00:00First of all, congratulations. The promo has been very well received.
00:05To start with you, how did it all happen?
00:07Where did it start?
00:09And how much did you...
00:11How much did you enjoy scolding him during the shoot?
00:15I used to get scolded. I never scolded anyone.
00:18Shocked. Shocked.
00:21But it all started when my co-writer Arsh Vohra...
00:26...introduced me to Aditya Dhar.
00:29And he wrote a script with me...
00:32...which Aditya and his brother Lokesh wanted to produce.
00:36So this was their first production after Uri.
00:39So Aditya sent me the script. I read it.
00:43I liked it a lot.
00:44And then I went and had a meeting with him.
00:46And then Arsh, Aditya, Lokesh and I were sitting and discussing.
00:51And our discussions were so effortless.
00:54You know, it felt like...
00:55...a good team has come together to make a film.
00:59And I had shown them some clips of my other films and shows.
01:05Which they liked, clearly.
01:07So they said, okay, Rishabh seems like the right guy to direct this.
01:10And that's when the story of this film started.
01:13And right after that, you know, the script was sent to Yami.
01:17And Yami had loved it.
01:18So I spoke to Yami for the first time.
01:21And he said, Rishabh, I absolutely adore this script.
01:26I am nothing like this character.
01:28But I am going to give it my all.
01:29I want to give you the best Koyal possible.
01:33And then once this team was formed...
01:36...we were thinking who should we pair with Yami.
01:39And I think literally, at least in my discussions...
01:42...with Aditya, Arsh and Lokesh...
01:45...Pratik Gandhi was mentioned.
01:47And next, Pratik Gandhi was doing the film with us.
01:49Like, we didn't even consider anyone else for the role.
01:53And that's how the team of Doomdaam came together.
01:56There is... Like, I saw the rushes of press conference...
01:59...and there is a long conversation about the gaalis.
02:03All the abusive words that you use.
02:05So, off late...
02:07This is a question from you and also from Rishabh, from you also.
02:11But off late, like, especially after Tanu weds Manu...
02:13...we have seen a lot of female characters in the movie.
02:19They seem similar.
02:21Like, they are very much into multiple relationships.
02:27And they use abusive words.
02:30They drink alcohol.
02:32They smoke.
02:33And also, confused about love.
02:36So, I don't know much about this character.
02:39But that gaali part, I want to...
02:40It's not like... The character is nothing like this.
02:42She's not confused about love.
02:44You've totally not spoken about our film.
02:47So, I was just waiting to hear that I have not watched it.
02:51So, my answer would have been...
02:52No, I take no offence to your question. Don't worry.
02:55So, I... If I may take the liberty...
02:58...being, I think, a female actor on set...
03:02...and an audience at the same time, to say that...
03:04...while you're right, sometimes a film gets success.
03:09By the way, it was a very good film, which you named.
03:12And Kangana played that character very beautifully.
03:16And doing a good job and doing a good business with that film.
03:22I'm sure, somewhere it encouraged five more writers or producers...
03:25...to write more stronger...
03:28...who have a stronger female character in their opinion.
03:31So, coming back to your question...
03:36No. There is...
03:39You have to watch the film to understand what we're trying to say.
03:43I think, somewhere...
03:47...there is a weak link in the story...
03:50...that these are the elements to make...
03:54...a female character stand out.
03:56So, let's write this.
03:58Because I've seen it in many movies.
04:00All the female characters that I see, they all look the same.
04:04Because in real life, girls are different.
04:07But when I see in the films, especially in 10-15 years...
04:10...I find that, okay, this one is similar.
04:12See, that's a discussion. We'll have to be very specific.
04:15I'm someone who gets into logic.
04:17And I'll logically explain to you everything.
04:19Why this is different or why this is that.
04:21No, I'm talking about this one.
04:23Because you spoke about it.
04:25So, this film, when you'll watch it, you'll know...
04:28See, sometimes we...
04:30I'm sure, as writers or someone who's part of the industry...
04:34...sometimes you...
04:37...unknowingly inspire or sometimes your writing inspires...
04:41...or is based on reality.
04:44Just because me, as Yami, I don't use cuss words.
04:47I don't drink. I don't smoke.
04:49I'm not judging anyone. I'm not judging any girl.
04:51It's your personal choice.
04:52But that doesn't mean that doesn't happen.
04:54That doesn't mean that doesn't exist.
04:55Our idea is...
04:57We're not being any preachy.
04:59Koyal is not saying that girls should be like this.
05:02Whatever she is, she is.
05:03There are many girls like her.
05:05I asked her. We had a formal discussion.
05:08Who are leading that kind of life where...
05:10...you don't want to hurt your parents.
05:12So, you carry yourself in a certain way.
05:15And at the same time, you feel like...
05:18...I'm a car racer or I ride a bike.
05:23Or I want to pursue something else professionally.
05:27So, to lead that kind of life also, that is the reality.
05:31Right?
05:32Now, how does she have to be in humour?
05:34How does she have to be entertaining for you?
05:38At the same time, as you said...
05:40...I might not be one of those 15 characters.
05:43So, what's the big deal?
05:44And that is where the genius of writing and direction...
05:47...comes alive where...
05:49...we select a few ingredients and if you're saying that...
05:52...but how to say a new thing.
05:54That is what, I think, Dhoom Dhaam is.
05:56And that is what we're trying to do with this character.
05:57And a plot and story put all together.
06:00I have to mention that...
06:01...Koyal's character is, of course, a boisterous character.
06:03She's unafraid.
06:05She's, you know, she carries her heart on her sleeve.
06:09She's free to say whatever she wants to.
06:12But I don't think at any point we've tried to create a character...
06:16...or pass any statement that, oh, this is cool.
06:19If a girl is smoking, she's cool.
06:20At the same time, if a girl isn't smoking, it's not like...
06:23...she's better.
06:25It's all your choice.
06:27Koyal is like that.
06:29There's no value judgment on this.
06:31Koyal is like that and unapologetically like that.
06:34And you won't even hear that cuss word in the film.
06:37You might feel it, but you won't hear it.
06:39So don't worry.
06:40Even if it was theatrical, there would be no beep or anything.
06:44Okay, so this is a revelation.
06:46Pratik, I've seen your past work...
06:48...and I think this one is quite different.
06:50So, I mean, were you convinced immediately...
06:53...or did it take you some time to think about it?
06:55No, I really enjoyed the fact that...
06:57...we've seen male actors do the same thing for years.
07:02Your earlier question...
07:04...that you could ask for female characters...
07:06...but that stands true for male characters also.
07:10We've seen all the qualities you mentioned for years...
07:13...but nobody ever asked why everyone is like that.
07:15Why hasn't anyone ever shown a scared male character?
07:18No, no.
07:18There has been a lot of debate about the male character...
07:22...especially after Animal.
07:24If you have seen it.
07:25No, I've seen it.
07:27Because we've seen male actors in a way...
07:30...since we were kids, so we never questioned it.
07:33Similarly, that helped me take a call...
07:36...that creating such a vulnerable male character...
07:39...is a unique opportunity.
07:41In which he's not taking a lead.
07:43He's taking a back seat.
07:44He's supporting the partner who's playing on a front foot.
07:49So, the partner whose wife is so angry...
07:52...and her husband is trying to...
07:56...find a way to handle the situation.
07:58And to play such a realistic, real-life character...
08:02...I guess that's an opportunity that I saw.
08:04And that was one of the reasons why I wanted to do this.
08:08And I'm asking this to you...
08:09...and please don't mind this...
08:11...but there's a film on which platform I don't remember exactly...
08:16...but Shotgun Wedding, something like that.
08:18I see a little bit of similarity.
08:21It's not inspired by that.
08:23It's an original script.
08:25Have you watched the film? Have you watched our film?
08:27No, I'm just asking. That's why I said, please don't take offence.
08:30I've seen a little bit of...
08:31The Shotgun Wedding.
08:34Yeah, Shotgun Wedding.
08:35I don't know why there's a film like that.
08:37No, it's not based on that.
08:40The history of this film is different.
08:41This was written in 2014 for the first time.
08:44Okay.
08:45Correct. I guess they started it in 2014.
08:47Yes.
08:48The first draft was written in 2014.
08:50Then the second draft was written.
08:51Then it couldn't be made for any reason at that time.
08:54Then it got delayed.
08:56So does it really take that long?
08:59From 2014 to 2025?
09:00Every script has its own destiny.
09:02You know, sometimes...
09:04...the shooting starts first and the script is written later.
09:06That happens too.
09:08And there are some scripts...
09:11...that are also very common.
09:13And then there are some scripts where you've put in so much blood and sweat...
09:17...but finally for all of it to come together...
09:20...it can take 5 years, 10 years, 15 years.
09:23So that's part and parcel of the business.
09:25But just to answer your question again...
09:27...it's not based on that.
09:29This is a very interesting thing that you said about script.
09:31And I have been listening to a lot of interviews regarding script and all.
09:35Some actors say that they want an end-to-end script.
09:40Some say that they didn't get the script before.
09:43I won't take names.
09:44That's why they didn't get the entire script.
09:46So I did not do this film.
09:47And good films and big films.
09:50So is it a big issue for you?
09:52Somebody you trust...
09:54...and that person offers you a film or a project.
09:59So is it an issue for you if you don't have the complete script?
10:04It's not about issue.
10:05It's about respecting the process that I have as an artist.
10:09And recognising what work I have done so far.
10:13The films that I have worked on...
10:15...or the characters that I have worked on.
10:18And that was script.
10:19I trust script the most.
10:22Of course, you have a certain trust in your team.
10:26Even if you are strangers, you don't have to be friends.
10:29But a script brings people together.
10:31It brings strangers together.
10:34We sit and talk for hours.
10:36We work for months.
10:37So on what basis?
10:38A script.
10:40So that script is very sacred to me.
10:41I can't even bypass that process.
10:44That script connects me to myself and my audience.
10:49Because when I read a script, I imagine myself as...
10:53...Yami the actor and Yami the audience.
10:56Same question from you.
10:57Yeah, so script plays a major role.
11:01Because as an actor, I have to understand what you want me to do.
11:07How do I understand that?
11:08I'm just giving a hypothetical situation.
11:11Like if Sanjay Leela Bhansali offers...
11:13...because I just came across an interview...
11:15...where Kangana was saying that...
11:17...Sanjay Leela Bhansali offered her Padmavat.
11:19And she did not do it because she was not given the complete script.
11:23So if a director as big as Sanjay Leela Bhansali offers...
11:26...in that situation, what would you do?
11:28A lot of directors go through this process.
11:30And I have worked with a lot of directors that way also.
11:33If I have worked with some director or I have seen their work...
11:37...and they have this process, I don't mind experimenting that way.
11:42So that's what I was saying.
11:43How do I understand what you want from me?
11:46The man has been making good films for so many years.
11:49So I can understand if an actor is comfortable...
11:51...surrendering to him even without a script.
11:54But then I think it's circumstantial.
11:56Yes, because my simple thing is...
11:59...I have to understand what you want from me.
12:01How will you make me understand?
12:02Either through script or through talks or through narration.
12:05Something that helps me understand your vision.
12:08Where it's not like you have thought of something...
12:10...and I have thought of something else.
12:12Then it is a disservice to the film.
12:14It's all about being convincing.
12:15Yes, it's all about being convincing.
12:17Because I have to get convinced so that I can create your picture.
12:21Because it's in the director's mind.
12:24If I want to bring it to life...
12:27...then it's important to understand that there shouldn't be any loss in the transition.
12:31Yami, this question is for you.
12:33I'm very curious to know when exactly this film was shot.
12:36Because you're a mother now.
12:38Or when was it shot?
12:42I mean, post-delivery.
12:44No, we shot this film in 2022.
12:47Oh, 2022.
12:49It was shot after Article 370.
12:52And it was released.
12:53And like Rishabh said, every film has its own journey and time.
12:58And I think I have to praise the writing.
13:04If it was written in 2014...
13:06...but it's still relevant.
13:09And so many people have liked it.
13:11It has been green-lit by one of the leading platforms in the world.
13:17So, there must be a reason.
13:18And I don't think me being a mother has anything to do with my shooting time.
13:26You're asking the time.
13:27Yes, which time period.
13:29We shot this in 2022.
13:31Yes, but now...
13:32We shot it with a lot of planning.
13:33We finished it, Yami, you can be a mother now and then continue.
13:37Now you can come back and promote the film.
13:39And you are promoting it.
13:40I mean, it's too difficult to leave a small baby at home.
13:43But I think there must be somebody at home to take care.
13:47Either your husband or like...
13:48...who is there at home when you are out.
13:51Who is there at home?
13:52That's a very personal question.
13:53I would have otherwise answered just like that.
13:55Since you're specially asking me, no one has asked me like that.
13:59Who is there at home?
14:00I asked because I'm a mother.
14:01So, that is why this question came to mind.
14:02He is with his mother's mother.
14:05Okay.
14:06So, that's why.
14:07Because, you know, these things come to my mind.
14:09Absolutely.
14:10Absolutely.
14:10You're absolutely right.
14:12Because, only when you are a mother, you understand this.
14:16You can connect this question.
14:19That on whom you can trust.
14:22With someone, literally, your heart.
14:25Yeah.
14:26But you don't get sleep at night.
14:29Not at all.
14:31I mean, there are no complaints.
14:33It's all worth it in the end.
14:34Yeah.
14:35The shooting of Noom Naam was her practice.
14:37It was her practice.
14:3845 nights, that was her practice.
14:40So, no complaints.
14:42Okay.
14:44Okay. Thank you so much.
14:45All the best.
14:46And I hope audiences like your film.
14:49And Yami, for you too.
14:51For your kids, a lot of love.
14:55Thank you so much.
14:56Thank you very much.
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