I feel shy and awkward: Milan Luthria

Vidya Balan created a sensation with The Dirty Picture Are you confident that Sonakshi Sinha too will be known for her acting prowess after Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara OUATIMD Sonakshirsquos talent has zapped me There could have been a vacuum after having worked with Vidya but there wasnrsquot Sonakshi is playing a Muslim girl and we have worked hard to change her look Also people will take notice of Sonakshi the actor she plays a pivotal role in the film Milan Luthria feels classics are best left untouched Akshay Kumar and Imran Khan also have interesting roles When a hero turns villain a la Akshay there is a lot of glory But you will have to watch out for Imran he has surprised all of us and held his own I personally feel that these actors have given their best performance till date Why did you choose to makeu00a0a sequel Therersquos a loyalty to this brand mdash there has been a positive buzz about the film on social networking sites The sequel is a romantic triangle unlike the prequel which was about power struggle so families will connect better with it Which is your favourite film with a love triangle Muqaddar Ka Sikandar is a classic It is similar to this film hellip one can admire a classic and do something on the similar lines So no remakes from your end No Irsquoll just let them be Classics are best untouched Yet you have remixed hit 1970s songs like lsquoDuniya meinrsquo in OUATIM and now lsquoTayyab Alirsquo in the sequel If you can find a song to match the situation in your film why not There39s no pattern It does have a better connect with the audience and we pay a lot of money for it It connected well the last time so we are keeping our fingers crossed this time Buzz is that Kareena Kapoor was originally offered Sonakshirsquos role Not really I have never met her officially for the film but Ekta and Kareena were in talks about such a possibility at a nascent stage As the script evolved we realised we needed a different kind of actor I would love to work with Kareena but it didn39t look correct this time And she was okay with it People have finally noticed Milan Luthria How has life changed I sense that people now give me importance It is a very unnerving feeling It makes me want to be as unrecognizable as possible On the professional front people take my word as the law which is scary because filmmaking is a collaborative medium I feel shy and awkward I prefer interacting with nonfilm people I can talk about other things with them I donrsquot know too many people inu00a0the industry It is a tricky wicket The more you accomplish the more you fear losing it all You start trying harder and thinking too much But this is all conjecture mdash one has undergone many different phases of his career and this too is a phase to be experienced and made the most of Your films have very heavy subjects Do you aspire to make lighter films now For a gangster film OUATIMD is very funny it has a lot of humour And even Sholay Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and Deewar were dark So there is no need to shy away from drama We are a very dramatic country We enjoy darkness as much as brightness A very happy film will be very boring for the viewers