<span class=normal>Have you as a producer found the right balance?<BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Saif and his Illuminati are doing it really well. Even Excel Entertainment and Dharma are doing it. Thats how one should produce movies. Making movies they want to make. Sushmita Sen said something very interesting to me the other day - As creative people there will always be certain desires that a producer in you will never be able to meet. Saif and Farhan have been able to do it very well. Karans father was one of the best producers of our country. He still comes from a producers background. All these peoples objective is cinema and meeting audiences desires. For us it is - what do we love, what do we want to do? That sometimes is a little bit indulgent. We need to find that balance which Im sure we will in time to come.<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>The scariest thing any producer has to face is the budget. Do you agree?<BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>No investment is risk free. The truth is, if you cast Aamir Khan, you cant make an Aamir Khan film for two crores. You can but you wont. The difference lies there. Same with a Shah Rukh Khan film. You know what I mean? But there a multiple other things that ascertain the budget of the film. The first thing that decided that is the story, the scale of it. You can size it down but then it shows. There are times we can be foolish and indulgent and spend too much money on a film that doesnt need that kind of budget. But when I look at Paan Singh Tomar, I wish Tigmanshu had a little bit of money backing. Its such a wonderful story that couldve been mounted so well. Having said that, it still works because a good story is a good story. You cant take that away.<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>How does it work between the three of you - What if Zayed and Sahil like a story and you dont?<BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>(Laughs) When the story is good, there is a basic intuition that everybody will have. When you see a good movie its not bizarre that hundred people get up and say - wow! Thats the magic of cinema. Thats what a good story does to you. Sometimes, Zayed gets really excited by an idea. What Sahil and I do is see if the idea goes beyond the concept. Will it translate into a great story is the question we ask. Zayed has wonderful ideas and its an asset to have him. We also have each other to keep us in check (laughs). All three of us are tuned in and work a lot of gut too. Both men trust me (laughs). Women are always right, arent they? (Laughs).<BR><BR><br><p class=clear>&nbsp;</p>Watch this space for Part 2 of Dia Mirza special!<br><br></span>