Ayan Mukherjee wants to remake grandpa’s Love in Simla

Love in Simla,a 1960 film,was produced by Sashadhar Mukherjee and his Filmalaya production house. Directed by R K Nayyar,it had the producer’s son,Joy Mukherjee,in lead opposite Sadhana.

The film was a huge hit.

Since Ayan hails from a filmi family – grandfather was a filmmaker and his father is popular actor Deb Mukherjee – it was an obvious step for him to enter films,but he had to struggle.

“It was very natural but complicated. Older people in the industry talk highly of my grandfather. Unfortunately I never saw his success. In my father’s generation a lot of them worked in films but they existed somewhere on the outskirts of Bollywood,” Ayan said.

“While growing up there was an influence of films. I grew up listening words like screenplay,editing,Satyajit Ray or Bimay Roy. There was a desire to be in films but I did not have an access to stars. It was little bit of an insider and outsider. It played a role in developing my passion for films but it did not help me much in entering films,” he said.

Ayan also said that if given a chance,he would love to make a film with his cousins Kajol and Rani.

Ayan made his directorial debut with Wake up Sid,which was a hit,and now is looking forward to the release of his second romantic film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani,which has Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in the lead.