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Posted on May-15-2008 |
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| Jannat is not a remake of two for money - Emraan Hashmi |
Even before Jannathas arrived on the screen, a section of media has already startedspeculating about it's Hollywood source. Traditionally, films comingfrom the house of Vishesh Films have always sought inspiration fromWest (or East) due to which Jannat too is not being spared. There havebeen murmurs about the film being an alleged rehash of Hollywood flick Two For The Money (2005) that starred Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey.Reacts Emraan Hashmi with a shocked expression, "Which is this movie Two For The Money'Isn't it the film about a bookie and his mentor and the conflicts theyface in the course of their business? Sorry to disappoint those whobelieve they have managed to crack the code but by no means is Jannat remotely similar to Two For The MoneySettling down from the initial shock, Emraan goes on to explain, "Jannat deals with a different aspect altogether. Time and again we have tried to tell through the promotion of our film that Jannatis not just about bookies and betting. This is a story about a youngcouple where the guy is a go getter and wants to give his girleverything that she desires. For that he is even willing to do throughan illegal route." Explaining the psyche of the character he plays, he defends, "This guyfeels that when everyone out there in the world of cricket, whether heis an entrepreneur, media baron or a product launcher is going andmaking money with the help of the sport, why shouldn't a bookie toohave his share of pie." "He has his own way of reasoning too", jokes Emraan, "He feels thatwhen a government can get away after 'hera-pheri' of millions in thearms deals, then what's the harm in a little bit of cheating insomething as harmless as the game of cricket. Of course, the girldoesn't feel the same way since she is happy living a simple life. Inthe end, the guy has to decide whether money actually means everythingin life or there is something more that he needs to find his 'jannat'."Kunal Deshmukh, director of Jannat, is more relaxed though in his defense for the film, "Nahi nahi, Jannat and Two For The Moneyare not connected in any means. In any case, I didn't want to copy afilm at all. I didn't want to start off as a filmmaker who looked atlifting screenplays from other films. I guess I have enough potentialto make a film of my own and don't have to resort to being a DVDfilmmaker." |
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