"It was a really hot day, my D.O.P Aseem Bajaj and myself had stepped in to the shade for a few minutes and just then Dia sneaked in her chance to see the frame through the viewfinder. In hushed tones we spoke with the cast and crew, and the actors in that shot stepped in to frame, I called ACTION and the cast and crew swung in to the scene! Dia panicked as though the shot was on for real! We all had quite a laugh at quite literally the 'producer's expense'."
"One of the highlights of LBZ is a special appearance by none other than Shah Rukh Khan. King Khan was more than gracious to bless the film and wished Team LBZ all the best. In spite of being so caught up with Ra.One and Don 2, he took out the time to shoot with us and it's a gesture which all of us at Born Free will always be grateful to him for."
Read More">“Zayed was joined on set one day by his son Zidaan and the little boy sure was the cynosure of everyone’s attention with his cute charming smile. Zidaan is camera friendly but he was more enamored by the concept of me wielding that microphone. He used to sit on my lap at times and watchRead More
"Zayed was joined on set one day by his son Zidaan and the little boy sure was the cynosure of everyone's attention with his cute charming smile. Zidaan is camera friendly but he was more enamored by the concept of me wielding that microphone. He used to sit on my lap at times and watch the monitor closely while I was directing the shot. In fact, for one shot, he even said 'Roll Sound, Camera, Action' on the microphone. Even though he is only 2 and a half year old, he is a really intelligent kid."
"We shot this in Alibaug. This was a magic moment for us - we wanted to can the shot in Magic light - so we had only about ten minutes to set up the Jib and put the actors up on the terrace. The charm of working with the boys (Zayed, Satyadeep, Cyrus) is that they all have truly connected with the characters they are playing, which is why improvising when it is the need of the hour came to them naturally. Beyond the basic germ of the moment, I confess that the credit of the moment belongs to my 3 Musketeers and of course Aseem Bajaj."
"Another really HOT day! The boys had to wear Pagdi's for the wedding sequence, but they had one condition- 'The Director must suffer the heat with us'. Being the Punjabi boy that I am, I was only too happy to don the head gear with more than a smile. We nailed the sequence and posed for the stills together. Band of Brothers!!!"
