By:
Joginder
Tuteja,
Glamsham
Friday,
September
07,
2007
Riteish
Deshmukh
is
elated.
And
that
comes
with
a
good
reason.
His
Heyy
Babyy
has
been
declared
as
a
universal
success
and
the
film
continues
to
be
the
top
choice
of
cine-goers
in
spite
of
three
films
releasing
on
the
Friday
gone
by.
"Heyy
Babyy
has
seen
the
biggest
opening
week
collections
in
my
last
5
years
at
Bollywood",
says
Ritiesh
who
has
hits
like
Masti,
Kya
Kool
Hain
Hum,
Bluffmaster,
Malamaal
Weekly
and
Apna
Sapna
Money
Money
to
his
credit.
"I
won't
lie
that
we
were
not
confident
about
the
film
working
very
well
at
the
box
office",
says
Ritiesh,
"But
a
success
of
this
kind
has
made
me
believe
yet
again
that
good
cinema
always
works.
Also
a
subject
like
this
was
always
meant
to
get
family
audiences
in
hordes.
Sajid
Khan,
the
director,
wanted
to
make
a
film
that
caters
to
all
segments
of
audience,
whether
mass
or
class",
he
adds.
What
was
the
team's
vision
while
working
on
the
film?
"We
didn't
want
to
focus
on
just
a
particular
age
group
or
gender.
It
had
to
have
a
universal
appeal.
I
am
happy
to
see
a
film
that
has
worked
at
single
screens
as
well
as
multiplexes
with
children
as
well
as
senior
citizens
patronizing
the
film," he
discloses.
Though
pre-release
interviews
did
indicate
that
he
was
the
official
care
taker
of
the
baby
on
sets,
it
seemed
quite
apparent
in
the
film
too
as
he
had
some
of
the
best
scenes
with
the
baby
Johana.
That's
a
surprise
since
in
real
life
he
hasn't
been
in
a
situation
where
he
has
been
this
close
to
a
toddler.
"It
was
a
first
hand
experience
and
that
too
an
enriching
one.
When
I
look
back,
it
all
seems
so
good.
The
film's
success
has
only
made
us
recollect
all
the
pleasant
moments
that
we
shared
during
the
filming",
he
says
fondly.
Does
the
success
of
Heyy
Babyy
make
him
crave
for
a
solo
lead
film
now?
"I
still
continue
to
look
out
for
good
scripts
and
banner.
I
do
not
have
a
mindset
of
not
opting
for
multi
starrers
or
only
looking
for
solo
leads
at
the
moment.
I
am
happy
with
the
way
my
career
is
progressing
and
would
continue
to
be
seen
in
good
projects",
he
says
as
a
matter
of
fact.
Talking
about
his
forthcoming
projects,
what
does
he
have
in
the
pipeline?
"I
should
be
wrapping
up
the
shooting
for
E
Niwas'
De
Taali
soon.
After
that
there
is
Sujoy
Ghosh's
Aladin
and
The
Mystery
of
the
Lamps.
Beyond
this
I
am
still
reading
scripts
and
looking
for
the
best
that
comes
my
way," signs
off
Ritiesh.