By Devansh Patel
Luck
"It's a tricky thing because I don't really believe in luck. I am a very pragmatic and a very practical person.
My head tells me that there is no such thing and there can't be such a thing. At the same time, I also feel that if there is something called luck, then I'm a very lucky person.
Good things happen to me and bad things don't happen. In a bad traffic jam, somehow I will be able to make it to the theatre to watch the film before it starts. But whatever it is, I've been blessed with good things all my life. "
Casting of Luck
"Casting of Luck is bang on. I've seen the film and that's the reason I'm telling you. Shruti is perfect for her role. The second my director Soham said that I want Mithun in the film, I said, "Correct" because it fits him perfect.
We were thinking of a younger actor like me to play the role which Ravi Kissen plays in Luck, but eventually it worked for Ravi. As a poster, the cast might look strange and a little weird, I know that, but when you watch the film you'll get lucky. "
Inspiration from 13 Tzameti and The Condemned
"This Condemned rumour is going to kill us all I guess. Yes, I agree that the gun sequence in Luck is inspired by 13 Tzameti and Soham has admitted that. We all know that. The talks about Luck is inspired by The Condemned is crap.
Soham had written the script long before The Condemned was ever made. He wanted to make Luck in 2006. At a very simple level, if I wanted to rip off a Hollywood film, I'll rip off a successful one and not The Condemned.
A tabloid carried some screen shots from both the films and compared them. But I can also find screen shots from How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days that would match Luck as well. Visually, many films can look the same but they're not. "
Lucky bet
"The film is based on the reality betting but at the very core level, it is about luck. Betting is about luck, agreed. But it also depends on the people who are playing, the contestants.
The games we are playing in the film has nothing to do with the skill. It also depends on the contestants luck. Which to me was a very cool concept. You see, good things can happen to bad people and bad things can happen to good people. That's the fact of life and luck. "
Lucky girlfriend and friends
"I like to keep my work and personal life separate. Once I'm done with work, I want to pull out of the movie business. When you are in the film industry, you tend to hang out with the industry people and you become a part of that film world.
The rest of the world does not exist for you and you forget what real life is. I'm very weary of that and don't want to be in that position. So when I hang out with my friends, I talk about them. One of my friends is doing a t-shirt business. One of them is launching a company called 'Pani Puri'. It's a cool concept.
One of my friend is a commodity trader, one of the most boring s**t in the world man. He talks about his pepper trade business. All this reminds you that there is much more than just films. "
Danny Denzongpa
"He is a cool dude man, is sixty five and can kick your a** and my a** right now, which means that if two of us attack him from the back, he would still bring both of us down. He has rippling muscles.
I had a scene with him in Luck where I am suppose to grab his collar, slap him and slam him against the wall. Now while doing this, his chest muscles were so hard that I hurt my knuckles. It's 'kadak'.
He knows that he is a dude. He comes to the gym in a sleeveless t-shirt, does his massive weight training and you can see his biceps popping up and down. There is something about him which is so damn difficult to term.
You will always see him walking tall, suited, pushed back hair, no slouching and his firm hand shake. I'd describe him as a cliff. "
Chitrashi
"Now what I'm going to say is real. You must've seen Chitrashi talk in Chak De India. Well, that is exactly how she talks off screen too. Chitrashi brings in a lot of emotional angle and a comic relief to Luck.
Now the part she plays in Luck was originally written for a male and somewhere something happened. Soham told me that he wanted to cast the Chak De girl Chitrashi.
I told him, "What're you doing man. You want to cast a female in a role which is written for a male actor?" He then brought her in, auditioned her and the result is that it works much better than the guy playing it. She is so real. "
Mithun Chakraborty
"If Danny is full of attitude, Mithun is completely the opposite. He is a little relaxed, chilled out, has a good couple of drinks, etc. Mithun turns on when the camera is on.
I've seen him exhausted and sea sick and falling during the filming of the shark sequence. He is not as fit as Danny. He is tired, his muscles are hurting him and suddenly the camera turns and he is someone else. Even if Mithun is bleeding, he'll do the scene. Moment you say 'cut', he will fall down. "
Shruti Haasan
"There is still an inherent fear and lack of confidence when you are a first timer in Bollywood. I know I had it during Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na. But I should say this, Shruti proved me wrong. She has surprised me in the film.
I had faith in her but she proved better than what I thought of her. Her language has come out quite clean after the dubbing. "
Satisfaction and celebration
"I am satisfied and celebrate my satisfaction too sometimes. Not always. I don't come home after doing a great scene and say that I am going to celebrate tonight. I do it only when I've done something successful. Like I celebrated with my friends and family after the success of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na. I celebrated after Ranbir and I got a good response being hosts during the Filmfare awards, etc. "
Transformation
"Talk of transformation; I've been doing exactly that in all my films. Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was sweet. Kidnap was rough, Luck is tough and you won't believe if you see my look in Delhi Belly. I've lost all my weight in Delhi Belly like Tom Hanks and Christian Bale in Cast Away and The Machinist.
It's a complete transformation. But the sad part is that you tend to become like a loser when you play such roles. You feel bad about yourself. You'll feel unpleasant when you look at my picture from Delhi Belly because all my hero-giri has gone for a toss. "
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