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Big B as Salman’s godfather
"The film is an out-and-out comedy with a universal
message on humanity and nature," added Jaffery, who has written
dialogues for hits like Mujhse Shaadi Karoge, Chalte Chalte
and Jodi No. 1. Does the Big B play god in the film? "No,
no. People say that because there is ‘god’ in the title. Amitabh
actually plays Salman’s godfather," said the debutant
director. "In the industry I am closest to Salman. He is like a
brother to me. Amitabh used to keep telling me to make a film and that
he’d act in it. Sanjay Dutt and Govinda, too, have been very
encouraging that I make this move from scripting to directing,"
he said. Which of his own scripts find favour with him? "My own
favourite scripts are Chalte Chalte, Aa Ab Laut Chalen and
Rang, which was made 15 years ago with Divya Bharti in the
lead," he said. And how goes the shift from writing screenplays
to directing? "Basically I am a writer. Writing is what I began
with. But I find I am enjoying direction, too. Earlier I used to watch
somebody else shoot what I have written. Now I shoot what I write and
that is fun." Though Jaffery is busy tying up the last-minute
loose ends of his debut film, he did take time out to watch Lage
Raho Munnabhai. "The film is just great. I watched it before
its release and I am still drunk on it. Lage Raho... has a
fantastic message and I am happily playing PRO for it," he said. God,
Tussi Great Ho is expected to hit the screens early next year. —IANS
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From
star cast to technicians, writer-turned-director Rumi Jaffery says he
took "all those who love" him in his first film, God,
Tussi Great Ho, which stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and
Priyanka Chopra.
"This is my first film and it comes straight
from my heart, so I took all those in the industry who love me. From
actors to technicians, the film is full of my friends," Jaffery
said.