Interview: Gokul Krishna Gushes About Aaha Kalyanam Making
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Director
A
Gokul
Krishna,
who
is
awaiting
the
release
of
his
directorial
debut
Aaha
Kalyanam,
the
southern
remake
of
Band
Baaja
Baaraat,
says
working
with
a
prestigious
studio
like
Yash
Raj
Films
(YRF)
is
a
great
responsibility
he
had
to
bear
as
a
newcomer.
The
director
also
praises
actor
Nani
and
Bollywood
actress
Vaani
Kapoor.
"There
was
a
huge
responsibility
on
me
while
working
on
the
remake.
More
than
nervousness
or
the
challenging
part
to
work
with
such
a
big
studio,
I
felt
the
responsibility
to
live
up
to
the
expectations
and
the
standards
of
the
studio.
Working
with
YRF
made
me
responsible," Gokul
Krishna
told
IANS.
Aaha
Kalyanam,
which
releases
Feb
21,
features
Nani
and
Vaani
Kapoor
in
the
lead.
The
director,
who
initially
wanted
to
cast
fresh
faces,
zeroed
in
on
Nani
and
Vaani
as
they
possessed
a
"unique"
energy
which
was
apt
for
the
film.
Nani
reprises
the
role
of
Ranveer
Singh
from
the
original.
"We
auditioned
a
lot
of
new
faces
but
I
wasn't
happy
with
any
of
them.
I
had
watched
Nani's
Ala
Modalaindi
and
liked
the
freshness
in
it.
Nani
played
his
character
with
a
unique
charm
and
I
thought
that
was
apt
for
his
role
in
my
film,"
he
said.
Vaani
Kapoor,
known
for
her
impressive
debut
in
Shuddh
Desi
Romance,
is
stepping
into
the
shoes
of
Anushka
Sharma
from
the
original.
She
plays
a
wedding
planner
in
the
film.
Continue
to
slide
to
know
about
what
the
director
has
to
say
about
the
actress.
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Gokul
On
Vaani's
Unique
Energy
"When
we
started
our
film,
Shuddh
Desi
Romance
hadn't
released
and
I
didn't
know
about
Vaani.
But
when
I
auditioned
her,
she
brought
forth
a
unique
energy
that
was
synonymous
to
her
character.
Since
wedding
planning
is
not
a
fad
in
southern
India,
she
had
to
work
hard
to
do
justice
to
the
role,"
said
Gopal
Krishna.
Local
Flavour
In
Aaha
Kalyanam
The
director
says
Aaha
Kalyanam
is
made
without
tampering
the
soul
of
the
original.
"When
I
watched
Band
Baaja
Baaraat,
it
gave
me
a
high.
While
working
on
the
remake,
I
ensured
that
the
soul
of
the
original
is
not
lost.
The
biggest
challenge
was
to
make
the
film
akin
to
the
nativity
of
our
audience
with
its
local
flavour,"
he
added.
How
Did
You
Land
An
Opportunity
To
Work
With
YRF?
"I
was
working
on
my
own
film
but
then
I
happened
to
meet
someone
from
the
south
wing
of
YRF.
We
discussed
the
idea
to
remake
Band
Baaja
Baaraat.
I
pitched
the
idea
and
got
to
work
on
the
film," said
Krishna,
who
didn't
rewrite
the
script
for
the
Tamil
version.
Cross-Cultural
Values
In
Aaha
Kalyanam
"We
stuck
to
the
script
of
the
original
and
made
small
changes
to
it.
The
remake
will
be
high
on
cross-cultural
values.
In
one
song,
23
different
cultures
have
been
captured.
We
have
emphasized
on
the
cross-cultural
values
through
most
of
the
film.
For
instance,
the
film
is
shot
using
a
red,
blue
and
yellow
colour
palette," he
said.
Traditional
Colors
In
Aaha
Kalyanam
"The
red
is
the
kumkum
used
in
weddings
while
the
blue
is
colour
of
saris
women
wear
during
these
occasions
and
yellow
happens
to
be
the
colour
of
the
'mangalyam'.
We
have
not
shown
all
this
evidently
but
all
the
colors
have
been
blended
in
a
different
way
into
the
narrative",
added
Gokul.
Aaha
Kalyanam
Release
Date
Aaha
Kalyanam
is
a
bilingual
romantic
comedy
film,
which
has
been
simultaneously
made
in
Tamil
and
Telugu.
Both
versions
with
the
same
title
will
release
in
theatres
on
February
21.
It
should
be
seen
they
will
be
able
to
impress
the
south
Indian
audience.