Sooraj Barjatya had an interesting conversation with Mayank Shekhar of Mid-Day, during which he spoke about his films, his journey and also that of his production house, Rajshri Productions, started by his grandfather, Tarachand Barjatya. Sooraj’s films are known to be rooted. But one film that stands out in his directorial filmography is Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon (2003), starring Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. The master filmmaker spoke about it and what made him attempt a film out of his comfort zone.
Sooraj Barjatya reveals M F Husain’s SHOCKING reaction after watching Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon: “He said, ‘Yeh tune kya banaya hai? Main paint brush fek ke aaya hoon screen pe’!”
Sooraj Barjatya said, “There was a phase after Hum Saath Saath Hain (1999) where modern films were being made. The clothes were much younger; the (lingo) was much younger. I was in my early 30s and I feared that I was being left behind. I wanted to break the (image) and do something beyond (my zone). I (replaced music director duo) Raam-Laxman and Anu Malik ji came in.”
He continued, “Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon had the best of cast. I felt guilty towards Hrithik, Abhishek, Kareena and Anu ji because they gave me everything. But while making the film, I realized that it was a film which was not me. I had to ask others ‘Yeh aapko pasand aayega kya’. I was not myself in the film. When you try to impress others, then you bring every possible thing that succeeds or that is succeeding. But ultimately it’s not you.”
M F Husain has been a huge fan of Sooraj Barjatya and he despised Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon. Sooraj Barjatya revealed, “When the film was released, M F Husain saw it on the first day at Liberty Cinema. He called and said, ‘Yeh tune kya banaya hai? Main paint brush fek ke aaya hoon screen pe’! I asked him, ‘Husain saab, kya galti ho gayi?’. He replied, ‘Close your eyes. Imagine a party is going on in your house. What can you visualize?’. I told him, ‘Mera mood nahin hai (to talk about it)’. But he insisted that I close my eyes. He had that haq (smiles). He asked me, ‘What can you see? Logon ne kya pehna hai?’. I replied, ‘I can see people wearing sherwani and saree…’. He reasoned, ‘Toh yeh sab kyun kar raha hai tu? Yeh sab dekhne ke liye hum dusron ki film mein jaate hai. We watch your film to see doodh ki ganga. Humein khushi ke aansoo rula’.”
Sooraj Barjatya also confessed, “Govinda ji came to meet me. We had a chat and he sweetly said, ‘Hit and flops come to everyone. Ghode ka apna kaam hota hai, sheep ka apna kaam hota hai, sabka apna kaam hota hai’. These words of wisdom stayed with me and then, I made my next film, Vivah (2006). With Vivah, I stopped wanting to be anything else. I’d now go to a nightclub to observe; not to try and become that person.”
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