Not
many
are
aware
that
Parmeet
Sethi,
the
actor
turned
director
of
Badmaash
Company,
wrote
its
entire
script
with
dialogues
in
six
days
flat.
Yes,
you
read
it
right:
Six
days
only.
And
the
four
characters
in
the
film
-
Karan,
Bulbul,
Chandu
and
Zing
-
are
known
to
Parmeet;
they're
based
on
real-life
characters.
Anushka
Sharma,
who
has
a
lot
of
hope
pinning
on
Badmaash
Company,
feels
that
the
film
would
connect
big
time
with
the
youth
of
today,
who
resort
to
an
easy
route
to
earn
name,
fame
and
riches
overnight.
"That's
what
attracted
me
to
the
film.
Honestly,
I
wasn't
even
aware
that
Parmeet
had
written
the
script
and
was
supposed
to
direct
it,
since
Adi
(Aditya
Chopra)
just
asked
me
to
go
through
it.
It
was
much
later,
when
I
read
the
script
and
expressed
my
eagerness
to
be
a
part
of
the
film,
that
Adi
revealed
the
director's
identity," Anushka
tells
me.
Parmeet
reveals
that
he
got
tired
of
television
and
was
keen
on
pursuing
film
direction.
"There's
a
little
of
me
in
each
of
those
four
characters,"
Parmeet
says,
who
approached
Yash
Raj
with
his
script
the
moment
he
was
ready.
The
fact
that
Adi
liked
it
and
signed
a
3-film
deal
with
Parmeet,
says
it
all.
Parmeet
feels
that
Badmaash
Company
offers
loads
of
entertainment,
but
narrated
in
a
new
format.
"Even
the
choice
of
actors
proves
that
I
didn't
want
to
take
the
predictable
path,"
he
says.
What
about
Shahid?
He's
known
to
act
'difficult' with
his
directors.
"That's
not
true
at
all.
Not
once
did
he
interfere
or
throw
starry
tantrums.
In
fact,
he
pushed
his
father's
film
Mausam
ahead
to
accommodate
Badmaash
Company.
That
says
it
all,"
Parmeet
refutes
the
rumour.
Story first published: Tuesday, April 20, 2010, 14:40 [IST]