Aditya Dutt and Tanushree Dutta as newcomers

Peppy youngsters who want to make it big in Bollywood

 

Sep. 5th, 2005
A true-to-heart, vibrant, full of positive energy, typical 21-year-old is what Aditya Datt describes himself as, and actually is like. Like any other energetic youth, Aditya wants to be at many places at the same time. For those who find the name unfamiliar, Aditya is the director of recent box-office ‘question-mark’ ‘Aashiq Banaya Aapne’. Though the crew and distributors claim that movie is doing good at the box-office, the reason is arguably the foot-tapping numbers and pulsing music of the movie. Aditya was in Nagpur with Tanushree Dutta, former Miss India and actor who plays the lead female role in the movie and her co-actor Sonu Sood.

 The team was in the city on the invitation of Tajshree TVS. Actor Sonu Sood has an emotional link with Nagpur and YCCE from where he completed his engineering. The team addressed a press conference on Sunday. Co-producer, Atish Sheikh was also present. The event was managed by Sanjay Kukreja of Kalakruti event, Mumbai. In an exclusive chat with The Hitavada, Aditya Datt and Tanushree Dutta talked about their personal life, families, likes, dislikes, beliefs and aspirations.

 As for Tanushree, she is unlike the character she plays in the movie, thank God for that. Like any other star, she is achingly self-conscious of her looks. Unlike many of the stars, she takes her life seriously. And so does Aditya. Once the ice is broken, one gets an insight into Aditya as a person. One can safely predict that he would be a very successful director in near future, banking on his sincerity and ability to work round the clock. Aditya, the grandson of legendary Anand Bakshi, had inherited his interest in movies from his granddad. “All my family members are too much into academics. Sometimes I ask my parents if I was adopted,” he jokes.

 He says he was never interested in studies “like grand-dad”. He is aware of his youth, he knows that these are his days when he can take enormous risk, be a workaholic and dare to realise his dreams. His mechanics behind working in a film is simple-- “I understand films are the simplest way of telling a story. I would like to work as an entertainer. No dark, heavy plots for me. My intention is to put a wide smile on the faces of audience,” he says. He insists in using the element of ‘freshness’ in the story, his pick of star-cast and the music of his movies. Freshness of face (read ‘figure’) could be the only reason that made her cast Tanushree. Acting was not her strong forte as the movie proved later. One good news is that Tanushree is very willing to learn and can take efforts. The former Miss India comes from a conservative family of Jamshedpur. When asked why she tried to do a Mallika Sherawat in the movie, she fiercely denies, “I am nowhere like her. I have a soft demeanour and can never do a ‘Mallika’.” The gorgeous lady says she attaches much importance to sentimental and family values. “Food is a celebration for me and I have a sweet-tooth,” she admits like any Bengali lass. “All I hope is that people should keep watching my movies and like them,” she says. Considering the high ‘ogle values’ of the little figure hugging dress-clad lady, we can ask her to rest assured.