It
is
time
to
witness
some
strong
father-son
'konnection'
in
Shahid
Kapoor
-
Vidya
Balan
starrer
Kismat
Konnection.
The
film
is
special
not
just
because
it
marks
the
return
of
Raju
Ban
Gaya
Gentleman
director
after
5
years
but
also
because
it
welcomes
fresh
talent
in
the
form
of
Haroon
Mirza,
who
is
Aziz
Mirza's
son.
Aziz
Mirza's
last
film
was
Chalte
Chalte
(2003)
that
starred
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Rani
Mukherjee.
After
that
he
took
a
long
sabbatical,
only
to
make
a
comeback
with
the
TIPS
production
Kismat
Konnection
which
is
arriving
this
July.
In
the
meanwhile
Haroon
was
showing
strong
inclination
towards
film
making
that
resulted
in
the
young
boy
assisting
his
father
during
Yes
Boss
and
Chalte
Chalte.
After
gaining
good
exposure
behind
the
camera,
he
also
started
writing
a
script
while
keeping
Shahrukh
Khan
in
mind
as
a
central
protagonist.
Though
that
film
didn't
materialize,
Haroon
went
on
to
direct
Shahrukh
Khan
in
advertisements
for
Airtel
and
Hyundai
Accent.
While
his
dream
of
directing
Shahrukh
Khan
for
a
big
screen
extravaganza
still
remains
unfulfilled,
Haroon
got
an
opportunity
to
direct
Shahid
Kapoor
and
Vidya
Balan
for
Kismat
Konnection
-
an
offer
that
he
didn't
refuse.
With
his
father's
training
and
constant
support
helping
the
cause,
Haroon
now
appears
in
the
credits
of
Kismat
Konnection
as
the
co-director.
This
makes
the
film
as
one
of
the
rare
instances
when
a
first
time
director
has
been
billed
as
a
co-director
along
with
an
established
film
maker.
A
few
months
down
the
line,
there
would
be
one
more
instance
of
a
first
time
director
coming
together
with
another
filmmaker.
The
Man,
a
Dharmendra
production
would
see
Apne
writer
Neeraj
Pathak
making
his
debut
as
a
director.
The
film
sees
Pathak
co-directing
with
Sunny
Deol
who
had
made
his
debut
as
a
director
with
Dillagi.
Story first published: Monday, June 23, 2008, 17:19 [IST]