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Director’s Diary By Vivek Sharma



Kal Kissne Dekha – Characterisation

Now I am all set to start Kal Kissne Dekha, a script very close to my heart. The moment Jacky came to know that his name in the film will be Nihal Singh, he reacted, “Meri pehli film mein mera naam Nihal Singh? Sir, Sir pleaseLet it be Raj, Rahul or Sameer.. Please.

I said, “Don’t worry, it’s a character and I am sure it will be very popular.” He kept on insisting me and my co-writer Sudhanshu to change the name but in vain. This director is very clear, he believes in the journey of characters, not gimmicks.

For days I sat with my lead actors and we did a lot of talking. One day I narrated them a sequence…where Jacky does something heroic in the film for the first time. At the end of the fight sequence Nihal Singh says, Dekha sabka haal…Nihal.”

Everyone reacted positively, and by now, Jacky was relaxed. He got the character right, Nihal Singh from Chandigarhand the actor in him became Nihal Singh.

 

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Rafiq Lasne
20 Apr,2009
10:55 PM
Hi Vivek,
It is indeed a fascinating journey. I could actually read between the lines & realize that it was not as easy as you are trying to make it out. And that is the hallmark of a successful leader.
Vivek, I m sure about one thing... whether or not you & your products be liked by the classes, but you have got the pulse of the masses right. My child & his friends must have seen BHOOTNAATH at least 5 times... but they still enjoy it. Children liking your film is half the battle won.
Cheer buddy... you have a great career ahead of you....
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rachna
07 Apr,2009
04:13 PM
i dont know if this struggle was important. is it also a part of who will be. will this make you even better at your craft. they say everything happens for good. is it true?
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vivek sharma
30 Mar,2009
12:06 AM
thats correct Reema...emoticon

vivek sharma
29 Mar,2009
11:01 PM
vasu...i am sure other director's will write and i promise i won't bore youemoticon

rima lamba
29 Mar,2009
06:53 PM
sir,after readin abt ur experiences wit the actors,i cud only think of one thing abt u and i.e the right conviction,dedication and passion u have towards ur proffession and which in turn makes u deal wit all kinds of situations u face in ur arena.it is smthn whch we all shud learn fm u in order to face tougher situations in our acting proffession as well.probably jacky dint have tat vision like ur s and probably he refused to play his character bt c its his character name tat has made the impact ;) and on the other hand somewhere amitabji knew tat u knew well abt his character get up and therefore not goin too much into detailing he agreed to tat character get up.regardin vaishali,i think its jst the initial stage where all actresses tend to potray themselves as descent one s in prder to give a good character certificate to the industry.bt believe me sir,tats all crap.u shud luk at them in real lives.reel life mein initially dikhawa karti hai aur thode time baad unki reel aur real;)
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