Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Interview: In the newest episode of the Pinkvilla Masterclass, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani come together to celebrate 20 years of their classic, Lakshya, starring Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Amitabh Bachchan, Amrish Puri and Om Puri in key roles. While sharing interesting anecdotes on the film, Farhan opened up about how his father, Javed Akhtar, wrote Lakshya to inspire people to join the Indian Army, Ritesh shares how the team was bestowed with medals from an army officer. Farhan confirms directing Don 3 and Jee Le Zaraa next, and promises to speak to Zoya Akhtar about writing a script for the sequel to Zindagi Na Milegi Doobara. Farhan also shares an interesting trivia of how he was initially looking to cast Hrithik Roshan and Abhishek Bachchan in Dil Chahta Hai. Watch this full conversation.
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0:00 - Promo
1:45 - Farhan Akhtar’s reaction to Javed Akhtar’s story
3:50 - How did Farhan Akhtar connect to Lakshya
5:40 - Casting of Lakshya
7:14 - Imagining Hrithik Roshan as Karan in Lakshya
9:33 - When Farhan wanted to cast Hrithik for Dil Chahta Hai
12:57 - ‘I never disagree with Hrithik’
14:07 - The ‘Lakshya Impact’ on Indian Army
18:50 - ‘Army chief gifted us his medals’
21:00 - ‘Distributors walked out of Dil Chahta Hai’
22:51 - ‘We are making another film for Indian Army’
23:54 - Farhan Akhtar’s take on patriotism
25.32 - When Lakshya footage was destroyed
31:10 - Reimagining Lakshya in another world
32:05 - Farhan Akhtar on Don 3 & Jee Le Zaraa
33:48 - Is Farhan Akhtar reuniting with Hrithik Roshan?
34:52 - Madgaon Express 2 in the making?
36:00 - Fan Questions
42:00 - A reunion with SRK on cards?
45:00 - Is Farhan planning Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 2?
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28 июн 2024
