Writer
Milap
Zaveri
is
ready
to
test
waters
with
his
first
directorial
venture
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai.
The
film,
starring
Riteish
Deshmukh
as
a
loser
and
Jacqueline
Fernandez
as
an
alien,
has
had
the
film
fraternity
(those
who
watched
the
screening
of
the
film)
praising
it
for
its
simple
and
interesting
narration.
Not
many
are
aware
that
it
was
Riteish
who
prodded
Milap
to
try
his
hand
at
direction,
while
shooting
for
Heyy
Babyy
in
Australia
(Milap
had
penned
the
screenplay
of
the
film).
So
when
Milap
returned
to
Mumbai,
he
decided
to
give
direction
a
serious
thought.
Milap
approached
Riteish
to
head
the
cast
of
the
film
and
by
the
time
the
story
narration
concluded,
both
Riteish
and
Milap
knew
that
Riteish
wouldn't
do
the
film.
Two
days
later,
Milap
approached
him
with
a
different
script
-
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai
-
and
also
insisted
on
giving
a
narration
in
the
veranda
of
Riteish's
house.
"The
room
we
sat
for
the
first
narration,
I
joked,
was
jinxed," Milap
reminisces.
Riteish
and
Milap
share
a
good
camaraderie
and
that's
evident
when
they
talk
about
each
other.
"I
hadn't
done
a
romantic
film
after
Tujhe
Meri
Kasam
and
was
waiting
for
that
right
script
to
come
my
way.
In
between,
I
got
stuck
with
comedies
and
like
it
happens,
you
get
typecast
easily
if
your
movie
works.
That's
what
happened
to
me
as
well," Riteish
tells
me.
So
when
Milap
narrated
the
story
of
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai,
Riteish
knew
his
search
for
the
right
romantic
film
had
ended.
"The
reason
for
accepting
the
film
was
simple.
Its
story
worked
for
me.
And
now
when
I
look
back,
I
am
genuinely
happy
that
Milap
decided
to
make
a
love
story
and
offered
me
the
role," Riteish
adds.
Milap
adds
at
this
juncture,
"The
last
two
years
-
right
from
the
time
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai
was
born,
to
the
time
it
hits
the
screens
(April
9)
-
have
been
the
best
phase
of
my
life.
I've
enjoyed
every
moment
making
this
film
and
I
hope
the
audience
enjoys
it
as
well,
when
they
watch
it."
Story first published: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 11:49 [IST]