Karan
Johar
is
mighty
excited
with
the
way
I
Hate
Luv
Storys
has
opened
at
the
box
office.
A
romcom
that
was
never
touted
to
be
the
kind
of
cinema
that
was
out
of
the
ordinary,
this
Punit
Malhotra
directed
film
has
found
good
acceptance
amongst
the
audience.
Karan
too
must
be
heaving
a
sigh
of
relief
since
both
his
leading
actors,
Imran
and
Sonam,
were
coming
with
a
baggage
of
a
couple
of
disappointments
each.
While
Imran's
last
two
films
Kidnap
and
Luck
were
action
affairs
and
didn't
find
patronage
amongst
the
audience,
it
wasn't
quite
a
conventional
start
for
Sonam
either
after
Saawariya
and
Delhi-6
not
quite
hitting
the
bull's
eye.
"Well,
I
truly
believe
that
hits
and
flops
don't
have
anything
to
do
with
talent
of
an
actor",
says
Karan
who
trusted
in
both
Imran
and
Sonam
even
as
the
chips
were
down
for
them,
"So
many
factors
contribute
to
hits
and
successes.
Imran
was
sweet
and
endearing
in
Jaane
Tu
Ya
Jaane
Na
while
Sonam
was
confidence
personified
in
Delhi-6."
No
wonder,
he
didn't
have
any
questions
around
the
casting
when
director
Punit
Malhotra
recommended
the
two
names.
"It
was
entirely
Punit's
decision
to
go
with
Imran
and
Sonam.
In
any
case,
I
don't
inflict
my
opinion
on
my
directors
when
it
comes
to
casting",
continues
Karan,
"A
film
has
to
be
as
per
the
vision
of
the
filmmaker.
Once
Punit
mentioned
Imran
and
Sonam,
I
was
all
for
it.
I
had
complete
faith
in
the
two
actors.
Now
that
the
film
has
released,
their
comfort
level
with
the
romcom
genre
shows
on
screen."
Every
love
story
is
bound
to
be
aided
by
some
great
music
and
this
is
something
that
has
come
for
all
around
appreciation
in
case
of
I
Hate
Luv
Storys.
It
is
being
unanimously
accepted
that
music
by
Vishal
&
Shekhar
is
one
of
the
major
cores
strengths
of
the
film.
"That's
right,
music
is
indeed
the
highlight
of
IHLS;
it
is
indeed
great," Karan
gives
out
a
nod
of
appreciation
here,
"What
is
really
terrific
about
Vishal-Shekhar
is
that
they
work
really
work
with
first
time
directors.
I
have
noticed
that
earlier
in
case
of
Dostana
too
where
they
gave
full-hearted
support
to
Tarun
Mansukhani.
They
give
you
a
lot
of
time
and
that
is
their
biggest
strength
that
I
have
always
appreciated.
It's
an
amazing
quality
as
they
don't
just
give
you
a
lot
of
respect;
they
are
also
willing
to
go
all
out
for
you.
If
you
reject
10
tunes
for
a
situation,
they
would
come
up
with
the
11th.
They
don't
loose
patience."
Story first published: Monday, July 5, 2010, 16:27 [IST]