It was a debate more than a conflict - Arshad Warsi
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oi-Raymond Ronamai
By Raymond Ronamai
arshad
warsi,hum
tum
aur
ghost,kabhi
alvida
naa
kehna
is
all
set
for
release
this
Friday
and
producer-actor
Arshad
Warsi
has
gone
all
out
to
ensure
that
the
film
gets
adequate
visibility
and
publicity.
As
he
gets
sets
for
another
promotional
event,
we
catch
him
for
a
quick
tÊte-À-tÊte
and
try
to
get
a
picture
of
what
really
transpired
between
him
and
his
favourite
director
Kabir
Kaushik
who
had
given
him
a
wonderfully
made
Seher
a
few
years
back.
I
guess
all
wasn't
quite
well
between
you
and
director
Kabir
Kaushik.
Is
that
true?
Well,
let
me
put
it
this
way
that
if
you
have
a
brain
and
a
point
of
view
then
you
will
have
an
opinion.
Both
Kabir
and
I
had
opinions
and
when
we
spoke,
it
was
a
debate
more
than
a
conflict.
Now
this
is
something
that
I
would
always
encourage.
In
fact
when
I
direct
a
film,
I
would
always
like
my
actors
to
question
me;
this
is
what
leads
to
a
healthy
environment.
I
have
always
believed
in
doing
it
and
whenever
I
am
doing
a
scene,
if
I
feel
it
can
be
bettered,
I
always
share
my
suggestion
with
my
director.
I
would
have
done
that
in
most
of
the
movies.
And
how
have
the
directors
reacted?
It's
quite
simple
actually
because
decisions
like
these
have
to
be
totally
taken
by
the
director.
If
he
thinks
my
suggestion
makes
sense
then
well,
it's
all
cool.
All
I
want
is
that
I
must
be
totally
involved
in
a
film
and
must
help
out
as
much
as
possible.
This
is
what
happened
during
the
making
of
arshad
warsi,hum
tum
aur
ghost,kabhi
alvida
naa
kehna
and
it
was
a
lot
more
this
time
around
since
I
had
written
the
film.
Due
to
that,
I
understand
the
film
really
well
because
I
have
conceived
it;
I
have
seen
the
scenes
unfolding
in
front
of
my
eyes.
Now
that
the
film
is
ready
for
release,
don't
you
feel
that
the
promotion
could
have
been
a
little
more
aggressive
and
on-your-face?
But
then
that's
okay
because
by
and
large,
the
response
has
been
quite
good
from
the
very
first
go.
Chalo,
koyi
baat
nahi,
I
guess
whatever
happens
has
to
happen.
I
have
done
my
best
and
made
a
film
which
is
lavish
and
beautiful.
I
hope
the
strategy
that
Studio
18
has
adopted
works
well.