I could relate to the father in Kidnap - Sanjay Dutt
What
attracted
you
to
Kidnap?
The
moment
Sanjay
(Gadhvi)
narrated
the
first
line
of
the
film,
I
knew
I
had
to
do
it.
It's
something
I
haven't
done
in
all
these
years.
There
was
a
sense
of
identification
with
the
character
-
a
father
who
deeply
and
immensely
cares
for
his
daughter
and
will
go
to
any
extent
for
her
safety
and
happiness.
What
was
Sanjay
Gadhvi
like
as
a
director?
He's
tremendous.
Sanjay
is
very
focused
and
he
knows
what
he
wants.
He
is
very
clear
in
his
vision
and
has
the
knack
of
getting
the
best
out
his
actors.
Did
it
help
that
he
was
the
maker
of
the
Dhoom
series?
To
be
honest
I
had
not
seen
Dhoom
or
Dhoom
2,
except
their
promos
when
he
approached
me.
I
believed
in
the
subject
and
in
him
and
decided
to
do
it.
Tell
us
more
about
Kidnap?
My
producers,
director
and
co-actors
went
through
a
lot
of
anxiety
during
the
shoot
of
Kidnap
because
of
my
trial.
But
all's
well
that
ends
well.
I
am
happy
the
film
is
complete,
ready
and
looking
good.
It
is
my
first
release
in
2008.
I
play
a
father
to
Sonia
(Minissha
Lamba)
who
is
kidnapped
by
Kabir
(Imran
Khan).
It's
an
edge-of-the-seat
thriller,
which
everyone
is
bound
to
enjoy.
It
has
some
great
action
and
emotion
and
has
been
well
written
and
directed.
I
hope
my
audience
goes
out
and
watches
it.
Was
it
difficult
playing
a
father?
No,
why
should
it
be?
I
have
played
father
to
Hrithik
Roshan
earlier.
You
mentioned
at
the
press
conference
that
Kidnap
is
very
close
to
you,
as
you
identify
very
closely
with
the
character
of
Vikrant
Raina!
I
could
relate
to
the
father
in
the
film.
I
love
my
daughter
Trishala
immensely
and
during
the
making
of
this
film,
I
kept
thinking
about
what
I
would
do
or
how
I
would
react
if
Trishala
ever
got
kidnapped.
There
was
a
lot
of
real-life
emotion
that
came
into
my
character
in
the
film.
Who
will
Kidnap
appeal
to?
I
think
the
beauty
of
Kidnap
lies
in
the
fact
that
besides
being
an
engaging
thriller
cum
drama,
it
concurrently
captures
the
softer
emotions
and
relationships
of
father-daughter,
husband-wife,
girl-boy.
It's
a
thriller
with
a
heart,
and
on
the
whole,
an
entertaining
commercial
product,
which
will
appeal
to
everyone.
Also,
it
has
Imran
Khan
who
has
become
very
popular
after
Jaane
Tu…
Ya
Jaane
Na.
How
was
it
to
work
with
the
industry's
hottest
youngster,
Imran
Khan?
We
got
along
well.
He's
a
humble,
conscientious
and
hardworking
boy.
He's
into
his
craft.
He'll
go
a
long
way
and
I
hope
and
pray
that
success
doesn't
change
him.
Anything
else
you
can
recount
during
the
shoot
of
Kidnap?
I
enjoyed
the
action.
It
had
my
adrenaline
rushing.
I
felt
a
teenager
again!
(Smiles)
Which
are
your
forthcoming
films?
EMI,
Aladdin,
Blue
and
Munnabhai
3.
I
am
starting
my
own
production
house
next
year
and
hope
to
make
good
films.
What
do
you
cherish
the
most
in
life?
The
fact
that
I
was
born
to
great
parents
and
have
a
great
set
of
fans,
friends
and
well-wishers.
What
do
you
regret
the
most?
The
days
when
I
was
into
drugs
and
my
time
in
jail.
But
that
was
destiny...