Bheja Fry has been copied: Rajat

DIPANNITA GHOSH BISWAS / TNN / Jun 27, 2007, 00:00 IST

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So admits Rajat Kapoor to AT, adding that as an actor, his job was to just deliver on screen.

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So admits Rajat Kapoor to AT, adding that as an actor, his job was to just deliver on screen.

So admits Rajat Kapoor to AT, adding that as an actor, his job was to just deliver on screen. So admits Rajat Kapoor to AT, adding that as an actor, his job was to just deliver on screen. So admits Rajat Kapoor to AT, adding that as an actor, his job was to just deliver on screen. So admits Rajat Kapoor to AT, adding that as an actor, his job was to just deliver on screen. “Acting is my cup of tea any day.”
Bheja Fry unexpectedly turned out to be the biggest sleeper hit of this year. Did you expect it?
I'll be kidding if I say I expected it. The film cost Rs 55 lakh and it has earned a revenue of more than Rs 7 crore. This is definitely not a 'test drive' I'm taking you on. It surely is a new phase for Indian films.
For scripts like Bheja Fry, Mixed Doubles and so on, how easy is it to get someone to finance the film?

I had been looking for a producer for Mithya for years and didn't seem to find anyone who was willing to finance the film. Whereas after Bheja Fry released, I've been flooded with offers to direct, produce and act in films from various production houses. I'm definitely shocked.
What do you think makes an audience accept such films?
People are finally seeing through films which are shot partly in Switzerland and partly in Dubai. Finally, we are making real films about people like us and all these stories revolve around us. With a demand for real scripts, films like

RDB and Bheja Fry are topping the charts.
Direction or acting - which would you opt for?
Acting, for sure. That's my cup of tea any day.
But you've been a very successful director as well, isn't it?
I find acting to be a stress-buster and find it to be very easy. But directing a film is a time-consuming and hectic process. But at the end of the day, I take both in my stride and enjoy my work.
While you talk of there being a lot that needs to be explored, a lot of directors are taking the short cut...
I know they are and it's a real shame. When I got to know that films like Life in a ... Metro and even Bheja Fry have been copied (and he insists on using this term), I feel ashamed. As a director, I will and have never touched a 'lifted' film.
But you were a part of Bheja Fry?
As an actor, I don't think I've any responsibility to know whether the script has been copied or not. My work is to deliver and that's it.

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