It's
no
wonder
that
truth
is
stranger
than
fiction.
It's
a
f***
up
which
should
never
happen
if
you
are
a
journalist.
So
let
me
tell
you
my
side
of
the
story.
As
the
director
of
Anjaana
Anjaani
was
caught
up
in
a
bad
traffic
jam,
I
did
a
few
preps.
My
watch
signals
6.30pm.
Time
to
call
Siddharth
Anand.
What
began
as
a
steady
interview
went
a
bit
unsteady
mid
way
as
I
started
to
address
Siddharth
Anand
as
Siddharth
Malhotra.
It
was
embarrassing,
at
both
ends
of
the
receiver.
I
apologise
to
Anand
and
then
again
a
slip
of
a
tongue.
We
both
laugh
about
it.
"It
happens",
he
tells
me.
"Yes,
it
happened
to
me
when
I
addressed
Ashmit
as
Shimit
a
few
weeks
backs",
I
told
Anand.
Siddharth
Anand
is
all
set
and
ready
with
his
most
mature
work
to
hit
the
screens
come
September,
Anjaana
Anjaani.
And
what's
different
about
this,
yet
another
zillionth
love
story
to
hit
celluloid?
Well,
almost
everything
is
different.
Siddharth
Anand
is
a
changed
man.
He
quotes,
"The
music
of
Anjaana
Anjaani
is
nothing
like
you've
heard
before
in
a
love
story." He
was
so
involved
that
he
came
out
evolved
after
the
shoot
of
the
film.
And
there's
much
more
to
it
in
this
exclusive
two
part
interview
with
the
odd
one
out
(pun
intended)
-
Siddharth
Anand.
This
special
correspondent
brings
you
Sid's
reaction
to
the
first
poster
and
the
first
promo
of
Anjaana
Anjaani,
something
dark
hidden
in
the
film,
a
different
love
story,
a
musical
change
in
our
industry...all
that
took
place
on
a
chilly
winter
in
America...and
all
this
that
took
place
over
the
phone
in
a
twenty
minute
long
chat
because
this
stranger
called
Siddharth
Anand
is
just
a
friend
I
haven't
met
yet.
First
poster
and
promo
of
Anjaana
Anjaani
I
haven't
heard
anything
regarding
the
first
poster
of
the
film
but
people
did
ask
me
why
I
had
kept
crying
shots
of
Priyanka
and
Ranbir
by
the
end
of
promo.
But
there
is
a
lot
of
inherent
drama
in
the
film.
I
wanted
audiences
to
see
a
complete
promo.
Anjaana
Anjaani
is
a
love
story
and
not
a
romantic
comedy
weaved
in
a
love
story.
Something
hidden…
I'm
glad
you
noticed
that
after
seeing
the
promo.
Yes,
we
have
put
something
very
subtly
into
the
promo
and
we
didn't
want
that
to
be
in
the
face
either.
Not
that
we
wanted
to
project
our
first
promo
as
a
fluffy
all
out
slap
stick
entertainer.
Yes,
Anjaana
Anjaani
is
a
love
story
with
a
bit
of
soul,
drama,
humour,
costumes,
good
locations,
and
a
complete
cinematic
film
going
experience.
A
different
love
story
It's
good
that
you
asked
me
this
question
because
love
stories
have
been
done
to
death
in
our
film
industry.
After
I
did
Bachna
Ae
Haseeno,
I
thought
I
had
run
out
of
ideas
to
write
a
love
story.
Just
then,
my
wife
Mamta
came
up
with
this
theme
which
changed
my
whole
viewpoint
because
till
then,
I
was
making
another
story.
It
was
a
scene
that
got
me
completely
excited
and
we
started
writing
immediately.
It's
a
scene
that
dictates
the
story.
A
musical
change
in
our
industry
Ok,
I'm
not
going
to
make
any
claims
(laughs).
I'd
make
my
listeners
comment
on
that.
But
yes,
the
music
of
Anjaana
Anjaani
is
nothing
like
you've
heard
before
in
a
love
story.
You'll
never
expect
these
kinds
of
tracks
or
arrangements
that
Vishal-Shekhar
have
managed
to
pull
through.
That
was
my
initial
discussion
with
both
these
talented
music
directors
that
I
never
wanted
to
have
popular
tracks
that
sound
like
nursery
rhymes.
I
wanted
something
that
will
compel
you
to
think
to
put
the
track
on
again.
I
wanted
all
tracks
to
be
addictive,
and
that's
what
Anjaana
Anjaani
songs
are
all
about.
The
chilly
winter
of
New
York
Anjaana
Anjaani
is
set
in
New
York's
Christmas
time.
The
film
is
set
in
the
Christmas
period
in
the
run
up
to
the
New
Years.
It's
really
cold
in
the
winters
especially
in
the
East
Coast.
Anjaana
Anjaani
doesn't
have
any
sex
appeal.
It
isn't
sexy
and
all.
I
wanted
people
to
disassociate
me
with
all
I've
done
in
the
past.
This
is
love
story
which
is
a
bit
subdued.
Everyone
is
going
to
be
covered
up
in
scarf's
and
mufflers
and
over
coats
and
boots.
This
is
a
rare
instance
that
you'll
see
Indian
actors
dressed
full
up
without
skin
show.
Story first published: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 16:45 [IST]