But wife Sridevi won't feature in his debut as a director
But wife Sridevi won't feature in his debut as a director
After years in the movie business as a prolific Bollywood producer, Boney Kapoor is finally taking the plunge as a director. The project is likely to feature a bevy of top-notch actors including Salman Khan. Sorry to disappoint Sridevi's fans, but Boney won't be directing his wife, at least not in his directorial debut.
Says Boney, "It's too much of a responsibility... too much stress. To do justice to Sri in my first film as a director would be really tough. We can't separate our personal equation and become professionals on the sets. So no, I'm not directing Sri in my first film."
The irony of itBoney reveals that he was meant to direct Sridevi in a remake of Chris Columbus' Stepmom some years ago. "I wanted to cast Sri and Kajol as the older and younger women. I had even spoken to Kajolu00a0-- who's a big favourite of mineu00a0-- about it. But look at the irony of it. Kajol is now playing the older woman and Bebo the younger one in Karan Johar's adaptation of Stepmom."
About time!Expressing regret that he missed out on the opportunity, Boney is now all set to rectify the situation. Says Boney, "It's about time I took the plunge, and I am going to. Not too many people know I was an assistant director with Shakti Samanta on four movies (Mehbooba, Anand Ashram, The Great Gambler and the unreleased Maha Guru). I guess it was inevitable for me to finally go into direction."
The details for Boney's directorial debut are being worked out. He hopes to clear the decks of his production work before taking the plunge early next year.
