Yet
another
actor
has
joined
the
bandwagon
of
making
films.
Arshad
Warsi,
after
being
a
part
of
the
industry
for
close
to
a
decade
and
a
half,
now
has
his
first
ever
production
-
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
-
ready
to
hit
the
screens
in
a
few
hours
from
now.
As
the
anxious
producer-actor
waits
to
gauge
audience's
reaction
to
his
much
romantic
comedy
with
an
element
of
'ghost'
thrown
in,
Arshad
also
maintains
that
'for
someone
like
him'
in
the
film,
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
is
quite
expensive!
In
a
free
wheeling
chat
with
this
corrrespondent,
Arshad
talks
about
the
making
of
the
film,
his
differences
with
director
Kabeer
Kaushik
and
the
no-compromise
stance
that
he
adopted
when
it
came
to
the
film's
cost.
So
after
the
success
of
Ishqiya,
has
Arshad
also
become
a
'5
crore
ka
hero'?
(Laughs)
I
hope
so.
Woh
alag
baat
hai
ki
koyi
de
nahi
raha
hai!
On
a
serious
note
though,
I
never
ask
for
an
amount
like
that.
Having
said
that,
as
per
insiders
and
trade
calculations,
I
do
deserve
this
amount.
Let's
see,
perhaps
success
of
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
would
further
firm
up
these
calculations.
In
fact
for
a
first
ever
film
of
a
newly
turned
producer;
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
does
appear
to
be
an
expensive
film.
Yeah,
for
someone
like
me
in
the
film,
it
is
actually
quite
expensive
(smiles).
Still,
I
do
feel
that
there
is
a
minimum
amount
that
should
be
spent
on
the
making
of
a
film.
I
have
done
that
and
a
little
more
in
fact.
All
said
and
done,
my
actors
are
very
happy.
They
are
very
proud
of
the
film.
See,
the
fact
is
that
I
don't
cut
cost
and
when
people
would
watch
the
film,
they
would
understand
that
we
have
actually
spent
good
money.
Perhaps
someone
else
in
my
place
may
not
have
spent
so
much
but
then
the
requirement
of
the
film
was
that
we
did
not
hold
back
on
expenses.
(Laughs)
This
is
why
I
keep
telling
everyone
that
I
am
a
terrible
businessman
and
a
very
good
producer.
Well,
the
promos
do
have
a
certain
quality
feel
to
them.
I
knew
that
they
would
fetch
a
very
good
response
the
moment
final
edit
was
ready.
There
were
two
stages
in
which
audience
reaction
had
to
be
gauged.
Once
when
the
song
promos
were
out
and
two
when
the
talkie
portions
started
playing.
When
you
air
the
songs,
audience
basically
get
an
idea
on
how
much
you
have
spent
on
the
film.
In
addition,
it's
the
newness
and
the
freshness
factor
that
is
conveyed.
However,
the
tougher
part
is
to
actually
trigger
an
enhanced
curiosity
level
in
the
audience;
they
should
be
interested
enough
to
step
into
theatres
and
that
can
be
made
possible
only
if
your
talkie
promos
are
cut
well.
Thankfully,
the
response
has
been
very
positive
there
and
people
are
commenting
that
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
is
appearing
as
a
'mast'
film.
Still
Arshad,
don't
you
feel
that
the
promotion
could
have
been
a
little
more
aggressive
and
on
the
face?
See,
promos
and
publicity
material
is
not
in
my
hand;
it
is
in
the
control
of
Studio
18.
The
way
they
have
planned
it
all,
they
feel
it
is
proper
and
if
they
feel
it
is
proper
then
I
have
to
be
okay
with
that.
My
liking
or
not
liking
the
way
film
is
pitched
is
not
in
my
hands.
For
my
next
film
though,
I
would
like
that
to
be
in
my
hands.
I
do
feel
though
that
the
promotion
could
have
been
a
little
more
aggressive.
It
was
heard
that
you
and
director
Kabir
Kaushik
differed
on
a
few
points
during
the
making
of
the
film.
Did
that
lead
to
a
lot
of
heartburn
as
well
due
to
so
much
exchange
of
ideas
and
opinions?
Heartburn
would
be
too
harsh
a
word
though
the
fact
is
that
I
couldn't
let
go
if
something
was
not
going
as
per
my
vision.
If
anything
like
this
happened
then
I
used
to
explain
to
Kabeer
the
feeling
of
the
film
again.
See
the
thing
is
that
Kabeer
ki
sensibility
aur
hamaari
film
ki
sensibility
mein
kaafi
difference
hain.
He
has
made
films
like
Seher
and
Chamku
while
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
is
in
a
When
Harry
Met
Sally
zone.
Inn
dono
genres
mein
connection
bahaut
door
ka
hai!
So
do
you
have
any
regrets?
Well,
I
took
Kabeer
for
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
because
this
script
has
some
very
dramatic
scenes.
There
are
some
very
delicate
relationships
in
the
film
and
people
who
have
seen
the
film
do
comment
that
how
could
we
actually
think
about
these
well
crafted
scenes.
Ours
is
the
kind
of
film
which
is
very
delicate
and
had
to
be
shot
well.
If
not,
then
that
could
have
led
to
a
disastrous
situation.
Now
the
matter
of
the
fact
is,
and
let
me
put
this
on
record,
that
Kabeer
is
very
good
at
handling
such
delicate
scenes.
On
the
other
hand
when
it
came
to
humour,
there
were
Boman
and
me
sitting
there
to
ensure
that
things
fell
well
in
place.
We
wanted
romance
to
be
real
and
humour
to
be
of
the
kind
which
is
not
conventional.
I
think
that
people
would
be
able
to
see
it
the
way
I
had
envisioned
it
all.
While
executing
this
vision
of
yours,
weren't
you
ever
worried
that
for
a
film
with
a
title
like
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost,
audience
may
be
left
confused
if
it
is
a
complete
family
entertainer
or
a
horror
film?
This
is
where
the
designing
of
posters
and
the
font
of
your
film's
title
comes
into
picture.
This
is
something
which
is
really
required
for
effective
marketing
thing.
Just
this
first
look
pretty
much
tells
you
what
the
film
is
all
about.
If
only
a
different
font
would
have
been
used,
the
same
film
could
have
looked
liked
a
horror
tale.
However,
I
am
positive
that
no
one
is
thinking
that
this
is
a
horror
film
because
in
all
the
interviews
I
have
given
and
the
press
conferences
that
I
have
attended,
only
2%-3%
have
thought
that
Hum
Tum
Aur
Ghost
could
be
a
scary
film.
Arrey
yaar,
we
have
also
got
a
U
certificate
for
the
film
so
doesn't
it
just
say
it
all?
Moreover,
my
image
is
such
that
people
know
yeh
horror
movie
nahi
banaega!
Story first published: Friday, March 26, 2010, 11:05 [IST]