
with
a
lot
of
action.
Its
got
humor
and
every
emotion
possible.
It
does
not
segregate
itself
to
any
one
kind
of
audience.
It's
a
two
hour
five
minute
joyride.
There
are
songs,
emotions,
laughter
and
of
course
action.
Its
something
that
is
beyond
today's
realm.
I
think
the
sets
are
awesome.
My
DOP
has
done
a
phenomenal
job.
Allan's
done
a
brilliant
job
in
action.
I
have
had
a
very
strong
technical
team.
They
have
helped
me
make
this
product
what
it
is.
When
it's
an
action
film,
it
cannot
be
a
small
film.
When
we
started
off,
I
was
skeptical.
But
I
think
we
have
pulled
it
off.
Today
when
I
see
the
final
rushes,
I
am
very
confident.
I
don't
know
if
it
will
work
or
no.
But
I
know
that
it
won't
go
unnoticed.
Any
plans
post
Naksha?
There
are
some
plans.
But
it's
too
premature
to
talk
about
it
now.
Maybe
I'll
tell
you
a
month
from
now.