"Tashan is style, attitude and goodluck" - Anil Kapoor
With
last
year's
multi
starrer
debacle
of
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom
and
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag,
do
you
think
in
2008
Yash
Raj
Films
need
a
bit
of
Tashan,
meaning
'good
luck'?
You
are
forgetting
Chak
De
India
which
got
a
bit
of
Tashan
with
it.
But
you
can't
predict
a
box
office
result
of
any
film.
The
film
should
entertain
and
people
should
like
the
film
and
enjoy
it.
It's
up
to
the
critics
to
give
the
stars
but
the
true
results
will
always
be
measured
by
the
honest
opinion
given
by
the
public
after
the
film
releases.
With
scripts
such
as
Dhoom
and
Dhoom
2
to
his
credit,
Vijay
Krishna
Acharya
has
proved
he
can
write...and
write
well.
Do
you
think
he
will
'dhoom
machale'
in
his
debut
film
Tashan?
If
Tashan
clicks,
then
'dhoom
machale'.
If
it
doesn't,
then
'doom
machale'.
But
no
matter
what
the
fate
of
the
film
is
going
to
be,
I
can
surely
vouch
for
him
that
he
is
a
good
writer
and
an
even
better
director.
We've
always
noticed
that
Yash
Raj
Films
have
remained
quite
secretive
about
their
story
line
for
many
of
their
films.
They
don't
like
to
give
anything
away?
Would
you
like
to
give
away
something
if
not
anything?
The
promos
are
out;
the
posters
are
on
the
walls,
the
stills
are
out...so
there
is
nothing
secretive
about
the
film.
I
feel
that
the
strategy
we
used
to
have
in
the
70's
and
the
80's
should
sometimes
be
implemented
by
the
producers,
where
nothing
was
seen
of
the
film
except
for
some
few
photographs.
That's
exactly
what
I
and
Aditya
Chopra
discussed.
His
strategy
for
Tashan
is
to
let
the
people
discover
for
themselves
what
the
film
is
all
about.
As
kids
when
we
used
to
go
to
theatres,
we
only
had
exposure
to
couple
of
film
posters
and
used
to
listen
to
songs
on
the
radio,
and
that
was
exciting.
That's
the
excitement
Aditya
Chopra
is
trying
to
project
through
Tashan.
Let
audiences
enjoy
every
second
of
this
film
discovering
it.
It's
not
only
Akshay
Kumar,
but
Saif,
Kareena
and
you
too
are
coming
back
to
the
action
genre
after
a
sabbatical.
Do
you
think
the
audiences
have
forgotten
this
genre
completely
in
the
midst
of
romance,
comedy
and
family
entertainers?
Whenever
a
good
script
comes
your
way,
no
matter
what
the
genre
of
the
film
is,
it
will
always
click
anytime.
But
definitely,
at
the
moment,
people
are
too
receptive
to
a
little
bit
of
everything.
I
think
in
the
overseas,
all
the
people,
including
the
Americans
and
the
Brits
are
more
receptive
to
action
entertainers
like
Rush
Hour,
etc.
Likewise,
we
Indians
love
the
love
triangles
and
love
sagas.
But
now
things
are
changing.
People
are
fed
up
and
bored
with
romance
and
family
melodramas.
Give
them
a
bit
of
Welcome,
Chak
De
India,
Race
and
Tashan
and
see
the
difference.
Is
it
right
in
saying
that
Anil
Kapoor
has
got
a
midas
touch.
You
welcomed
your
fans
by
touching
Welcome
and
won
the
race
by
touching
Race.
What's
going
to
happen
with
Tashan?
I
hope
Tashan
is
bigger
than
both
Welcome
and
Race
and
I
pray
to
God
that
Tashan
is
an
even
bigger
box
office
film.
But
if
it
doesn't,
I
would
still
not
regret
it.
You
are
speaking
in
broken
Hinglish
with
a
bit
of
lingo
to
it.
Is
it
a
difficult
thing
to
be
putting
your
voice
in
such
a
mix?
Rather
than
me
speaking
about
my
language,
I'd
urge
people
to
go
and
figure
out
for
themselves
what
I've
done
in
the
film.
But
whatever
you've
mentioned
is
so
right.
It
is
something
I've
never
done
in
the
past
because
it's
not
purely
a
south
Indian,
not
purely
Punjabi
and
definitely
not
pure
Hindi.
I
keep
my
fingers
crossed
that
my
fans
accept
me
in
such
a
role
so
I
can
get
a
chance
to
repeat
it
whenever
an
opportunity
arise
in
the
future.
What's
so
good
about
playing
a
bad
character?
I
wouldn't
say
it's
a
bad
character.
According
to
me,
Bhaiyyaji
is
a
very
lovable
character.
And
you
need
to
know
this
that
now-a-days
bad
is
good.
The
younger
generation
is
more
attracted
towards
bad
guys
than
good
ones
I
guess
(laughs).
We
know
that
Akshay
-
the
real
Khiladi
is
back
to
his
favourite
action
genre
after
many
years.
Do
you
think
Saif
and
Kareena
could
cope
up
to
his
style
and
image?
All
actors
have
different
skills.
Yes,
Akshay
as
we
all
know
loved
every
bit
of
action
he
did
on
the
sets.
He
was
desperate
to
return
back
to
what
he
loves
best
-
action.
In
fact,
Akshay
by
missing
out
on
action
for
a
few
years
has
mastered
comedy
as
well.
Saif
Ali
Khan
has
done
something
which
you
haven't
seen
him
do
in
these
many
years.
So
that
might
come
as
a
surprise
and
the
same
applies
to
Kareena.
All
my
three
co-stars
have
surpassed
themselves
with
Tashan,
and
when
I
say
surpass,
I
mean
that
they
have
surpassed
themselves
in
entertaining
their
audiences
and
then
by
their
individual
performances.
Tashan
tailors
to
entertainment
in
its
true
sense.
Vishal-Shekhar's
music
for
an
action
film
like
this
sounds
different.
How
different
do
you
think
it
sounds?
It
sounds
great
yaar.
My
favourite
track
is
'Dil
Haara'.
I
love
the
way
Sukhwinder
has
sung
it.
Other
than
that,
I
feel
the
songs
will
pick
up
more
after
the
film's
release.
That's
my
opinion,
though
they
are
on
the
top
charts
on
all
radio
stations.
Can
you
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
your
character
in
the
film?
The
character
stays
in
a
small
town
in
Kanpur.
He
rides
a
rickshaw
and
makes
a
living
out
of
it.
He
is
ambitious
in
his
own
way
and
if
it
requires
him
to
go
against
the
law
to
fulfill
his
ambition
he
would
not
think
twice
he
would
just
go
and
grab
it.
He
is
called
Bhaiyyaji.
He
wants
to
make
it
big
in
Mumbai,
the
city
of
dreams.
He
achieves
that.
Then
he
wants
to
make
it
big
internationally
but
his
problem
is
that
he
does
not
know
how
to
speak
fluent
English
because
he
has
only
studied
till
third
standard
and
that's
the
background
of
his
character.
You
have
to
see
the
film
to
see
how
he
learns
English
and
how
he
fulfills
his
dream
to
become
the
most
powerful
man.
How
would
you
describe
Tashan?
And
what
is
your
Tashan?
In
true
sense,
Tashan
means
'goodluck'.
But
in
the
film,
Tashan
is
style,
attitude
and
goodluck
packed
together.
My
Tashan
is
my
two
pair
of
jeans
which
I
wear
365
days
a
year
and
my
pair
of
boots
which
I've
kept
on
wearing
for
years
and
years.
My
jeans
and
boots
represent
my
style.
As
of
now,
this
is
my
Tashan.
What
was
it
like
working
with
Yash
Raj
Films
after
so
many
years?
I
have
done
three
films
with
Yash
Raj,
I
almost
started
my
career
with
them.
As
a
matter
of
fact,
the
turning
point
of
my
career
was
Mashaal,
where
I
had
the
opportunity
to
work
with
Yashji
and
Dilip
Kumar.
I
can
never
ever
forget
that
because
if
Yashji
would
not
have
signed
me
for
that
film,
I
don't
think
I
would
have
been
giving
this
interview.
Then
I
did
Lamhe.
We
had
such
a
wonderful
time
doing
it
and
it
was
such
a
beautiful
film
and
till
today
people
remember
that
film.
I
have
also
spent
some
great
moments
with
them
traveling
abroad
and
staying
together.
I
think
the
best
way
to
describe
Yash
Raj
Films
in
one
word
is
-
Tashan.
Any
message
for
your
fans
who
are
eager
to
watch
2008's
biggest
action
flick,
Tashan?
I'm
coming
to
the
U.K
to
attend
the
Zee
Cine
Awards
on
the
26th
April,
the
day
after
Tashan
releases.
I'm
looking
forward
to
interact
with
them
personally
and
I
want
them
to
go
and
watch
Tashan
just
like
they've
watched
Welcome
and
Race.
So
when
I
come
to
the
U.K,
I'll
be
waiting
for
their
feedback.
Do
you
believe
when
you
say
in
the
promos
of
Tashan
-
'First
impression...is
Last
impression'?
I
don't
believe
in
it....but
yes,
the
character
believes.
Bhaiyyaji
believes