"NO FLIM MAKER HAS MANAGED TO BRING OUT THE CHEMISTRY OF SHAHID-KAREENA":::::
ACCORDING to Director Imtiaz Ali, he SAYS that no filmmaker has managed to focus on the Shahid-Kareena’s chemistry... The Shahid-Kareena jodi hasn’t really clicked at the box-office so far. So what prompted you to cast them together in your next film? “I met Shahid and Kareena some time ago, and at that time I was not even discussing the film with them. And I noticed that they had tremendous chemistry, and I was totally mystified why it wasn’t working on screen.” Do you think you can capture their chemistry on screen? “There was absolutely no reason why it shouldn’t be possible. It struck me that all the films they had done so far had not focused on their relationship at all. They had either done thrillers or comedy.Shahid-Kareena have not been cast properly at all to showcase their obvious chemistry. That’s when I decided to take up the challenge.” What can the audience look forward to in your film with these two love birds? “Well, I’m trying to make a sensible film in the commercial space, because I don’t believe you have to be insensible to make a film for the masses – and I don’t want to embarrass myself by doing something just because it sells. I believe in making a good film, and I believe a good film which does not challenging your sensibility is completely possible – and if it works, then I will be completely vindicated.” We hear you’re asking the audience to decide on the title for this film? "The idea came from Shahid actually. All of us had different ideas about the title. We finally narrowed it down to three titles, but we couldn't cut it down to one title. So Shahid said, why don't we put it across to the audience and let them choose. So now it's going to be an actual contest and the title which gets the highest votes will win. The first title is Punjab Mail – it signifies a relationship between two strangers (Shahid and Kareena) who meet on a train to Punjab; the second title is Ishq Via Bhatinda – since Kareena's character Geeta is going to Bhatinda, and Shahid's character Aditya also ends up going there because of certain incidents; and the third title Jab We Met is a mix of Hindi-English words since the youth today speak a mix of these two languages, and the two main protagonists keep meeting again and again, sometimes accidentally, sometimes intentionally. I'm sure the audience will make the right choice!" naam bol aur kismet khol !
