Kamal
Sadanah
couldn't
make
a
mark
in
acting,
but
he
believes
that
he
will
make
a
good
filmmaker.
He
has
stepped
into
the
field
with
the
remake
of
Victoria
No.
203,
a
superhit
movie
made
under
the
banner
of
his
father's
production
company,
Angath
Arts.
Kamal
spoke
to
us
about
his
film,
remakes
and
his
switch
from
acting
to
filmmaking.
Do
you
think
that
the
remake
of
hit
film
Victoria
No.
203
will
be
accepted
by
today's
audience?
Nowadays
people
are
ready
to
watch
remakes
as
that
is
the
trend
of
the
present
era
of
cinema.
Had
it
been
made
four
or
five
years
back
people
wouldn't
have
accepted
it
with
the
same
interest.
But
now,
my
anticipation
is
justified.
Why
did
you
choose
this
film
for
remaking?
I
like
the
film
very
much.
I
must
have
seen
it
more
than
a
hundred
times.
For
remaking
a
movie,
one
needs
to
have
all
the
legal
rights,
which
I
have
for
Victoria
No.
203.
So
I
didn't
have
any
problem
starting
the
project.
Till
a
few
years
back,
I
had
never
thought
that
there
will
be
a
trend
of
remakes
in
the
industry,
but
it's
here
now.
So,
I
have
a
chance
to
fulfill
my
dream.
How
is
your
movie
different
from
the
original?
I
have
thought
of
three
more
characters
in
addition
to
the
original
ones.
The
first
is
of
Preity,
the
second
one
is
of
Javed
Jaffery
and
the
third
is
of
Jimmy
Shergill.
Jimmy
is
actually
playing
the
character
of
Navin
Nischal.
In
the
original
version,
Navin
portrayed
a
playboy,
but
in
my
movie
Jimmy
is
a
police
officer.
And
my
movie
has
a
much
better
climax
than
the
previous
one.
Is
there
any
significant
reason
for
taking
Sonia
Mehra
for
the
character
previously
played
by
Sayera
Bano?
Frankly
speaking,
I
was
completely
against
taking
a
newcomer.
We
started
shooting
for
the
film
from
January
2;
only
Om
Puri
and
Anupam
Kher
were
selected
for
Raja
and
Rana,
respectively.
Jimmy
was
also
there
for
playing
the
character
played
by
Navin.
When
we
were
discussing
on
the
leading
lady,
Anupam
Kher
showed
me
Sonia's
photograph.
Then
I
decided
on
a
screen
test.
Her
performance
was
so
good
that
it
took
me
just
three
minutes
to
select
her.
I
am
happy
that
she
didn't
embarrass
me.
It
was
Amrita
Arora
whom
you
had
wanted
to
cast
before
stumbling
upon
Sonia.
What
happened
then?
Yeah,
but
there
was
some
contractual
problem
with
her.
Nowadays,
contracts
in
Bollywood
are
similar
to
those
in
Hollywood.
They
include
dates
and
just
about
everything
so
that
there
is
no
problem
later.
Amrita
was
not
ready
to
sign
any
such
contract.
You
were
an
actor,
too.
Are
you
going
to
play
any
role
in
the
film?
(Laughs)
Yeah,
I
am
playing
the
negative
role
enacted
by
Ranjit
in
the
original
film.
Otherwise,
we
would
have
had
to
pay
an
actor
for
doing
the
work.
I'm
happy
to
save
my
money.
Your
other
film
"Karkash" is
expected
soon.
Tell
us
about
that.
It's
based
on
women,
it
shows
the
problems
they
are
facing
in
a
male-dominated
society.
I
have
tried
to
depict
the
prowess
of
women,
who
balance
both
home
and
outdoor
work.
The
90-minute
film
will
have
Anup
Soni
and
Suchitra
Pillai
in
the
lead.
Both
your
movies
are
women-oriented.
Any
particular
reason
behind
it?
I
think
women
are
the
most
important
part
of
our
society.
They
are
not
only
honourable,
but
simply
cannot
be
ignored.
It's
impossible
to
create
anything
without
them.
I'm
quite
proud
of
making
films
on
them.
What's
the
reason
for
your
failure
in
the
field
of
acting?
Besides
two
to
three
films,
I
wasn't
offered
any
good
role
at
all.
Most
of
my
movies
went
unnoticed.
At
the
same
time,
I
signed
some
movies
without
thinking
on
them.
When
I
found
out
that
I
was
getting
mediocre
films
only,
I
stopped
signing
up.
Would
you
like
to
mention
any
film
that
you
regret
working
in?
I
don't
remember
any
film
that
didn't
make
me
profit.
Then
why
should
I
regret
them?