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The man behind Julie
Deepak Shivdasani.
HE ANNOUNCED his arrival with Baaghi, consolidated it with Pehchaan and now he is ready with Julie. Once known for giving the plight of girls from the lanes of lust a celluloid form without revealing the matter, this time Deepak Shivdasani is being heckled for putting medium before the message. Deepak takes cover thus: "When a man loses in love, he either becomes a Devdas or a Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, but what happens to a girl whose love has duped her. I wanted to touch this subject. In the film, Neha is spurned by Yash Tonk, turns a prostitute." Ridiculous? Want to suggest an alternative profession to failures in love? "No, Aisa kahoonga to log joote marenge. Actually after the failure of Ye Raaste Hain Pyar Ke, I decided to make a small-budget bold film. Then I thought why not a sex film, a film about a high society prostitute. Now with a B-grade star cast, I need something to attract the crowd." Not his fault, in the overdose of films, one forgets Deepak is responsible for inflicting duds like Ladaai, Madam X and Bhai as well.
Talk of Neha Dhupia's selection for the meaty role and Deepak takes you to the territory of "comfort level" and "uski kismat acchi thi". "When she came to me I narrated the script and put the condition that my photographer friend Gautam Rajadhyaksha would first judge her. Gautam has taken all these bed pictures. Only when Gautam said she is your Julie did I sign her," Not only this, he made her sign a contract, which dictates her voice won't be used. "I didn't want an Ek Chhoti Si Love Story kind of controversy. I didn't want any chacha, nana to disrupt the project."
Talk of social responsibility, Deepak assures he can watch it with his 16-year-old daughter and Neha swears she can enjoy it with her parents. Wish some films were family albums!
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