"I'd work with stars only if I require them" - Imtiaz Ali
Features
oi-Staff
By Super Admin
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Friday,
October
26,
2007
The
two
are
long-standing
friends
and
their
films
are
being
released
this
Friday.
There
are
similarities
between
them.
While
Anurag
Kashyap
has
made
films
earlier,
No
Smoking
which
opens
this
Friday
would
be
his
second
released
film
after
Black
Friday.
Jab
We
Met
is
Imtiaz
Ali's
second
film.
So
close
are
the
two
directors
that
they
mutually
agreed
not
to
release
their
respective
films
on
the
same
Friday,
if
there
were
similarities
between
them.
"I
saw
No
Smoking
a
few
days
ago
and
loved
it.
Fortunately,
Jab
We
Met
and
No
Smoking
are
two
totally
different
creations
targeted
at
different
audiences," explains
Imtiaz.
Another
similarity
between
the
two
filmmakers.
They're
both
working
with
commercially
established
stars
for
the
first
time.
Says
Imtiaz,
"That's
true.
But
speaking
for
myself
I'd
work
with
stars
only
if
I
require
them.
If
the
movie
is
a
2-crore
film
then
you've
more
freedom
to
do
what
you've
to
do.
And
stars
have
to
be
used
properly.
I
had
never
interacted
with
stars
before.
Kareena,
I
wasn't
a
fan
of
initially.
Maybe
I
saw
her
wrong
films.
But
I
knew
she
was
a
high-potential
performer.
And
she
rocked
in
Mani
Ratnam's
Yuva.
And
now
in
Jab
We
Met
she
surrendered
completely
to
my
vision.
Such
energy
and
conviction.
If
I
asked
her
to
jump
in
front
of
a
car
she
did
it."
Kareena
agreed
to
work
without
makeup
for
Imtiaz.
"I
told
her,
just
don't
do
anything
to
your
face.
For
large
portions
in
the
film,
Kareena
is
completely
without
makeup.
She"s
in
great
shape.
The
time
is
right
for
her.
After
working
with
her
I
feel
we've
seen
just
40
percent
of
her
potential.
There
are
some
people
who
have
a
divine
connection,
like
Sunidhi
Chauhan
and
Kareena.
If
I
get
to
work
with
stars
like
Kareena,
why
shouldn't
I
work
with
them?"