In this throwback video, watch the rare interview of Bollywood couple Aruna Irani and Kuku Kohli as they talk about the success of their film "Yeh Dil Aashiqanaa". This 2002 film features Karan Nath and Jividha Sharma. Kuku Kohli directed the film while Aruna turned producer. It was one of the most successful films of the year 2002.
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00:00 Why are you getting nervous when I am so close to you?
00:02 It's not about being nervous.
00:03 He doesn't talk like this.
00:05 This film has been completed in 25 weeks.
00:08 What do you think is the secret of its success?
00:10 The first reason is that people liked the film.
00:16 That's why Silver Jubilee is celebrating this film.
00:21 And its music is very good.
00:23 I think the making is very good.
00:25 And Kukuji has made a good film.
00:28 And she has fulfilled the requirements of the producer.
00:31 Because the requirements of helicopter and aircraft were very difficult.
00:38 But she has not spared anything.
00:42 Let me tell you that Kukuji is the director of the house.
00:46 People think that it is very easy to make a film with such a director.
00:50 But it is not.
00:51 He is a very selfish director.
00:53 He wants what he wants.
00:55 He doesn't want to see the requirement of the house.
00:58 He doesn't want to see the requirement of the house.
01:01 He wants two helicopters.
01:04 He wants a plane.
01:06 And he wants to shoot on the runway.
01:08 So he shoots on the runway.
01:09 You are saying this and kicking me.
01:12 If I get an offer from outside, the producer will run away.
01:16 But it's a good thing.
01:19 If the story is like a house film, then the budget is reduced.
01:25 Then the film will not look good.
01:28 I am very happy.
01:32 Because the requirement that I wanted was fulfilled.
01:35 This is a new star cast film.
01:37 The budget was not less than any star cast.
01:39 Ready?
01:41 Ready.
01:42 Kutty, ready?
01:43 Yes.
01:44 Start time.
01:47 Action.
01:50 Did you face any difficulties while shooting the film?
02:06 I faced a lot of difficulties.
02:09 Because Kutty wanted a plane.
02:12 Which was not possible.
02:14 And in such a crisis, no airline was ready to give me.
02:17 They don't want to hijack the plane.
02:20 We don't want our clients to go.
02:23 They think that this is an airline flight.
02:26 So nobody was ready to give me.
02:29 Then I had to shoot on the runway.
02:31 That was not possible.
02:32 Then Mr. Maheshwari from Delhi helped us a lot.
02:37 Through whom we were able to do all this.
02:39 And then in Hyderabad, Mr. Srinivasan and a few others.
02:43 Who were our good friends in civil aviation.
02:47 They helped us and we shot them at the Hyderabad airport.
02:50 And this was more expensive because when we brought the aircraft.
02:54 And its logo should not be visible.
02:56 We printed it on the Dolphin Airlines.
03:02 So we had to change it more than the shooting hire.
03:09 It took time and money.
03:11 And the pilot of the helicopter, what was his name?
03:16 Captain Shelly.
03:18 Captain Shelly did such a good job.
03:20 He gave such good shots.
03:24 You should see and then you will believe.
03:27 One thing happened that there was a tension wire above.
03:32 I think it was left at a distance of 1 or 1.5 inches.
03:37 No, no, Mr. Shelly did it while taking full precautions.
03:41 But it was looking like it was touching the screen.
03:44 But there was a lot of gap in it.
03:47 He did it while keeping the safety.
03:50 Because he understands these things more.
03:52 We want them to go closer but they don't go.
03:56 He gave such beautiful shots.
03:58 One reason is that he has done flying in the military.
04:04 And his judgment is something strange.
04:07 He has a lot of confidence.
04:09 And I think he flew 2, 3, 4, maybe 6 inches above the ground.
04:17 When he was chased by the chief.
04:19 This was the incident.
04:21 And in the making of the film, we had Karan and Jivida.
04:27 Both are new in the film.
04:29 And when I told them that there is a rock from above, a big mountain.
04:33 They jumped from there.
04:35 I ran away, I didn't see that shot.
04:37 So the poor two stood on the edge and we somehow put the stairs and sent them up.
04:43 With great difficulty.
04:45 And from there I told them to jump down.
04:47 There were some stairs but when you go up and look down, you feel the height is 3 times.
04:53 And they were thinking and thinking.
04:55 But when I told them to take action, they jumped.
04:59 After that, I didn't like that take.
05:02 Because the helicopter was passing at the right time.
05:06 Then they got ready for the second take.
05:08 One was an incident that the helicopter was passing above their heads when they jumped.
05:14 Jivida and I thought that mom ran away from there.
05:17 I thought that I can't see it from there.
05:19 I went there.
05:20 Do you remember that incident when Karan was driving the jeep and chase was going on.
05:24 That both are running away from the villain.
05:26 So before going, their jeep turned upside down.
05:29 My God!
05:30 There were many such cases.
05:33 There was one shot where Jivida was picking up the villain and party from the motor cycle.
05:39 So that was the actual shot.
05:41 There was no cheating, no cutting, no duplicating.
05:44 All the shots were given by the kids themselves.
05:46 And that girl was picked up by the motor cycle.
05:50 That was also a very risky shot.
05:52 Difficult shot but Jivida gave it and with a lot of courage.
05:56 And the biggest thing is that the film's incident.
06:00 We were selecting the location of the film.
06:03 We wanted a place like a desert.
06:07 So we discussed with my cameraman Baba Azmi.
06:11 Baba Azmi said that why not we go to the Gujarat side.
06:14 So we sent Aruna ji to Gujarat.
06:17 She went to the bush.
06:18 The entire location was decided on the bush.
06:21 She also talked to us on the phone.
06:23 I said, "Okay, you do it."
06:25 Because we wanted a plain, brown, like a desert.
06:29 So that we can run the chopper and jeep there.
06:32 We wanted such a location for the climax.
06:34 Aruna ji went there and decided.
06:36 And the hotel where we stayed.
06:38 I left on 25th.
06:39 I left on 25th morning.
06:41 And on 26th, there was an earthquake.
06:43 Everything was gone.
06:45 The hotel where I stayed, it was completely destroyed.
06:48 And Aruna ji said, "I have seen it, I liked it."
06:51 "But you and Baba Azmi, come there once."
06:54 "You guys say okay, then I will come back."
06:57 If this had happened, Aruna ji would have been there.
07:00 And we would have flown from here.
07:01 Maybe we would have reached on 26th.
07:03 This was a very close-shaped incident.
07:05 Although, our brothers and sisters were very sad.
07:08 Many people died in that.
07:10 But this was a special incident in the film.
07:12 Which was very close.
07:14 If this had stopped, we would have gone.
07:17 Then maybe this...
07:19 God forbid.
07:20 There would have been no interview.
07:22 During the casting, why did you guys only hire Jivita and Karan?
07:27 What were your thoughts?
07:29 Because when we took the audition,
07:31 Many boys and girls auditioned.
07:34 Karan auditioned first.
07:37 He was a good looking boy.
07:39 Handsome.
07:40 Dialogues were good.
07:41 Camera was shiny.
07:42 When we started taking Jivita's audition,
07:46 Aruna ji gave her a lot of time.
07:49 And she said, "Let's do it once."
07:52 So we were shooting.
07:54 And then we saw this audition again and again.
07:57 Everyone in the office said,
08:01 This boy and girl will look good.
08:04 That's how we decided.
08:06 The music of the film was very good.
08:09 Tell us about that.
08:10 When you recorded the song,
08:13 What did you think?
08:17 I was sure that the music of the film would be good.
08:22 Because Nadeem bhai and Shravan bhai are very good.
08:25 And Kuku ji has a good ear for music.
08:28 And his track record is that
08:30 His music is a super hit.
08:33 So I was relaxed.
08:34 We didn't even ask.
08:36 What Kuku ji did, we did okay.
08:38 Because we know he will get the best.
08:40 When we did the film with the music,
08:44 Many people asked,
08:50 Who will buy your music?
08:52 Because Nadeem and Shravan have been introduced for a long time.
08:56 The second break was after a gap of three years.
09:00 This was the first film that was signed.
09:02 The music of which was being recorded.
09:04 Did any producer dare to sign them?
09:06 We had confidence at that time.
09:09 I said that the music that we didn't get,
09:12 It would be the bad luck of that company.
09:15 That he lost such good music.
09:17 This was my confidence.
09:19 [Music]
09:37 One last thing is that
09:39 25 weeks of the film have been completed.
09:41 And what do you all share among yourselves?
09:43 Say that Ashika has completed 25 weeks.
09:47 What do you all share?
09:49 I believe that the film 'Dil Aashikaana'
09:52 Which has been a silver jubilee.
09:54 Definitely people liked the film.
09:56 So it has been a silver jubilee.
09:58 And we as a producer and director,
10:00 We have worked so hard in this film.
10:02 That maybe that has brought the color.
10:05 That is the reason,
10:06 This film 'Dil Aashikaana' has been a silver jubilee.
10:09 And a part of the silver jubilee goes to the public.
10:12 It goes to our team.
10:14 The people who are associated with this film.
10:16 Every person's contribution
10:18 Should be in their own place.
10:20 And I am thankful to all my unit members.
10:24 My artists and my audience.
10:27 And our viewers.
10:29 [Music]