'Talaash' director: Had no creative differences with Aamir Khan

Mumbai: Box-office collections indicate how many people watched your film, not how many liked it, says Reema Kagti, whose second directorial venture 'Talaash' is set for release November 30.

"All these numbers tell you how many people went to see the film and not how many people liked the film. So I feel if you want to judge a film, you can't just take the numbers approach. It's a creative art form at the end of the day," Kagti told IANS in a group interview.

After the success of her debut film 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt Ltd', Kagti teamed up with Aamir Khan, Rani Mukerji and Kareena Kapoor for thriller 'Talaash'.

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  Aamir Khan is playing the role of Inspector Surjan Singh Shekhawat in his forthcoming film 'Talaash'. The film is scheduled to hit the screens on November 30, 2012.

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  Kareena Kapoor will be seen playing the role of a sex worker in the movie. Her character's name is Rosy.

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  Rani Mukerji will be seen as Shreya Bondre. She would be hoping for a hit film after 'Aiyyaa', which was a disaster at the box office.

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  The promos of the film suggest that the director Reema Kagti has tried her best to create a gloomy premise for the film.

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  Kareena is working in a film called 'Talaash' for the second time. She has earlier worked in a film called 'Talaash' in 2003.

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  As being reported, before Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan was approached for the lead role in 'Talaash'.

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  Ram Sampath has composed the music of 'Talaash', which is as per the mood of the story.

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  Lately, Nawazuddin Siddique has emerged as a capable actor. His character is not revealed yet.

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  The release of the film was postponed many times. 'Talaash' was supposed to hit the screens in December 2011. Then it was pushed to June 2012.

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  Aamir Khan was busy with his TV show 'Satyamev Jayate', which prompted him to postpone the film to November.

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  Once there was a rumour that the climax of 'Talaash' is similar to Vidya Balan's 'Kahaani'.

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  Aamir had apparently wanted to re-shoot certain portions of the film as he was not happy with the final cut.

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  2012 has been good for Bollywood as many hit films released this year. Will 'Talaash' be another blockbuster on the list?

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  Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment, the film marks the coming together of the producers and Aamir after 11 years since the 2001 release 'Dil Chahta Hai'.

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Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan

Having assisted in the making of 'Lagaan' and 'Dil Chahta Hai', both starring Aamir Khan, Kagti said she enjoyed directing the superstar. "I didn't find him very rigid. I had worked with him in 'Lagaan' and 'Dil Chahta Hai' and I had seen how he was. So, honestly, I really wasn't worried. He was very supportive. He really took the trouble to understand my vision and supported me with it," she said.

"I always felt that Aamir had the deepest respect for my vision. We never had a difference in opinion. I told him what I wanted to do with the film and he liked it. In this case, I don't think I had any fears of my film going out of my hands," she said.

Kagti said she believed in taking suggestions from team members while making a film.

"I feel that a part of directing is giving your crew a fair hearing. Taking good ideas from people, taking inputs never diminishes a director's control. That's just the way filmmaking works. It is a collaborative art form," she said.

Kagti, who co-scripted 'Talaash' with friend Zoya Akhtar, the director of 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara', said the two are not stuck at the hip all the time, but they were best friends and enjoy writing together. Kagti and Akhtar are working on two more scripts together.

"Zoya and I are developing two new stories. One for me to direct and one for Zoya and, hopefully, we will have something in our hands in the next couple of months," she said.

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