ÂZNMDÂ not an extension of ÂDil Chahta HaiÂ- Ritesh Sidhwani
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,April 23 2011]
Producer Ritesh Sidhwani has denied reports of ÂZindagi Na Milegi Dobara an extension of ÂDil Chahta HaiÂ. There has been a report in some section of media that the movie is an extension of ÂDil Chahta Hai which starred Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Akshay Khanna.
Ritesh says,ÂItÂs supposed to be a summer release, so how can we bring it on the same date as Dil Chahta Hai, which is August 10? In any case, itÂs a celebratory film for Farhan (Akhtar) and me because our association completes a decade this August.Â
He added, ÂOur first production was a film about friends, and our first release in our 10th year is also about friends. By the time the year ends, weÂll have produced a dozen films together.Â
Ritesh Sidhwani attributes the rescheduled release date to their filmÂs editor, Chandan AroraÂs illness. The team thought he would recuperate with a few weeks rest. But ChandanÂs doctor insisted on surgery. ÂWe had a deadline. So, we proceeded with another editor, he adds. Anand Subaya, who is working on ÂDon 2Â, was roped in and editing started from scratch.
ÂWe didnÂt force him to follow someone elseÂs work, says Sidhwani. ÂHe had to look at the complete footage before he started editing the film which took some time. Thankfully, the wait is nearly over now.Â