Amitabh's love lessons in Mauritius 
By IndiaFM News Bureau, October 30, 2004 - 02:56 IST
Spotlight: Outdoor shoot of Dil Jo Bhi Kahey…
Locale: Mauritius, Grand Bassin Valley
Director: Romesh Sharma
Shot of the day Song picturization on Amitabh Bachchan and Karan Sharma
Song ...Toh samajhna mere munna
Music Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Costume cut
Both Big B and Karan are dressed in rich black blazers. While Bachchan is wearing a color-coordinated black tie, Karan sports a flashy lavender silk tie piece.
Scene
It's 3 O'clock noon and Amitabh is perched on a cliff with Karan for company. The current scene is where Shekhar Sinha [Amitabh] asks his son Jai whether he is seeing Sophie. Jai immediately refutes it. Amitabh then begins to tease his son (through a song) about the fact that he is very much in love. And that he needn't lie to his father, because he himself has traveled the love lane. The song outlines the symptoms and mushy moments of love in a funny manner.
While Amitabh is in his element doing a jig for the camera, the director calls for a retake. Amitabh chides him that he has been on the cliff for the last 3 hours and retakes are outnumbering the actual takes! The unit laughs it off. When asked about Romesh's son, Karan who is making his debut, Big B wishes him well for the competitive acting career.
And they are now finally ready for a retake, just then, it begins to pour....
Amitabh throws a teasing glance at Romesh. And the director grudgingly calls for a pack-up!
Kahaani puri filmi hain…
Shekhar Sinha (Amitabh Bachchan), a successful banker
Wife Sandhya (Revathy)
Son Jai (Karan Sharma)
Sophie Besson [Brit newcomer Annabelle Wallace)
Bhumika Chawla in a special appearance
Malcolm Stoddard (Sophie's Dad)
Claire Oberman (Sophie's Mom)
This Romesh Sharma film is based on culture chaos with a contemporary Mauritian setting.
Debutant director Romesh admits that the story has been borrowed from a French tele series, C'est la vie! The TV serial made a breakthrough three years ago, by focusing on the love story between Jai, a Mauritian of Indian origin and Sophie, a girl from the Franco-Mauritian bourgeoisie.
The plot is about Jai who falls in love with Sophie while both of them are studying in Stockholm. The pair finds itself clashing with their respective parents. She happens to be the daughter of a prominent white family. While Shekhar has a liberal view on marriage and okays the relationship with zero hesitation, Jai's mom Sandhya is of the orthodox breed who isn't comfortable with the idea of having a foreign daughter-in-law. The film underlines the cultural conflict that exists between societies, each trying to endorse their cultural fabric.
Highlights
* Malcolm Stoddard and Claire Oberman are both successful figures of BBC serials. Claire plays a Mauritian of British origin, who prefers her daughter, should marry someone from their own background
* It's the first time that Revathy plays the role of a Mauritian woman
* Dil Jo Bhi Kahey is due to come out on 14th Feb. 2005 (Valentine's Day) - a genuine tribute to lovers.
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