Rakesh Roshan Told Shahrukh Khan To Compete With Salman Khan & Shahrukh Khan Not Hrithik Roshan

On Raees Vs Kaabil Clash

Anybody will get disturbed. I was too. If it would have happened to him, even he would have got disturbed. I told him we both will lose money.

When He Told Shahrukh To Compete With Salman & Aamir Not Hrithik

He didn't understand. I don't know why. I told him that I am hearing good reports about your film, it can do a business of Rs 300 crore. I also told him that his contemporaries are Salman and Aamir who are making Rs 300 crores (each) with their films; compete with them, not Hrithik. Hrithik is junior to him.

In Front Of Me He Agreed

In front of me, he agreed to what I was saying. He said, ‘Yes sir, yes sir'. But he didn't change the release date of Raees and is now coming out on the same day as Kaabil. I wish him good luck. Both of us together will make Rs 300 crore. That's the good part.

We Have To Be Professional

One thing I know about myself is that if someone else had announced his/her release date before I did, I wouldn't have come out with my film on the same day. We have to be professional. I picked up the date in February this year when I was going to start the film and I had finished the film sometime in August. I could have come out with the film in October, November or December but looking at this year's calendar I found that a number of films were lined up in the those months and January was free. So I picked up January 26 to not disturb anybody else's release date. It's not fair to do that, but somehow it has happened. Now, we will see what happens.

When Asked About Hrithik Roshan Attending Shahrukh Khan's Party At Mannat

Hrithik doesn't have malice in him. The best part about him is that he trusts everybody and wants to be trusted as well. That's why you will see honesty on his face.

On Hrithik Roshan's Tough Role In Kaabil

I always choose a subject where I can challenge Hrithik and myself. Right from the beginning, I gave him a double role in his debut film Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai, then he payed the role of a mentally challenged kid in Koi...Mil Gaya and then I made him a superhero in Krrish- he superseded in all of them. Apart from the fact that he is my son, I know that he is a brilliant actor and will add a lot of value to the film.

On Hrithik Roshan's Preparation

I think Hrithik is a better person to answer that. All I know is that I was blown away when I saw the first shot of the film right here (pointing towards his editing room). For that matter, even Yami Gautam has surprised me.

On Casting Yami In Kaabil

I was not in favour of casting an established actress. It was my team who wanted to cast an established heroine who might not be a very big star but a good actress who has done substantial work, as Yami's was a difficult role to play- toh ek manjhi hui actress chahte the woh. Luckily I happened to see one of Yami's films and I immediately called her to meet me. The moment she walked into my cabin, I knew she is my heroine of Kaabil! Yami has a girl-next-door face, uske chehre par honesty dikhti hai.

On Hrithik's Opinion About Yami

All that Hrithik told me was, ‘Papa your judgement is always right, so I leave this to you.'

On Urvashi's Item Song

I didn't include the song now. It was always a part of the script. While I workout in the morning in my gym, I always put on a music channel. So one day, while working out I saw her in the song- Daddy Mummy and from that moment I thought if I get a chance and if there is a song or role in a film, I'll cast her.