Wednesday,
September
12,
2007
A
long
pause
after
his
first
film
Kyun
Ho
Gaya
Na,
Samir
Karnik
is
now
releasing
Nanhe
Jaisalmer
with
Bobby
Deol.
The
filmmaker
tells
us
how
the
film
is
rooted
in
reality
despite
delving
into
the
fantasies
of
a
child.
The
poster
of
your
new
film
displays
the
tagline
"where
does
the
inspiration
come
from",
we
ask
you
the
same
question.
The
answer
is
also
written
on
the
poster.
From
hope,
faith,
discovery,
courage
and
acceptance.
I
think
faith
is
the
most
important
among
them.
If
you
have
the
real
passion
to
achieve
something
and
you
believe
in
it,
you'll
surely
get
it.
Faith
is
the
strongest
criterion
for
reaching
the
goal.
You
are
back
with
your
second
film
after
a
long
gap
after
your
first
one.
Are
the
films
very
different
in
terms
of
subject?
There
was
no
one
to
allow
me
work
after
Kyun
Ho
Gaya
Na.
Then
I
started
writing
stories
and
reading
them
out
to
actors.
But
either
there
were
some
problems
with
those
stories
or
the
actors
got
busy.
That's
when
I
thought
I
can
make
a
child
the
hero
of
my
film.
I
had
no
story
then
but
my
intension
was
strong.
Once
I
left
for
Delhi
by
car
and
stayed
at
my
friend's
house
in
Ajmer
on
the
way.
His
mother
told
me
about
some
children
who
despite
being
illiterate
could
speak
four
different
languages.
After
reaching
Delhi,
I
decided
to
make
that
the
subject
of
my
film.
I
returned
to
Jaisalmer
and
completed
the
story
within
a
month.
Why
Bobby
Deol
and
Dwij
Yadav?
We
selected
Dwij
by
audition.
He
worked
very
hard
and
I
think
there
couldn't
be
a
Nanha
Jaisalmer
better
than
him.
He
remembered
not
only
his
dialogues,
but
others'
too.
He
is
happy,
intelligent
and
with
a
flair
for
learning.
Bobby
Deol,
because
he
showed
interest
in
the
subject.
When
I
met
him
he
never
took
it
into
account
that
I
had
directed
just
one
movie
which
had
flopped.
Instead,
he
tried
to
find
what
I
had
for
him.
Why
did
Kyun
Ho
Gaya
Na
flop
despite
the
big
star
cast?
May
be
it
was
my
fate.
Probably
my
luck
ran
out
the
very
moment
Aishwarya
and
Vivek
injured
themselves
in
an
accident
during
shooting.
Such
impediments
affect
the
flow
of
work.
And
in
the
end,
the
final
product
changes
its
form.
How
much
importance
do
you
give
to
fate
and
hard
work
in
the
film
industry?
Fate
is
important,
but
hard
work
is
even
more
important.
If
you
sit
at
home
and
wait
for
good
fate,
it'll
not
turn
up.
This
is
true
in
every
field.
If
I
don't
believe
in
my
work
and
start
a
project
hoping
for
good
fate
it'll
just
be
a
false
hope.
In
this
industry,
many
people
have
their
relatives
and
friends
to
help
them
out,
but
I
have
none.
Being
alone,
I
had
to
work
harder
to
get
this
second
chance.
When
despite
a
big
star
cast,
a
film
flops,
all
the
burden
comes
on
the
filmmaker.
Everyone
isolates
you
then.
In
Nanhe
Jaisalmer,
is
the
star
in
the
child's
life
or
the
child
in
the
star's
life?
That's
quite
a
good
question.
It's
a
film
where
there's
child
and
a
star.
The
story
is
not
for
any
one
of
them.
It's
definite
that
the
star
affects
the
child,
but
at
times
children
do
things
that
become
a
lesson
for
adults.
It's
a
different
issue
that
grown-ups
don't
take
such
lessons
seriously.
Do
you
think
the
film
will
impress
both
children
and
adults?
Sure.
It's
for
all.
Whatever
children
learn
is
from
adults
only.
Often,
when
our
family
members
say
something
we
don't
grasp
it,
but
when
a
close
friend
says
the
same
thing
we
try
to
understand
and
imbibe
it.
Apart
from
children,
adults
will
learn
from
this
film
how
they
affect
children.
Children
always
try
to
be
someone
who
affects
them
the
most.
Any
special
reason
why
you
have
shown
a
child
being
star-struck?
See,
ours
is
a
star-struck
nation.
Here
if
one
child
wants
to
become
Shahrukh,
another
idolizes
Salman.
Now
it
becomes
the
responsibility
of
the
stars
how
they
carry
themselves
so
that
the
children
learn
something
good
from
them.
In
my
film,
the
child
never
wants
to
be
a
star.
He
wants
to
go
to
Mumbai
to
meet
his
friend.
He
believes
he
is
a
good
friend
of
Bobby.
It's
enough
for
him
to
think
that
they
are
good
buddies.
How
will
the
film
affect
children?
I
hope
it
affects
children
very
much.
These
days,
children
have
become
so
irresponsible.
They
must
learn
something
from
the
film.
Children
in
Mumbai
still
know
the
reality,
but
there
are
far-flung
small
towns
where
children
live
in
their
dreamlands.
Everyone
will
meet
such
children
through
this
film
and
they'll
know
the
value
those
children
give
to
their
dreams.
Don't
you
think
that
the
film
is
very
imaginative?
Not
at
all.
I
have
already
told
you
this
is
the
story
of
faith.
There's
a
scene
in
the
film
where
the
mother
complains
that
the
child
always
dreams
and
the
child
replies
that
if
I
tell
him
(Bobby)
just
once
that
my
name
is
Nanhe
Jaisalmer,
he'll
surely
embrace
me.
Just
see
the
faith
of
that
child.
How
much
hopes
do
you
have
from
this
movie?
My
hope
is
on
my
next
movie
"Roshan".
It's
faith
that
I
have
in
Nanhe
Jaisalmer.
Tell
us
about
you
future
plans.
I
just
have
finished
shooting
a
film
titled
"Roshan".
It
has
the
same
child
actor,
Bobby
and
Kangna
Ranaut.
Besides,
I'm
going
to
finish
the
shooting
of
multi-starrer
"Mera
Bharat
Mahan",
starring
Salman,
Preity,
Sunny,
Bobby,
Mithun
Chakrabarty,
Dino
Moria,
Vatsal
Seth,
Sohail,
Riya
Sen
and
Amrita
Arora.
Just
the
way
Nanhe
Jaisalmer
is
based
on
faith
and
"Roshan" on
hope,
"Mera
Bharat
Mahan"
is
based
on
pride.
These
are
the
values
people
need
to
succeed
in
life.
As
the
name
suggests,
"Mera
Bharat
Mahan"
must
be
a
patriotic
film.
You
must
have
noticed
one-liners
"OK
tata",
"Horn
Please"
and
"Mera
Bharat
Mahan"
painted
behind
trucks.
Actually,
my
film
is
also
about
a
journey.
It'll
be
complete
very
soon.