There Are Lot Of Things That I Would Like To Change In Jab We Met: Imtiaz Ali
His film Jab We Met enjoys a cult status in Bollywood's romcom space, but director Imtiaz Ali says he would have loved to make some changes in the film.
His
film
Jab
We
Met
enjoys
a
cult
status
in
Bollywood's
romcom
space,
but
director
Imtiaz
Ali
says
he
would
have
loved
to
make
some
changes
in
the
film.
Shahid
Kapoor's
introvert
nature
and
Kareena
Kapoor
Khan's
high-spirited
avatar
made
the
audience
fall
in
love
with
their
characters
of
Aditya
Kashyap
and
Geet
Dhillon.
Imtiaz
adds
he
would
rather
not
reveal
the
changes
he
wanted
to
make
as
the
film
continues
to
be
a
fan-favourite.
The
director
tells
PTI,
"There
are
lot
of
things
that
I
would
like
to
change.
Now
that
10
years
have
passed
and
people
are
still
loving
it,
I
would
resist
myself
from
doing
that,
otherwise
I
will
get
beaten
up
by
fans
for
doing
that."
Jab
We
Met
completes
10
years
on
October
26.
Talking
about
why
he
thinks
the
film
was
able
to
connect
with
the
masses,
Imtiaz
says
it
was
not
the
usual
love
story
where
the
boy
meets
girl
and
they
fall
in
love.
"I
feel
elated
that
people
love
the
simplicity
of
the
movie.
It
is
a
bit
different.
It
is
about
positivity,
it
gives
you
hope,
makes
you
smile,
especially
that
part
when
Geet,
on
the
terrace
of
her
building,
tells
Aditya
-
'Life
is
a
game.
Let's
enjoy
it.
"Getting
stressed
about
it
doesn't
make
it
easier'.
I
think
that
was
the
icing
on
the
cake
in
the
film."
Both
the
characters
were
poles
apart
from
each
other
and
happened
to
meet
when
their
paths
intersected
on
a
train
journey.
In
the
second
half
of
the
film,
both
Geet
and
Aditya
undergo
drastic
role
reversals.
Talking
about
the
chemistry
between
Kareena
and
Shahid,
Imtiaz
says
it
is
not
about
the
stars
sharing
an
equation.
"...
Else
it
will
be
the
same
for
every
film.
The
chemistry
is
between
characters
of
a
story...
The
actors
are
playing
those
characters,
that's
why
they
look
interesting
together
or
not," he
adds.
Apparently,
Bobby
Deol
and
Ayesha
Takia
were
initially
considered
for
the
lead
roles.
"They
(Shahid
and
Kareena)
worked
very
hard
to
deserve
the
success
that
they
got
in
Jab
We
Met.
It
turned
out
very
well,
in
that
way
they
consider
themselves
very
fortunate,"
says
Imtiaz.