When
the
coloured
version
of
Mughal-e-Azam
hit
the
cinemas
many
film
buffs
were
left
wishing
that
more
classics
be
given
the
magic
touch.
Making
their
dream
come
true
is
Ravi
Chopra
who
has
coloured
father
B.
R.
Chopra's
Naya
Daur.
He
talks
about
his
desire
to
bring
alive
all
of
his
father's
black-and-white
movies
in
colour.
Is
the
colored
version
of
Naya
Daur
your
gift
to
your
father?
No,
it
is
nothing
like
that.
It
was
my
father's
dream.
I
have
only
kept
my
father's
film
alive
by
colouring
it.
Which
other
films
do
you
wish
to
add
colours
to? All
the
seven
films
that
my
father
made.
After
Naya
Daur,
I'm
looking
forward
to
colour
Gumraah.
Then
it
could
be
Dhool
Ka
Phool,
followed
by
Kanoon.
But
there
is
a
lot
of
time
for
all
that
to
happen.
What
was
your
father's
reaction
when
he
saw
the
coloured
version
of
Naya
Daur? It
was
an
emotional
moment
for
both
of
us.
My
father
was
in
tears
and
he
told
to
me
"Tumne
meri
film
nayee
bana
di"(you
have
renewed
my
film).
It
is
a
cherished
moment
for
me.
Did
you
think
of
colouring
Naya
Daur
after
K.
Asif's
son
Akbar
Asif
coloured
Mughal-e-Azam? I
had
always
dreamt
of
colouring
papa's
films.
Incidentally,
Akbar
coloured
Mughal-e-Azam
before
I
could
colour
Naya
Daur.
Later,
it
proved
to
be
a
boon
for
me
as
I
avoided
the
mistakes
which
Akbar
made.
I
made
sure
I
wasn't
adding
too
much
colour
to
the
frames.
Moreover,
Mughal-e-Azam
was
coloured
with
a
business
point
of
view,
whereas
I
have
added
colours
to
Naya
Daur
as
a
film-maker.
What
is
your
take
on
the
remakes
and
sequels
that
are
being
made
today? I
feel
it
is
much
better
to
colour
a
black-and-white
film
than
to
make
a
sequel
or
remake
to
it.
Unfortunately,
film-makers
today
are
too
busy
with
remakes
and
sequels.
I
want
to
ask
them
if
they
can
ever
remake
any
of
Bimal
Roy's
films
with
the
same
beauty?
I
strongly
believe
that
good
films
should
not
die.
Your
sons
are
also
entering
Bollywood. Yes,
my
elder
son
Kapil
has
taken
to
acting
and
his
first
film
Kohinoor,
written
by
Prakash
Bokadia
(of
Devdas
fame),
will
kick
off
this
November.
My
younger
son
Abhay
will
be
directing
a
film
called
Mitti
under
our
banner.
How
much
guidance
do
you
give
to
your
sons? My
sons
take
no
advice
from
me
and
do
things
on
their
own.
All
that
I
do
is
take
a
look
at
the
script
of
the
film.
Tell
us
something
about
the
film
Bhoothnath. It
is
a
film
made
especially
for
the
family
audience.
In
it,
Amitabh
Bachchan
becomes
the
ghost
friend
of
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
son.
The
child
actor
is
the
one
who
was
seen
in
the
Rin
advertisement
with
Bachhan.
The
last
schedule
of
this
film
will
start
on
July
16
and
end
on
September
18.
I
cannot
tell
you
more
at
this
point
of
time.
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