Rani
Mukherjee
has
a
glow
about
her.
It's
not
just
the
glow
of
success.
It's
her
first
film
after
twelve
months.
Her
glow
also
comes
from
liking
who
she
is,
knowing
what
she
wants
and
keeping
her
priorities
razor-straight
-
Family
and
films.
I
recall
the
last
time
I
met
her
in
London.
The
image
of
Mukherjee
that
sticks
is
the
one
with
the
reluctant,
limp
handshake
and
grumpy,
yawning
pout,
muttering
to
her
PA,
"What
is
this
for?
What
are
we
doing?" That
was
then.
Today
the
woman
is
knackered
but
confident
to
switch
on
her
old
charm
in
Dil
Bole
Hadippa
which
releases
this
Friday.
We
bring
you
an
exclusive
excerpt
from
the
expert
on
her
comeback
film
after
a
year,
her
first
day
of
the
shoot
with
Aamir
and
SRK,
the
flood
which
destroyed
her
set
and
her
being
surrounded
by
a
bunch
of
'S'
people
-
Shahid,
Sherlyn
and
Sawant.
What
was
the
initial
reaction
to
the
trailers?
My
friends
are
all
biased
towards
me
and
they
love
whenever
they
see
my
movies
and
my
trailer
but
in
the
last
few
films
of
mine,
I
don't
think
I
saw
that
excitement
from
them.
With
DBH,
I
saw
excited
reactions
from
my
friends
and
my
family.
Your
experience
with
debutant
director
Anurag
Singh?
Anurag
is
very
simple
by
nature.
He
is
very
religious.
Whenever
he
used
to
get
the
file
of
his
shot
division,
he
always
had
a
Sai
Baba
photo
and
a
Durga
Mata
photo
in
it.
After
seeing
that,
I
felt
that
this
faith
of
his
will
definitely
be
fruitful
for
all
of
us
and
DBH.
Any
memorable
experience
while
shooting
for
DBH?
It
was
my
first
schedule
for
DBH.
We
were
shooting
the
song
'Bhangra
Bistar'
and
I
had
this
get
up
where
I
am
supposed
to
be
a
man.
It
so
happened
co
incidentally
that
SRK
was
shooting
for
RNBDJ
and
Aamir
was
shooting
an
ad
at
YRF
at
the
same
time
and
both
of
them
looked
at
my
guy
avatar
and
they
were
quiet
taken
aback
by
the
looks.
Aamir
came
and
helped
me
put
my
moustache.
That
was
so
sweet
of
him.
Both
SRK
and
Aamir
were
eager
to
see
what
I
am
doing
in
the
song
and
came
and
gave
their
blessings
on
the
sets.
It
was
really
sweet
because
Aamir
and
SRK
are
two
very
special
people
in
my
life
and
by
them
being
on
the
set
on
my
first
day
of
the
shoot,
I
just
felt
blessed.
So
how
was
Shahid
Kapoor?
He
is
extremely
hard
working,
dedicated
and
a
very
sincere
actor.
By
nature,
he
is
very
serious
in
what
he
does.
I
think
that
is
what
is
going
to
take
him
a
long
way.
He
knows
the
medium
of
cinema.
He
is
always
very
clued
and
glued
on.
He
is
really
an
asset
to
the
film.
Having
Shahid
in
the
film
makes
the
film
very
fresh,
very
contemporary.
He
is
looking
so
good
in
the
film,
that
every
time
he
would
come
on
the
set,
I
would
tell
him
'Oh
my
God
Shahid,
you
are
looking
so
handsome!'
and
he
used
to
always
get
embarrassed.
I
think
the
first
time
I
met
Shahid
was
on
a
Pepsi
advert
that
I
did
with
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
Kajol
way
back
in
1998.
That
time
Shahid
was
one
of
the
dancers
for
Shiamak.
He
reminded
me
again
that
the
memory
he
has
of
mine
is
of
the
night
when
we
were
shooting
the
advert.
I
just
came
and
ruffled
his
hair
and
he
remembers
that
very
fondly.
I
told
him
it's
not
changed.
Even
now
I'll
come
and
ruffle
your
hair.
I
think
the
entire
crew
of
Hadippa,
has
worked
like
little
kids
trying
to
get
our
school
project
right,
so
that
our
teacher,
which
has
to
be
Aditya
Chopra,
sees
our
project
report
and
says,
'OK
this
project
is
really
good'.
So
we
are
all
trying
to
make
him
happy.
Another
S
-
Sherlyn
Chopra?
Sherlyn
is
a
very
good
actress.
I
never
expected
that
she
would
do
so
well
because
she
was
very
prepared
when
she
came
on
the
set.
I
have
seen
her
videos
and
she
is
a
very
good
looking
lady
but
when
she
shot
with
me,
we
were
all
very
pleasantly
surprised
because
we
saw
that
she
can
do
even
more.
This
is
what
I
studied
from
my
seniors
and
the
colleagues
I
have
worked
with.
When
I
was
new
and
I
worked
with
Aamir
and
SRK,
they
used
to
inspire
me
to
do
my
best.
I
think
I
did
the
same
because
I
felt
she
needs
a
little
motivation.
One
more
to
go.
S
for
Sawant...Rakhi
Sawant?
Rakhi
is
very
entertaining
off
and
on
the
sets.
She
is
basically
a
very
entertaining
person,
but
this
time
when
I
met
her
for
DBH,
I
saw
another
side
of
her
where
she
came
across
as
serious,
which
is
different
from
what
I
know
of
her
and
see
on
TV.
She
is
a
very
nice
person
to
work
with.
She
is
very
professional.
She
is
very
hard
working
and
of
course
that
shows
in
her
work.
Not
only
Rakhi,
even
Vrajesh
has
done
a
nice
job.
He
is
there
with
me
in
most
parts
of
the
film,
because
he
plays
my
friend.
He
is
very
funny.
He
used
to
come
up
with
these
one
liners.
He
was
also
great
to
work
with
and
a
very
good
actor.
Any
fond
memories
after
pack
up?
I
have
so
many
fond
memories,
especially
the
Punjab
schedule
because
we
were
there
for
nearly
two
months.
It
was
really
smooth
shooting
in
Chandigarh
because
the
police
there
was
really
accommodating
and
even
the
people
of
Chandigarh.
Amritsar
was
good
too.
I
think
Punjab
is
one
of
the
best
places
to
shoot
in
India
because
it
is
really
very
easy
to
shoot
there.
Punjab
is
known
for
its
food
and
for
its
people.
I
think
the
food
in
Punjab
is
absolutely
delicious.
On
our
way
back
to
our
Hotel,
we
would
stop
at
the
dhabas
and
used
to
have,
believe
it
or
not,
maggi
noodles
and
masala
chai.
Can't
get
better
out
of
Punjab,
can
you?
It
will
always
be
the
best.
What
about
your
fitness
regime?
It
was
quite
a
health
conscious
unit.
Shahid
is
a
lot
into
workout.
I
was
also
working
out
because
I
was
playing
this
character
in
the
film
who
had
to
look
physically
fit.
Then
there
was
Shudeep
da
who
was
doing
his
cardio
regularly.
I
also
introduced
Vaibhavi
to
Yoga
at
that
point
in
time.
The
only
fact
that
remained
constant
was
that
Anurag
never
came
to
the
gym.
We
never
saw
him
in
the
gym.
He
never
came
to
look
after
his
health
even
once.
He
was
only
eating
and
eating
and
shooting
and
eating.
But
he
has
promised
that
by
the
next
film
he
will
lose
all
his
weight
and
is
going
to
gym
with
us,
if
we
are
there
in
his
next
movie.
Tell
us
a
little
about
the
set
getting
destroyed.
I
remember
that
twice
we
had
a
problem
during
the
shooting
of
the
songs.
I
don't
know
why
but
we
were
destined
to
have
problems
when
were
shooting
the
songs.
Probably
because
Anurag
was
making
us
work
really
hard
and
was
not
giving
us
any
break,
so
may
be
it
was
God's
way
of
giving
us
a
break
and
of
course
we
can't
fight
against
nature,
can
we?
When
'Discowale
Khisko'
was
being
shot,
we
were
all
very
geared
up
for
the
next
day's
shoot
and
early
in
the
morning
I
got
a
call
from
Bhushan,
who
is
the
Production
Executive
saying
that
please
don't
leave
for
shooting
because
the
set
we
had
created
for
'Bhangra
Bistar'
has
got
flooded.
We
discovered
that
at
three
in
the
morning,
Anurag
woke
up
hearing
the
storm
and
called
Bhushan
to
go
and
check
if
everything
was
ok
on
the
set
that
we
created,
but
unfortunately
the
whole
place
was
flooded.
Vaibhavi
was
very
sure
that
she
wanted
a
dry
set
because
it
was
a
dance
song
and
none
of
the
dancers
or
the
actors
would
be
able
to
dance
in
wet
conditions.
While
shooting
for
'Ishq
Hi
Hai
Rab',
we
were
tortured
by
heavy
rainfall.
Which
character
of
yours
was
more
fun
to
play?
For
me,
playing
Veer
was
very
challenging
because
it's
something
that
I
have
not
played
before.
I
am
playing
another
gender
in
the
film.
I
play
a
man,
something
new
for
me.
I
enjoyed
it
a
lot
more
than
playing
Veera
because
Veera
is
like
playing
my
character
again,
or
something
I
have
done
before.
Even
Veera's
character
is
challenging
but
if
I
had
to
choose
between
the
two,
I
would
choose
Veer.
And
strangely,
even
unit
members
used
to
behave
very
friendly
with
me
when
I
was
Veer,
and
when
I
used
to
become
Veera
,
they
will
again
be
very
respectful
and
in
control.
I
really
enjoyed
being
a
boy
on
Hadippa
-
it
was
really
fun
because
Jay
and
Aparajita
who
are
the
writers
have
etched
out
the
character
of
Veer
really
well.
This
is
a
character
which
I
am
going
to
cherish
throughout
my
career.
Are
you
ready
to
join
the
cricket
team
with
the
extensive
training?
No,
I
am
not
ready
to
join
the
cricket
team
because
that's
not
happening
for
me.
I
think,
I
can
just
about
hit
the
ball
with
my
bat
and
that
is
my
achievement.
It
is
something
I
wanted
to
do
very
sincerely
because
we
have
made
a
film
for
a
cricket
loving
nation.
I
was
really
sure
that
whoever
watches
me
play
cricket
on
screen
should
not
say
that
I
hit
a
shot
badly.
I
am
hoping
that
the
hard
work
that
I
have
put
in
all
my
practice
sessions
for
cricket
supersede
my
fears
of
people
not
accepting
me
as
a
cricketer.
How
much
did
you
prepare
for
the
role?
I
think
acting
comes
naturally
to
me.
I
don't
know
how
but
I
think
its
God's
gift
to
me.
The
only
thing
I
worked
on
is
on
my
cricket
because
that
was
one
territory
which
I
didn't
know
well.
I
didn't
know
how
to
hold
a
bat
correctly,
I
didn't
know
how
my
stance
should
be
as
a
cricketer,
I
didn't
know
to
walk
with
the
pads
on.
All
this
required
a
lot
of
training.
It
required
me
to
learn
the
sport.
Was
getting
into
Veer's
look
time
consuming?
I
used
to
get
really
sick
and
terrified
when
I
used
to
get
up
in
the
morning
and
play
Veer
because
I
knew
there
will
be
glue
on
my
face
and
there
is
going
to
be
something
stuck
on
my
face
and
being
a
girl
I
am
not
used
facial
hair
or
something
sticking
to
our
face
or
upper
lip.
So
that
was
the
only
thing
that
made
me
so
uncomfortable.
The
stress
would
start
during
pack
up
time.
It
is
a
more
extensive
process
to
remove
the
beard
than
to
put.
For
removing
you
have
to
put
those
weird
smelly
lotions
that
you
can't
breathe
with.
I
used
to
literally
stop
my
breath
till
the
time
they
used
to
remove
the
beard
from
my
face.
That
was
the
most
painful
moment.
But
I
guess,
there
is
no
gain
without
pain.
What
should
the
audience
expect
from
Dil
Bole
Hadippa?
I
feel
this
movie
is
an
effort
from
our
sides
where
we
have
put
in
all
our
love,
hard
work,
and
creativity
and
have
made
this
film
like
little
babies.
I
just
feel
they
should
not
come
with
expectations;
they
should
just
come
to
enjoy
the
film.
I
am
coming
out
with
a
movie
after
a
year.
My
last
release
was
Thoda
Pyaar
Thoda
Magic.
I
am
extremely
close,
extremely
emotional
about
this
movie.
I
have
not
done
any
film
in
this
time.
I
have
put
in
all
my
energy
and
hard
work
for
this
movie.
It
was
a
difficult
film
to
do,
to
be
a
boy,
to
play
cricket.
I
have
done
a
lot
to
prepare
for
this
role.
I
hope
when
they
come
to
see
my
film
after
a
year,
they
are
not
disappointed
and
shouldn't
go
unsatisfied.