Anees Bazmee clears rumours of a rift amidst Anil and Boney Kapoor over No Entry 2.
Anees Bazmee clears rumours of a rift amidst Anil and Boney Kapoor over No Entry 2.
Filmmaker Anees Bazmee, who helms “No Entry 2” featuring Diljit Dosanjh, Varun Dhawan and Arjun Kapoor, has confirms that the film’s cast will soon kick-off shoot for “No Entry 2” sequel of Anil Salman and Fardeen Khan’s 2005 superhit comedy “No Entry”.
Rumours were doing the rounds recently that No Entry 2 is stalled following a rift amidst Anil Kapoor and Boney Kapoor, the producer of the franchise since Anil was not cast in the new film. However, Anees Bazmee put these rumours to rest and said that while there was some trouble initially, the film is very much on track.
He further went on to reveal to a trade magazine that they are making No Entry 2 and Boney (Kapoor) told him that there is some trouble and we need to make a fresh film. And he felt Anil Kapoor getting angry is justified because he was the main hero of No Entry (2005).
He put in a lot of hard work in that film, not only as an actor, but he has walked shoulder to shoulder while making the film. But when we talk about him being angry for not being cast in the film… Anil and Boney are brothers and he has seen their love. So him being upset will be for how long is a different matter. But they aren’t fighting over it. They can’t fight. He has the right to be upset, if you consider someone as yours and if you think they have done something wrong, you have the right to be upset. Anees respects Anil and Boney equally.
When asked if Anil called him to complain for not being casted in No Entry 2, Anees articulated “No, Anil is doing such fabulous work today, he is doing many films, even after all these years there are so many out there who want to work with him.
So, for him, doing one film or not doing it is not a big deal. Yes, there can be emotional reasons because Boney is his brother and he is very attached to No Entry. He can only think of these two reasons, otherwise he doesn’t have a lack of work.”
Anees also gave an update on the film’s shoot schedule. He said, “We will start shooting the film soon. If there is any problem that Boney is facing then Anil will be the first person to approach him, to ask what the problem is. They are brothers, they have a blood relation. The film is on!”
Anees then also shared the kind of relationship, the longstanding association with Anil Kapoor, with whom he has made films like Welcome Mubarkan among others.
Reminiscing the time when Anees used to assist Raj Kapoor, he shared, he knows Anil from the time he used to assist Raj (Kapoor) and he (Anees) used to give claps on the shoot. He (Anil) used to come on sets then, he knew him from that time and even wrote a few films for him. On one film, the director fell sick, so the producer said that if Anees will direct then I’ll allow the shoot to happen. So, the first day he (Anees) worked as a director was with Anil. So the very first time he said start, sound and cut was with Anil. They have that rapport.
He is a generous person, after that shoot he told me that he had a lot of fun. In life, right now you are a writer, but when you become a director, don’t forget me. He was such a big star, he didn’t need to say that to me, but maybe he wanted to encourage me or that he loved me, whatever it is but he remembers his sweet gesture.
They have worked on several films together, maybe around 15 films. Anees has written some of his films, directed many, and every time they collaborated they have done beautiful work, whether it is Majnu Bhai (of Welcome), Kishan of No Entry, or Sardar Of Mubarakan, every time he was superb.
News Edit K.V.Raman
