Audiences like Sharmila and me together: Amol

���We did the Bengali film, Mother, almost30 years ago. When I approached her for my Marathi film Samantar, Sharmila said,���Amol, you acted in my language; now it���s my turn to act inyours���,��� says Amol.Will Amol and Sharmila recreate themagic in Samantar, which will release on September 4? ���Samantar is intenseand passionate. It will not have the same magic as Mother. It has magic of adifferent kind. The music was magical in Mother. I still hear people hum thosetunes. They like Sharmila and me together in it. Samantar, too, has music thatwill linger for years,��� says the veteran actor-director.This is thefirst time after Anakahe in 1985 that Amol has donned the hats of actor anddirector. ���When my wife Sandhya Gokhale narrated the story tome a few years ago, I told her I didn���t know when I���d make the film.But I said, ���When I do, I���d like to play the protagonist, KeshavWaze���. He is a strong, multi-layered character who wants to lead his lifea certain way; I immediately identified with it,��� saysAmol.And language, the veteran actor maintains, is no barrier incinema. ���I���ve made Quest in English, Paheli in Hindi and DhyaasParva in Marathi. Every story relates to a certain style of acting. The songsdemand a certain texture to go with the story. Every time I have a script, I tryand listen to the demands of the story and choose the language,��� says thefilm-maker.Amol has made 15 films so far and is overwhelmed by theirsuccess. ���I���m happy to have made films that the public relates towithout succumbing to market pressures and mainstream formula,��� hesays.And there are other yesteryear heroines Amol would love to recreatemagic with. ���There are so many heroines I���ve admired and Rekha topsthe list. Whenever we meet, Rekha asks, ���Mein application leke kabaaon?���. I���d love to do a film that does justice to her stupendoustalent,��� signs off Amol.