After more than 10 years, co-stars Juhi Chawla and Ani l Kapoor are set to be on
\nscreen together in Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga \u2013 out in cinemas tomorrow.
\nWe spoke with actress Juhi Chawla about all things Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa
\nLaga.<\/p>\n
Q1: The last film you did a film with Anil Kapoor was in 2007. How does
\ni t feel to be working with him again?
\nIt was absolutely wonderful. We have done a number of films earlier in my career
\nwith him and our last was Salaam-E-Ishq. He has always been very committed and a
\nvery hard-working person. He was then and he is today as well. I was familiar with
\nhim and his style of working and he likes to rehearse and he likes to get the shot
\nright. It\u2019s been an absolute pleasure to work with him and more so I think it was more
\nexciting working with him and Sonam together. I have seen her on our sets when she
\nwas a very young teenager. In Deewana Mastana we had done a 30-day schedule in
\nSwitzerland and Anilji brought his family along so they would visit us on set and hang
\nout. To be working with Sonam and Anilji was a double pleasure.<\/p>\n
Q2: What was it about the story that made you take it up?
\nWhen I got the call from VCP Films, Vinod (Chopra) had been producing some of my
\nfavourite films of recent times. Whether it was the Munna Bhai series, PK or 3 Idiots,
\nhe has made fantastic films. So when you get a call from a producer like that you just
\nknow that they\u2019ve got something. Here is a story worth telling otherwise they would
\nnot be telling it. I went to the office to meet the director, Shelly Chopra Dhar, she sat
\nme down and she read me the script. By the end I had enjoyed the whole script so
\nmuch that I was like \u201cI’m definitely doing this\u201d, because this is a script, which tells you
\nan unfamiliar story in a very familiar way. It\u2019s full of surprises, full of friendship, family
\nbonding and values. It\u2019s that lovely territory that you know, that you can identify with
\ncompletely. This film surprises you, it\u2019s got fun, it\u2019s got warmth, it\u2019s got emotion and I
\nthink it\u2019s the most beautiful package. And I think you should see this film to know
\nwhat I\u2019m saying.<\/p>\n
Q3: What are the best memories you have from being on set for this
\nfilm?
\nMy first day of shooting was in Mumbai and then after that we went off to Patiala to
\nshoot the home scenes as the whole film is set in North India in a small town. After
\nthat we were shooting in Chandigarh. In Patiala it was winter, very cold and we had
\nnight shoots. We were shooting in a big house and all of us would huddle up and
\nchat, passing time in between shots. It was real fun. In the daytime, even though we
\nshoot in the night, you can\u2019t sleep the whole day, so in the afternoon I would go for a
\nwalk. Anilji would be cycling, lifting weights, skipping rope in the garden with his
\ntrainer. He really works hard at his fitness, works hard to look good, and works hard
\non the sets. He’s so much fun. I also found Sonam to be a warm chatty person. She
\nalways wanted to know how things used to be when I used to shoot with Anilji earlier
\nand how we used to do things earlier. Very often she would be on the phone
\nbrowsing, looking for gifts for Sunitaji (her mother) and she would tell me what the
\nlatest trends were and what\u2019s going on. She was really fun and it was great working
\nwith her. Sonam also told me how she had been an assistant to Sanjay Leela
\nBhansaliji for about 2-3 years and that\u2019s how she knew film making so well. I was
\namazed at how much she knew about film making, editing, lenses and cameras and
\nshots and how it ought to be taken or should be taken. I was amazed at her, really
\nSonam surprised me very pleasantly.<\/p>\n
Q4: What can we expect from your character?
\nLet me put it this way, Vinod Chopra called me up for this film and when I returned
\nhis call he said \u201cJuhi when we wrote the film and I was writing this character, I
\nthought you were going to play this role. This role has either been written with you in
\nmind or once we\u2019ve written it there is only you can play it the way it has been written\u201d.
\nI was so thrilled; it\u2019s a wonderful compliment to an actor. This role is warm, fun, cute,
\nand sensitive. It\u2019s what a lot of people have seen me doing and have liked me doing
\nover the years<\/p>\n
Q5: Out of al l the actors who forgot their l ines the most?
\nIn this film we\u2019ve had a wonderful star cast. Actors who are really solid whether its
\nRajkummar Rao, Anilji, Madhumaltiji who plays Anilji\u2019s mother, Sonam Kapoor and a
\nhost of other character artists, one better than the other who are either theatre artists,
\neach one was wonderful. So forgetting lines there is no chance. In fact a lot of them
\nhave improvised on their role and made it even more believable and even more real
\nwhich have brought their characters alive. I am so happy, it\u2019s a great feeling when
\nyou have worked in a good film, your role is nice but even more than that the film is
\nfantastic. I think this is one of those films I will always be happy and proud about that
\nI was a part of this team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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