Family Saga

Malhotra’s association with the glamour industry runs in the family. After having directed and created several TV dramas for his father’s production company,Cinevista,which conceptualised serials like Sanskriti,Malhotra moved on to films by assisting Vidhu Vinod Chopra in Kareeb and became the assistant director in Sooraj Barjatya’s Vivah. But his moment of reckoning came once he started assisting Karan Johar in Kal Ho Na Ho. “ I love his style of cinema,the grandeur,the warmth of the characters. I can easily relate to them since I revel in the comforts of a family. Karan Johar is the reason I became a director and I will continue to work for him till he wants,” gushes Malhotra,adding how Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is his favourite K Jo movie.

The idea of an Indian remake of the Stepmom came to him about two years back when he saw the movie for the ‘nth time’ on DVD. “I cry to this day when I watch the movie. It always had the potential to be adapted to an Indian setting,” he says. Fortunately for Malhotra,Johar was convinced too when he approached him with the first rough draft. “He gave me a free hand at making the film,” he says. Incidentally,Johar has brought the rights for the remake of the Hollywood film.

Malhotra is already working on his next film,again under Johar’s banner,but for the moment,he is busy with the post-production of We are Family.

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