Can't make Rs.100 cr film with newcomers: Director Rohit Shetty (Interview)
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) Rohit Shetty, one of the most
successful directors of Bollywood and known for working with stars like
Ajay Devgn and Shah Rukh Khan, says he will consider new faces when he
will find the combination of a right script and fitting budget.
In
his decade-long career, Shetty helmed the megaphone for nine films and
most of his creations including the "Golmaal" series, "Bol Bachchan" and
his last release "Chennai Express" turned out to be mega hits.
The
common thread among them were that the films starred big stars like
Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt and Shah Rukh Khan.
Asked
about making a movie with newcomers, he said: "It depends on the
budget, you cannot make a Rs.100 crore film with newcomers especially
when it's not your money..."
"If I get a script where I feel that
I need a newcomer and the budget is small or whatever, I will
definitely do it. But I need to see the script, and I need to feel that,
okay, now I can make the film with a newcomer," Shetty told IANS on
phone from Mumbai.
In the last 10 years, he has been loyal to the action-comedy genre.
Be
it "Golmaal" or "Singham" or "Chennai Express", they all are comedy
dramas with a heavy dose of action. Shetty says he'll continue making
such films so long as it doesn't come from "within" that he should
switch to another genre.
"It should come from within me. If it
comes from within, I will definitely do something else. But it shouldn't
be like I have to prove a point that I can do something else. So, I
will do something different when the right time comes," the 40-year-old
said.
Success has been another constant for Shetty.
Asked
if he fears failure, he said: "Yes, I am afraid of failure. When you
start a project, there is always this fear how it will end. But that
fear can encourage you if you divert it to a positive direction with
your positive attitude and hard work."
"You need to analyse
things. More than anything you need to have a positive attitude that you
are going to do something good, that you are not going to harm anyone
and you are going to give it your best. So, all these things do work,"
added the son of yesteryear action star "Fighter Shetty".
A passionate filmmaker, Shetty is also involved with television.
The
director, who had previously hosted "Big Switch - Season 3", will be
seen anchoring action-adventure show "Khatron Ke Khiladi" for Colors
channel.
Has he reached the acme of his career?
"I think
there is a long way to go. Every now and then the technique changes; so
it's not that I have achieved those heights. Whatever I have achieved so
far is just a part of the journey," Shetty said.
(Aditi Chandra can be contacted at aditi.c@ians.in)