Karan's busy schedule
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Thursday,
October
05,
2006
With
the
amount
of
traveling
you've
been
doing
are
you
acquiring
NRI
status?
Oh
God!
I
was
in
Toronto
for
the
festival.
I'm
on
the
way
to
Germany
for
another
festival.
Before
that
I'm
judging
the
Miss
World
contest
in
Poland.
I
come
back
and
I
go
for
another
festival
in
Tokyo
after
Diwali
where
my
film
is
in
competition
in
the
Winds
Of
Asia
section.
I
feel
Kabhi
Alvidaa
Naa
Kehna
has
a
huge
international
profile.
I'm
just
making
sure
it
reaches
everywhere
because
it's
taking
not
just
my
film
but
Bollywood
to
these
far-off
places.
I
think
KANK
addresses
itself
to
Bollywood
and
the
urban
reality
which
is
a
new
experience
for
international
audiences.
I
think
KANK
has
developed
a
cult
following
outside
the
country.
I'm
happy
it
has
an
energy
that's
keeping
it
alive.
It's
a
film
that
will
breathe
even
more
freely
in
retrospect.
Where
you
disappointed
by
its
performance
at
the
Indian
boxoffice?
I
must
confess
I
was.
But
it
did
more
business
than
Kal
Ho
Na
Ho
all
over
India.
I
may
have
wanted
the
sun
and
moon
with
the
stars.
Maybe
audiences
were
shocked
with
the
content,
or
they
didn't
identify
with
the
urban
marital
reality.
Whatever
the
reason,
yes
it
's
a
disappointment
in
India.
But
overseas
it
my
biggest
film.
You
were
prepared
for
this.
I
was
.
But
I
still
wanted
to
be
proven
wrong.
I
wanted
it
to
cross
the
collections
of
Kabhi
Khushi
Kabhi
Gham.
But
it
didn't
happen.
But
I
got
such
wonderful
reactions
from
all
quarters.
How
many
films
manage
to
provoke
so
much
debate?
Wives
are
angry,
husbands
are
horrified
and
I'm
happy.
Care
to
share
your
Toronto
experiences?
They
called
it
Beatlemania-revisited.
There
were
banners
for
Shah
Rukh
Khan
and
'Sexy
Sam'
To
have
a
2000-member
American-Canadian
audience
laughing
and
crying
for
KANK
was
quite
an
experience!
And
I
saw
Mira
Nair's
brilliant
film
Namesake
in
Toronto.
Tabu
is
superb
in
it.
I'll
work
with
her
at
the
earliest
opportunity.
Ok,
tell
me
why
did
you
say
no
to
judging
both
Jhalak
Dikhla
Jaa
and
Nach
Baliye?
Well,
Jhalak
is
a
Sony
show.
And
I
had
contractual
issues
with
Star.
As
for
Nach
Baliye
I
already
had
Koffee
With
Karan
on
Star.
To
do
two
TV
shows
required
more
hours
than
I
had
at
my
disposal.
I
already
have
a
large
production
house
to
look
after,
and
I
have
to
divide
my
time
between
making
movies
and
these
extra-curricular
activities.
What
do
you
think
of
the
two
shows?
They're
both
great
shows,
and
I'd
have
loved
to
be
part
of
them.
And
now
Koffee
With
Karan
Returns..
I
loved
the
first
season.
And
I'm
looking
forward
to
the
second
season.
I
start
shooting
in
November
and
we
should
be
on
air
in
December
or
January.
A
glimpse
into
the
guest
list?
Well,
they
are
all
the
people
that
occurred
in
the
first
season,
there's
no
getting
away
from
the
crème
de
la
crème.
They
make
interesting
conversation.
People
love
listening
to
them.
You
know
it.
You
interview
them
every
other
day.
Plus
there
would
be
some
new
guests
too.
Like
Mallika
Sherwat?
Hmm...There
will
be
lots
of
film
people.
But
this
time
I'll
combine
them
with
industrialists,
sports
personalities
and
other
professionals
rather
than
their
colleagues
from
Bollywood.
I
want
to
keep
it
chatty
,
catty
and
conversational
.
For
a
long
time
we
debated
on
whether
we
should
record
the
interviews
in
front
of
a
live
audience.
But
I
thought
the
lucidity
of
the
lounge
-chat
would
be
lost
in
the
crowd.
I
want
viewers
to
enjoy
the
voyeuristic
voyage
of
rediscovering
their
favourite
stars
.
We're
even
changing
the
look
of
the
set
completely.
Director,
Actor,
Producer,
Model...
I
love
every
role.
I
unabashedly
enjoy
my
multiple
roles
and
the
fact
that
I
can
make
my
movies,
stand
behind
and
in
front
of
the
camera.
And
most
of
all
I
love
the
fact
that
people
come
up
to
me
and
connect
with
me.
It
was
childhood
dream
to
be
known.
At
14
I
was
fat
and
frumpy
and
I
hoped
I'd
be
someone.
I
had
aspirations
to
be
a
journalist.
I
just
wanted
to
see
my
byline
in
the
papers.
Don't
you
think
you're
too
gregarious
at
times?
I
cannot
put
on
a
brooding
intensity
just
to
look
like
a
serious
film-maker.
I
love
the
attention.
To
hell
with
the
privacy.
I
was
born
to
be
in
showbiz
.
I
love
the
fact
that
I
can
host
a
talk
show,
endorse
a
product
and
make
movies.
I
love
my
life.
What
next?
You
mean
my
next
film?
People
ask
me
if
I'm
going
back
to
feel-good
cinema.
But
in
my
head
I
was
never
doing
the
same
thing,
feel-good
or
whatever,
in
my
films.
With
KANK
I
didn't
mean
to
do
something
path-breaking.
If
you
ask
me,
Rang
De
Basanti
attempted
something
path-breaking.
The
Oscar
nomination
is
totally
deserved.
Imagine
mixing
Bhagat
Singh
with
contemporary
issues.
Sheer
genius!
I've
never
put
across
a
single
thought
on
cinema
as
brave
as
Rang
De...
KANK
was
brave,
but
not
brave
enough.
To
be
braver
in
my
next
film
I've
to
feel
the
need
for
it.
I
can't
just
do
it
for
the
sake
of
it.
I
believed
in
KANK.
Whether
you
like
it
or
not
is
your
prerogative.
But
I
felt
marriage
as
an
institution
was
being
misused.
And
I
wanted
to
take
a
look
at
that.
My
job
is
done.
What
about
your
soonapan
of
being
single?
I
love
the
fact
that
I'm
single.
I've
my
mother.
She's
my
Miss
World.
Who
needs
another
woman
in
my
life?
Why
be
married
when
I
can
be
happy?