I mean Chintu Ji is such a good actor I don't know how I'm doing but he was just sparkling in every shot and that was making me a little insecure and envious
So at 11 in the morning I remember not even 11 at 10 in the morning I'm in his vanity and we're discussing the scene, this that and he's like okay we'll do all this but what about today's lunch?
That day I was also quite amused thinking that one time these kids used to watch us on tv and that day I was sitting at home and maybe Shah Rukh was somewhere and watching
Aryan Suhana and Jahnvi on tv so we're like how tables have turned
Hi Juhi Hello Hitesh Sir Thank you for speaking to Pinkvilla I've seen the trailer of Sharmaji Namkeen and it looks very promising and very interesting
Anything about food is always interesting so I'll start off by asking Ma'am, my first question is to you. You know Paresh Rawal Sir yesterday tweeted that the
the film was a unique experience for him and you have worked with Rishi Sir before what was it like for you to reunite and work with senior stars as well as the younger crop?
You've got lots of questions rolled into one. First of all I loved the script like you've seen in the trailer the film is something like that only I mean it's very fun and heartwarming
It's touching it's amusing and it's like a slice of life. Characters that you've seen you feel relatable to them and this sort of things happen around us
And in such a delightful script and working with Chintu Ji who I felt just this script was made for him when I heard the narration I felt these dialogues, I imagined Chintu Ji the way he'll say them
I could imagine it like that and it's a joyous thing working with him was wonderful as I expected, I've worked with him before and in funny films also like 'Luck by Chance' and all those and so great films we've done
I was very happy to be on the sets. Chintuji is as he is sometimes crabby sometimes scolding sometimes making fun sometimes-
he was really I mean he was great fun he's very lovely to work with and I enjoyed it I just simply enjoyed it and then yeah.
'Nazar lag gayi' but then it's a unique film like you said then eventually it was Paresh Ji coming into the film and completing it so- Yeah.
So I think my next question will be to Hitesh sir. Sir you know everybody knows that Chintu Ji used to love his food, he used to love his food and drinks. So do you have any sort of you know on set memory of Mr. Rishi Kapoor and food
was there any such memory that you can share with us? There was not any such memory there was like a memory that was getting made every day like you know there was this conversation, a parallel universe was running the set which
was only about food. So at 11 in the morning I remember not even 11 at 10 in the morning I'm in his vanity and we're discussing the scene, this that and he's like okay we'll do all this but what about today's lunch?
And I'm like it's 10 o'clock? And then he was so fond of food he was like I know a place in this neighbourhood you know and there this dish is really good or like when somebody brought food from their house, it wasn't good yaar.
And I'm like yeah yeah I understand but it's 10 o'clock we have to roll and you just had breakfast? And he's like yeah but let's decide today's lunch first.
Then at lunch, we were discussing evening snacks, because we had a food team you know which was helping us prepping and all that and Ruchi was heading that and she was phenomenal you know she makes great food
So once she just made Rishi Ji taste something he was reluctant to taste, but after taking a bite of everything she made, he told her to make something for him every day.
you know so every evening fresh snacks are getting made for him and this that so food was just like it was not one day that we spoke about food it was just every day.
Yeah and I think he's been also he was also very passionate about when it came to food but what about you ma'am do you have any such if I may say so any such 'namkeen' memory from the set?
Because you know in the trailer you guys are also indulging in a lot of tasty food. Yeah.
So my memory of being with him has been more about the scenes and watching him as an actor and getting envious inside which nobody else knows I mean nobody else can see that side but you're like
I mean Chintu Ji is such a good actor I don't know how I'm doing but he was just sparkling in every shot and that was making me a little insecure and envious.
She's just being too modest I must tell you this, there's just- these are just lies no it is not it is confessions of an actor which you rarely hear, they don't tell you this
Outside they are all like yeah ma'am's the best but inside they're like why his shots are so good? but yeah so it was wonderful
I'm not such a food person or anything but I remember the whole fuss was known that his cooking scenes have to be really nice and the shots have to be taken very well because
As a viewer, when you watch it, your mouth should water like they look so delicious! It happened when you see the trailer when he talks about 'chaat', and you know the shots, the cooking shots were amazing.
Yeah they are in the film like that only. Yeah. But ma'am is this a role that's very different from what you've done before like is this something new? that we see you doing
Yeah, because most of the time I'm just myself, and I'm a little, I don't know how to say it more chirpy I think.
So this is one of those rare films that you know directors like Hitesh, Nagesh Kukunoor all these people come and tell me, we want you in the film but we want you to do nothing please do nothing
be calm be collected just underplay just your lines don't act them. I'm like okay now this gets difficult how does one do this?
She was fabulous I think she did a great fantastic job exactly what I wanted I think we just got that. He has no other option now! No no nothing like I feel this truly and I'm telling this from my heart.
So the movie releases at the end of this month but the Kapoor family had a screening last night and we saw all of them come out and you know attended the screening so is there
have you gotten any feedback from uh Neetu Kapoor Ji or Ranbir or anybody that you could share? See it's not feedback I would say see the film is very very emotional, you know the thing for them is Rishi Kapoor's last film and
It was very difficult and we didn't know whether we'll be able to finish the film or not Ranbir has been involved in the conversations from day 1 and so is Neetu Ji so I think more than any feedback it was just like you know
Our job to make a good film and present it to them that they feel happy and proud about you know that they proudly can see and tell others I think that was my job you know as a director
To finish that film in that way. So, I hope that happened because they really genuinely liked the film with all their heart and you know they gave us a lot of love after the screening and of course they were very emotional so yeah.
Even after like post the posters were shared yesterday a lot of his fans also you know sort of on twitter we could see it on Twitter and Instagram, there was a lot love coming to the film's way but also a lot of fans were like
Why are we not getting to see this on the big screen so what would your message be for these fans?
See well I think we were very conscious because it was Rishi Ji's last film and you know we have taken a lot of effort and pain to finish the film and it has been quite an emotional roller coaster ride so we wanted to present the film to his fans all
across the world you know wherever they may be and when it goes to on Amazon Prime the kind of canvas and reach that we get is phenomenal. The entire globe is going to see it and you're going to see it wherever and whichever part
of the world you are so I think that was one of the very big reasons for us to go with Amazon Prime so that we can just deliver the film to his millions of fans wherever they are and it's also a very special film you know
Because it's his last film there's not going to be another you know so, yeah. In that way it's the largest canvas you can get yeah right like it's as big as it gets yeah.
So I think I'll ask my last question now which would be to Juhi ma'am. Ma'am you tweeted a few days ago about your daughter Jahnvi attending the IPL auctions
So you know that was i mean that was very well received on social media like a lot of fans and everyone were really happy about the younger gen taking on the reins-
Yeah yeah, why not? What was what? The younger generation has taken over- you all step aside not me I too am a part of this younger generation. Really? Okay.
See you drew a line here also younger generation-
Firstly I think today the subject is Sharmaji Namkeen but I'd just say that you know that day I also was quite amused thinking that one time these kids used to watch us on tv and
That day I was sitting at home, maybe Shah Rukh was somewhere and watching Aryan Suhana and Jahnvi on tv so we're like how tables have turned
But yeah whatever I mean in a nutshell I think these kids are where their heart is and that's all I just hope and pray that you know they do the right things. Yeah, God bless them.
Okay thank you thank you so much thank you ma'am thank you sir for speaking to Pinkvilla and all the best for 'Sharmaji Namkeen' thank you so much
We're pretty sure that it's going to touch the hearts of fans and not just in India but all over
Thank you so much. Thank you so much for talking to us thank you. Bye.