Sweet success

But many critics felt that all the songs were not really required in the film, especially Pink Lips featuring Sunny Leone…

I am really not aware of who has said or written about it, but one thing that I know is that it is difficult to please everyone. I haven’t made the movie for just a few people, but for the entire country who has appreciated the film. Pink Lips was a part of the script since day one, and I never found it out of sync. It is very much a part of the story. In fact, a lot depends on where you are watching the film. The single screen audience have loved the song, while the multiplex audience is in two minds about its verdict because watching it in a multiplex is a different experience altogether.

You said the promotions worked well for the film. Did negative publicity, like Kapil Sharma turning down the film’s promotion on his show on the pretext of it not being a family film, also help?

I am not really aware about Kapil refusing to promote the film on his show, but the news reports around it helped the film in a way. People went to watch the film out of curiosity and to know the reason why Kapil refused to have us on his show.

But do you think you could have cut down on the skin show, or improved it in any other way possible?

As far as the reports of showing a lot of skin is concerned, compared to what we usually see in other films, there wasn’t any skin show. But as a director, I feel that I could have made a few scenes look better. When I make my next film, I will definitely keep those aspects in mind and work accordingly.

priyanka.bhadani@expressindia.com