With the kind of sustained success that DON 2 has seen for itself, what with 100 crore all set to be in its kitty within two weeks flat, Farhan Akhtar and his partner Ritesh Sidhwani have ended 2012 on a high, what with ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA (which had released last year) being acknowledged as a superhit too. With GAME as their only flop and the other two biggies hitting the bull’s eye, the makers are indeed happy with the way their productions have shaped up.
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”Yes, ZINDAGI NAA MILEGI DOBARA grew from strength to strength while DON 2 has showcased all over again that the story/setting by itself and the character have been loved for so many years now,’ smiles Farhan, ‘It is an advantageous situation to be in. In fact I remember how during the promotion of ZINDAGI NAA…. I was asked questions around DON 2. Now it was pretty much a deja vu moment because during the promotion of DON 2, people had been enquiring around TALAASH.”
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Seems Farhan is indeed happy to push the boundaries and in the process fetch good compliments for himself, what with DON 2 being a very good example of how a Bollywood film has come closer to his Western counterparts when it comes to style and technique being adopted to narrate an action thriller. No wonder, he is being hailed as a director to reckon with and audience is already wondering what would be do next.
”I am thankful if people have a certain regard for my work as a director. I take that as a serious compliment because there are lot of directors whom I look up to and wait for their movies. Now if I am fulfilling that role for somebody, it is a matter of being elated for sure. As for my next assignment then well, even I haven’t closed on anything as of now,” smiles Farhan before signing off.
