“I would love to have Kajol in every film of mine” – Siddharth Malhotra : Bollywood News

His film We Are Family is pulling in the crowds and debutant director Siddharth Malhotra is naturally happy. Siddharth was live on Bollywood Hungama's video chat. For all those who missed the fun, here are the excerpts:

“I would love to have Kajol in every film of mine” – Siddharth Malhotra

Siddharth Malhotra: hey guys, nice to be here

aslam : hi

Siddharth Malhotra: hi aslam

Mel199 : Hi Siddharth... Waiting for your film... seeing first day first show 2mor... hope its good

Siddharth Malhotra: mel199 thx and i hope u will like it. all who have seen it have loved it so farâ€¦fingers crossed

khanz : hi sidharth u r the most under rated director of India

Siddharth Malhotra: thx khanz hope u like my work when u watch it

Niraj : siddharth ji,is there a social message in the film or its just a family drama?

Siddharth Malhotra: niraj yes there is a message but its not a social film its an entertainer which will make u laugh and cry

Niraj : siddharth ji,y did u select english title?r u only targeting big cities?

Siddharth Malhotra: niraj we actually had gone mad finding a suitable title we are family has the element of fly in it which all associate with

Siddharth Malhotra: niraj we actually had gone mad finding a suitable title we are family has the element of fly in it which all associate with

Niraj : y did u cast arjun?r u sure he will be able to give u initial? actresses cant bring audiences in hall

Siddharth Malhotra: niraj i cast arjun as he had to play a father of 3 children and also be a man whom 2 women would fight for....he suits all those reqmts also is a team player

khanz : plz ask randhir sir ie kareenas dad ur uncle to work more as for u WAF will do very well bro

Siddharth Malhotra: khanz sure will convey ur message to chacha

Niraj : have you picturised all the songs in the album in your film and how many songs are lip-sync?

Siddharth Malhotra: niraj only the dil khol ke lets rock is lip sync

cooldude : i am sure ur movie s gonna rock

Siddharth Malhotra: cooldude thx so much ...

hinafromspain : sid ..i loved the title

Siddharth Malhotra: thx hina

coolblu : hi siddharth, i will definitely watch ur movie WAF in a theatre here in Lahore Pakistan

Siddharth Malhotra: coolblu thx so much buddy

sonam : howz ur experience with all the 3 actors??

Siddharth Malhotra: sonam my experience working with them was splendid kajol is the best u can get, kareena being my 2nd cousin and full of life is always fun and arjun is a prankster so the set was always buzzing

ariba : sidd ji which is going to be the next release after this movie the family

Siddharth Malhotra: ariba ihave just finished writing the next..lets this release then will speak abt that

Siddharth Malhotra: sonam my experience working with them was splendid kajol is the best u can get, kareena being my 2nd cousin and full of life is always fun and arjun is a prankster so the set was always buzzing

Praful : How did you and Kjo come together?

Siddharth Malhotra: praful karan and me have known each other since years ...fly friends also he was my senior in school

KaSh DMG : dear siddharth, we all love you & WAF will rock! we just wanted to say thank you - love KaShians

Siddharth Malhotra: kash hey you guys are super thx for supporting this film thru and thru on twitter as well

rumman_bd : what do u think abt aishwarya rai?plz cast her in ur next movie opposite Hrithik

Siddharth Malhotra: rumman need to have a script for her..she`s really amazing

Khalidq8 : Sid, Whats up one of your fans from Kuwait, Was asking why dont u sign Salman and do a mvie with him

Siddharth Malhotra: khalidq8 would love and insha allah some day will work with him..im one of his biggest fans

Siddharth Malhotra: fav moviesâ€¦chupke chupke and anand

coolblu : Siddharth, i may have thought ur decision of casting arjun to be wrong before watching Raajneeti but now i know he is really a good actor

Siddharth Malhotra: coolblu yes he is...

coolblu sonam : wats ur fav movie

Siddharth Malhotra: chupke chupke and anand

tina_20 : is it true you have written another script for Kajol?

Siddharth Malhotra: tina yes its true thought she will hear that after a year and a half minimum

Niraj : siddharth ji, which filmmakers of hindi cinema have been your inspirations or your favourites

Siddharth Malhotra: nirajâ€¦ hrishikesh mukherji,guru dutt,raj kapoor,sooraj barjatya,karan johar and raju hirani

Khalidq8 : Sid, Movie wont be releasing in kuwait sad news cause last 10 days of ramadan no cinemas all closed

Siddharth Malhotra: khalidq pls do watch it on ramadaan then before or after dabaang

aliya shaikh : hi sidharth where do u see urself after 2 yrs

Siddharth Malhotra: aliya making a film with kajol hopefully again

jaggu : hi siddharth, how long did this film take to complete?

Siddharth Malhotra: jaggu 64days

rumman_bd : sid, i m 4m no1 daily of bangladesh..tomorrow, my 1 article abt WRF will publish..say thnx :-)

Siddharth Malhotra: rumman thx !

Mel199 : Who is the lead actress of WAF Siddharth?

Siddharth Malhotra: mel199 kajol and kareena kapoor

hinafromspain : i wish u cud hv a script on long distance relationships....the pains..difficulties..gud things...bad

Siddharth Malhotra: hina hopefully someday will its an interesting space to deal with

cookie : Siddharth bro why arent family oriented movies like Rajshri productions being made nowadays

Siddharth Malhotra: cookie cause u guys need to make such films super hits and they
will be made...lets begin with we are family

Siddharth Malhotra: sabsi let me make a good director first then even think of something else..right now the focus shd be that u guys like and love the film

rumman_bd : beside kajol, kareena....who is ur fav actress from current lot?

Siddharth Malhotra: rumman deepika padukone

TEJAS BHAI : if i want to be an actor then wt shud i do first to enter in bollywood??????????

Siddharth Malhotra: tejas bhai get a good photo session and begin meeting people

cookie : Sid plzz make movies with good indian moral values and that dating and premarital sex is wrong

Siddharth Malhotra: cookie promise u we are family has all of that...seeing is believing

aliya shaikh : all the best sidharth wish u achieve great success in ur life

Siddharth Malhotra: aliya thx so much fingers crossed

Reetu : Who had the maximum control over the content and esthetics of the film?

Siddharth Malhotra: reetu i did

khanz : joke wht did karan johar say 2 sid malhotra answer we r family cool na

Siddharth Malhotra: khanz agree with uâ€¦that's super cool

sabsi : would you work as an actor if it will be a good role?

Siddharth Malhotra: sabsi let me make a good director first then even think of something else..right now the focus shd be that u guys like and love it

Ajay : R u a mumbai born and brought up?

Siddharth Malhotra: ajay yes completely mumbai born

Vinod : A lot of directors r exploring the eccentricities of India, like delhi, jaipur, amritsar etc...why are you and Kjo still stuck with US and UK?

Siddharth Malhotra: vinod my second film is completely based in mumbai.,this film is dealing with a woman giving away her kids to the other woman if based in india we would have to include their families etc which wasnt reqd to the story of this film..it has to be in a nuclear set up

SAmira : What will be the main difference between WAF and Stepmom

Siddharth Malhotra: samira the tonality of both the films is very different only when u see it youll know what i mean

Siddharth Malhotra: fav song in we are family is rehmo karam and hamesha and forver which is the climax song

SAmira : One word to describe Kajol, kareena and arjun?

Siddharth Malhotra: kajol - irreplaceable kareena - faaaaab arjun - buddy

cookie : Sid its so frustrating seeing mockery made of indian values and seeing live-in-relationships

Siddharth Malhotra: cookie agree and share ur sentiments so promise u wont see a mockery made

tina_20 : plz tell kajol that we love her and miss her !!hope she will not take a big break

Siddharth Malhotra: tina will do

Sam: fav song in WAF

Siddharth Malhotra: fav song in we are family is rehmo karam and hamesha and forver which is the climax song

cookie : Sid you shudnt have put the terminal illness story part in waf..it makes it a detto of Stepmom

Siddharth Malhotra: cookie thats why i bought the rights of stepmom with that rights werent reqd and it could be another film

SAmira : Did u cry watchnn Stepmom? be honest!

Siddharth Malhotra: samira i wept and i can cry easily

Praful : Are you anxious to watch Dabaang?

Siddharth Malhotra: praful 1st day 1st show ill be watching it as a salman fan and for no other reason

Mel199 : When will kareena, arjun and karan appear in india got talent?

Siddharth Malhotra: mel199 i think its on the 3rd

SAmira : Who would you like to work with next?

Siddharth Malhotra: samira would rather not mention right now...but kajol in every film when she is active and willing to work for sure

Siddharth Malhotra: samira would rather not mention right now...but kajol in every film when she is active and willing to work for sure

Praful : which movies have you loved from the current release? and which are you hoping to watch besides WAF

Siddharth Malhotra: praful i loved udaan ..i will watch dabaang and anjaana ...waiting for guzarish too

fazal : music is not good

Siddharth Malhotra: fazal hope u like it btter post viewing the film most people have told me that..will work harder the next time

SAmira : What made you wanna remake stepmom?

Siddharth Malhotra: samira my way of adapting and knowing what i could do with it wanted me to adapt stepmom

Khalidq8 : WAF ws suppose to b released 10 as wll as dbang,, if was stil to b rlsed same day ,, wat would hpen

Siddharth Malhotra: khalidq mar jaate....so now eid is theirs and janmasthami is ours

fazal : the music of anjaana anjaani is not good

Siddharth Malhotra: fazal will tell sid anand

SAmira : Promos look great! Inshallah the movie will do well....GOOD LUCK!

Siddharth Malhotra: samira aamin...

Khalidq8 : favorite music director between those who are composing now.. not the ones bk in the day ?

Siddharth Malhotra: khalidq vishal shekhar,pritam and sajid wajid

sabsi : is WAF an expensive film? hope it will do well at boxoffice

Siddharth Malhotra: sabsi go watch it and add to making it do well..pls

fazal : what u think about Ranbir?

Siddharth Malhotra: fazal he`s my cousin brother and one of the finest talents today in the industry he will stay forever

Khalidq8 : Anu Malik was great what happened to him .. u guys no one signing any contracts with him ?

Siddharth Malhotra: khalidq no idea but he is very talented and i would love to work with him someday

Chand : what id Sridevi and Juhi were to play Kajol and Kareena... what would the film be like?

Siddharth Malhotra: chand judaai part 2

Siddharth Malhotra: mnirai no i said i would love to make every film with Kajol and write for her when she is acting but when she is not i have no choice though somehow in someway she will always be a part of my films that i promise

danish SINGH : SHAHRUKH AKSHAY OR SALMAN? if u hd to choose one for ur next muvie let it be any genre ??

Siddharth Malhotra: danish shahid he`s my best friend

MNIRAI : did srk really accomodate kareena for WAF shoot?

Siddharth Malhotra: mnirai yes he did

tina_20 : some people on twitter are saying that kajol and ranbir should do a movie like remake of notting hill

Siddharth Malhotra: tina good idea..if they do..id love to direct it

MNIRAI : sid, is it true you will nvr make a film without kajol?

Siddharth Malhotra: mnirai no i said i would love to make every film with her and write for her when she is acting but when she is not i have no choice though somehow in someway she will always be a part of my films that i promise

Praful : Do you think the institution of marriage is over rated?

Siddharth Malhotra: praful no its not..

Chand : KJo is good at romance bt cant at thriller or action... do u think he is best at romance?

Siddharth Malhotra: chand he is best at human emotions i would say

sabsi : will your next movie be UTV film too or maybe yashraj ?

Siddharth Malhotra: sabsi i am exclusively with dharma and a loyal dharmaite

ajnabbi : congrats on the movie .who made you more nervous as a director kajol or kareena?

Siddharth Malhotra: ajnabbi kajol

savio : sid, which is ur fav hollywood/bollywood movie that u wud wanna remake next

Siddharth Malhotra: savio rather not say it if its get re made then?

Khalidq8 : when will u launch your production house ? anytime soon ? start on your own ?

Siddharth Malhotra: khalidq my production house exists my father owns cinevistaas limited and i work on creating tv content for that since 10 yrs

Siddharth Malhotra: khalidq my production house exists my father owns cinevistaas limited and i work on creating tv content for that since 10 yrs

yatharth : which is your all time favourite family film?

Siddharth Malhotra: yatharth would say anand and chupke chupke

Chand : but then in Kurbaan what was the use of the huam emotions if the story and research failed?

Siddharth Malhotra: chand everyone`s human not god..the idea is to make an honest film no one can gurantee a hit or flop,,im sure uve have not liked many films which have done well and wondered why

ajnabbi : where have you shot the movie? loks refeshingly different

Siddharth Malhotra: ajnabbi in sydney

danish SINGH : sid sire hw did u find wanted and london dreams?u sen johnny gaddaar ? its 5 on 5

Siddharth Malhotra: danish wanted enjoyed london dreams no commentsâ€¦ sri ram raghavan is a super fine director danish

jusna : heyy sid cant wait till WAF release in uk!!.. the promos and trailers look reallyy good!!.. WELL DNE

Siddharth Malhotra: jusna thx so much

faria : sir wil u make wanted part 2

Siddharth Malhotra: faria ask slmaan khan and boney kapoor to tell karan johar to tell me to make it

Chand : yes i have ... bt thats what makes me think being the cradel of civilization y cant we be the best? or for that matter at least make original films?

Siddharth Malhotra: chand lets make good films is what i say

sabsi : karan will do koffee with karan again, will you have an appearance there?

Siddharth Malhotra: sabsi that only karan can decide

faria : y i hate love stories didnt do well on movie chart

Siddharth Malhotra: faria i hate luv stories is the biggest hit so far

Chand : a few years back Mithiya released and was said to be original but that too is a
copy...

Siddharth Malhotra: chand yes i know

Siddharth Malhotra: okay guys heading off for a cast n crew preview super excited and nervous as well..pls do watch the film tomm and for those with ramadaan on that day...nice talking to ypu all..much love.