"Ekk Deewana Tha had to be told to wider audience" - Gautham Menon

By Devansh Patel - January 27, 2012 - 3:06 PM IST

Prateik is a vulnerable actor. Underdogs are here to stay and Prateik is here to stay. There is a streak in him that's brilliant. I've loved him in Dhobi Ghat. He is a fine actor. This is a first solo hero movie for Prateik even though he had done My Friend Pinto. But that movie had too many supporting casts. This movie is entirely him. He has an endearing quality in him that girls are going to swoon over once they see him in Ekk Deewana Tha.

Getting A.R. Rahman to say yes is a difficult job now-a-days considering he is the busiest musician in the world.

A.R. Rahman has heard and liked my work I've done since the past decade in South Indian movies. When I approached him for this movie, he didn't take more than two minutes to give a positive nod to my Tamil movie titled Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa now being remade into Hindi titled Ekk Deewana Tha. The songs from the Tamil were highly popular and we then remade the movie into Telugu titled Ye Maaya Chesave. The Telugu songs too became a rage. When it comes to A.R Rahman, you do not question his abilities, you only fall in love with his tunes. In the Hindi version he has come out with three extra songs.

Like Master, like Student?

I've been a big Ilayaraja fan actually. But when Roja released, there was a sudden revolution in music. I've been born and brought up on Ilayaraja's music. I've really admired his work over the years and when A.R Rahman started to work with him, I knew his music would be something to look forward to. Like master, like student.

Ekk Deewana Tha is your second Hindi release since 2001's Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein. Why a decade long for your second movie?

My debut Hindi movie Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein didn't do really well at the box office but for me Tamil is my language. I did a few super hit movies down South. One was starring Kamal Haasan called Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu, that was before he did Dasavatharam. I've also worked with Suriya in Kaakha Kaakha that was a huge hit. Language is just a language but it's easier for me to make films down South. I guess Ekk Deewana Tha had to be told to a wider audience after I made it in Telugu and Tamil and when Fox approached me, I couldn't say no.

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