Cheeni Kum cast quizzed about the film... Contd.
Paresh,
you've
played
negative
characters
earlier
in
your
career
but
off
late
you
have
been
tagged
as
a
comic
genius.
Is
it
your
previous
phase
or
is
it
your
current
roles
which
makes
you
feel
satisfied?
Paresh
Rawal
-
Any
role
which
is
exciting
and
challenging
motivates
me.
It
doesn't
matter
whether
it's
negative
or
positive;
it
has
to
be
well
written.
Can
you
talk
about
Mr
Bachchan
as
an
actor?
Paresh
Rawal
-
I
think
at
this
age
to
have
such
a
remarkable
control
over
your
craft
is
highly
commendable.
In
Cheeni
Kum
he
has
shown
his
brilliance
as
an
actor
because
it
was
a
difficult
comedy
to
come
up
with.
It
wasn't
slapstick
or
buffoonery.
Also,
there
is
a
lot
to
learn
from
him
as
an
actor,
his
work
ethics,
discipline
and
sense
of
proportion
in
his
acting
because
he
doesn't
go
over
the
board
in
his
performance.
He
is
a
very
generous
actor
who
is
never
insecure
about
his
work.
Which
is
your
favourite
sweet
dish
in
which
the
sugar
proportion
should
not
be
less?
Amitabh
Bachchan
-
Once
upon
a
time
I
used
to
eat
sweets
but
now
it's
very
rare
that
I
get
tempted
to
it.
I
have
infact
left
it.
But
earlier
in
my
life,
I
used
to
love
Jalebi
and
Kheer
to
such
an
extent
that
I
would
have
killed
someone
to
get
my
hands
on
those
sweets
(laughs).
In
Cheeni
Kum,
the
signature
dish
of
your
restaurant
is
Hyderabadi
Zafrani
Pulav.
In
real
life,
can
you
make
that
dish?
Amitabh
Bachchan
-
No.
I
cannot
even
boil
water
(laugh).
We've
seen
you
in
bold
roles
before;
do
you
think
the
audiences
are
ready
now
to
see
the
older
man
romancing
the
younger
girls?
Amitabh
Bachchan
-
I
don't
know
what
is
the
correct
indicator
for
that.
Whether
we
should
go
by
critical
acclaim
or
box
office.
If
we
go
by
the
latter,
then
Nishabd
was
a
failure.
What
I
felt
went
wrong
with
Nishabd
was
that
the
people
looked
upon
it
as
a
moral
question
and
a
social
negative.
What
we
went
out
to
achieve
was
how
would
a
man
face
his
family
and
react
to
such
kind
of
attraction.
We
wanted
to
show
the
man's
mental
situation
rather
than
media
predicting
before
its
release
that
Mr
Amitabh
Bachchan
will
be
seen
romancing
Jiah
Khan.
The
media
could
only
look
at
the
physical
aspect
of
it.
How
do
you
rate
your
comedy?
Paresh
Rawal
-
I
believe
that
if
my
fans
don't
like
my
comedy
after
watching
me
in
a
movie
then
that
film
is
a
failure
for
me.
As
an
actor
I've
been
trained
to
make
people
cry,
laugh
and
enjoy
any
scene
I
do.
So
it's
my
job
at
the
end
of
the
day.
How
did
you
rope
in
Ilayaraja
for
the
music
and
what
is
your
favourite
track
from
Cheeni
Kum?
Balki
-
I
wanted
to
work
with
Ilayaraja
because
he
is
one
of
my
favourite
music
directors.
So,
one
day
I
went
to
him
to
narrate
the
story
and
he
said
that
if
I
had
made
an
original
script
then
he
would
give
an
original
score
for
the
film.
Ilayaraja
has
given
music
in
more
than
800
films
in
the
South
of
India
but
it
was
time
that
the
other
parts
of
India
hear
his
melodious
tunes.
My
favourite
track
is
'Jaane
do
na'.
How
was
the
film
received
in
Cannes?
We
had
kept
a
very
private
screening
with
close
friends
and
media.
I
hope
it
was
well
received.
We
will
come
to
know
this
Friday.
Has
your
family
seen
the
film
and
what
was
their
reaction?
My
son
Abhishek
has
seen
the
film.
He
hasn't
spoken
to
me
yet
but
I
guess
if
he
hasn't
called
me
up,
he
must
have
liked
the
film
(laughs).
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