Anupam to make <i>Happy and Gay</i>
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
September
05,
2006
Om
Jai
Jagdish
has
come
and
gone.
Anupam
Kher
is
now
on
to
his
second
directorial
venture.
And
it
will
be
an
absolute
departure
from
what
he
attempted
the
first
time.
"The
audience
is
going
to
have
a
ball
watching
this
film,
and
I'm
sure
I'll
have
a
great
time
directing
it.
It's
written
by
Patrick
Biswas
and
me.
He
also
co-wrote
my
other
film
The
Return
(in
English)
which
I
plan
to
direct
for
Yashraj
Films
in
New
York.
Patrick
is
very
talented.
But
he
needs
to
be
motivated.
And
I
think
I
provide
him
with
the
right
incentive."
So will it be a film about the homosexual community, as the title suggests? "Right now I'm not saying anything about the subject matter. Tentatively titled as Happy&Gay, the film will be a film about the relationship between two people. It's a fascinating hardcore commercial film. You know until the 'gay-isms' began, 'happy and gay' was a state of mind rather than a statement on sexuality. Today if you wish someone a 'gay new year' he will probably feel you're implying something."
Happy&Gay will be directed next year... "When I complete some of my pending acting assignments which will take me right up to the end of this year." Anupam starts casting as soon as he zeroes in on the right faces. "All I can tell you is, Happy&Gay will require a male and female lead. I won't be part of the cast, just direct it. There's no role for me in the film, as there was no role for me in my first directorial film Om Jai Jagdish. I find it very difficult to act and direct together. I know others can do it. I can't."
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