Of dhoop, baarish & Deepti

Subhash K Jha / TNN / Aug 4, 2008, 00:09 IST

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'Do Paise Ki Dhoop Chaar Aane Ki Baaris' that’s the title of Deepti Naval’s directorial debut.

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Do Paise Ki Dhoop Chaar Aane Ki Baarish... that��s the title of Deepti Naval��s directorial debut. The self-proclaimed creative nomad who dabbles in painting, poetry, acting and direction says that she had earlier resolved to make a film with Madhuri Dixit Nene.
��That was another script altogether,�� reveals Deepti. ��Madhuri Dixit didn��t work out for it.She asked me to come and shoot the film in the US. But the script required me to shoot in Himachal Pradesh! So I decided to put it aside for now.��
Do Paise Ki Dhoop Chaar Aane Ki Baarish is a thought Deepti had in her head. ��After the other project didn��t materialise the producers suggested that I develop this.
I decided to write the screenplay. It was ready in about a month.�� It is a film about the relationship between three characters, one of whom happens to be a little boy whom Deepti has brought over from New York. She has cast friend Manisha Koirala in the lead. Initially though, she wanted a far more earthy actress. ��The character couldn��t be as pretty as Manisha. I thought of Sonali Kulkarni who��s a wonderful actress and also very beautiful in her own way, and just right for my film. But then Manisha with her ethereal beauty seemed a bigger challenge. Besides, she��s also a close friend. She has taken pains to make sure her beauty is diminished in my film.��

Manisha, on her part, has never been happier. Says the actress, ��It��s one thing to do a good film. That in itself is a big high. But to be directed by Deepti who��s my closest friend, is like a dream come true.��
Deepti and Manisha go back a long way. ��We��ve been on the coolest of holidays together to the remotest parts of the world. She��s a 4-am friend. We don��t have to speak every day. But we know exactly when we need one another. I find Deepti superbly sensitive to my skills as an actress, whatever they may be,�� says Manisha. The film features Rajit Kapoor opposite Manisha.

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