By Hindustan Times
The Singh Dhillons are hoping to be back within the theatres next year. Yes, Dharam, Paramvir and Gajodhar are returning with Yamla Pagla Deewana 2, but in preference to Samir Karnik it will likely be Sangeeth Sivan who might be directing the sequel.
“I’ve worked with Sunny (Deol) earlier in Zor (1997) and Bobby (Deol) in Ek—The Power Of 1 (2009). I’ve also got with regards to Dharamji (Dharmendra) during the last few years after we were engaged on Cheers featuring Bobby and him. Suddenly, one day, I USED TO BE asked if I’d have an interest in doing Yamla Pagla Deewana 2. It’s a privilege working with the Deols and that i hadn’t done a comedy shortly. I liked the tale and things fell into place,” laughs Sangeeth.
Quiz him on whether Part 2 will take off from where the 2011 dramedy left off, with Gajodhar (Bobby) marrying Saheba (Kulraj Randhawa) and Dharam (Dharmendra) going to Canada with Paramveer (Sunny), and Sangeeth says that though the film might be within the genre, will probably be a brand new story, just as funny but probably not a follow up.
“We’ve got an idea and we’re taking it forward. We will be able to roll once we’ve locked the script. We’re targeting a mid-2013 release,” says Sangeeth, who within the last two years has also written a Malayalam film that he's going to be producing. “If it works, we will be able to remake it in Hindi too.”
Cheers too will happen, but after Yamla Pagla Deewana, that's obviously the concern now. “It’s ready and have been looking forward to the last year and a half,” says Sangeeth. “It’s a phenomenal story a couple of father and son. Dharamji and Bobby might be in it evidently. We’re seeking to write in a task for Sunny. If it works, shall we have the Deols together in a single more film. Cheers!”
One plus, one minus
Subhash Ghai has approached Sangeeth Sivan for the Apna Sapna Money Money (2006) sequel. “We’ve started scripting. Let’s see how quickly we get it right,” says Sangeeth.
He’s not directing the sequel to his 2005 film, Kya Kool Hain Hum, but Sangeeth has no complaints. “Ekta Kapoor and that i were keen to return up with a sequel. But nothing looked interesting on paper, and meanwhile, Sachin Yardi came up with something exciting, the entire best to him.” He reminisces that on the time, he’d had nothing to lose, because the film came after a string of flops, adding, “It was a make or break film.”
