Stars help, but script vital, says Arindam Chaudhuri

After series of flops producer Arindam Chaudhuri is now concentrating on script and screenplay and says his forthcoming film Do Dooni Chaar will connect with masses because of the powerful storyline that puts the spotlight on conflicting issues in a middleclass mans lifeChaudhuri feels Do Dooni Chaar deals with regular middleclass issues as shown in movies like Khosla Ka Ghosla The story is about the sweet journey of a middleclass man from a twowheeler to a fourwheeler It is about how he copes with the demands of his children and at the same time competes with neighbours Chaudhuri The movie has pure Punjabi feel and is very Delhicentric Chaudhuri told IANS Releasing Friday the social comedy is the directorial debut of Habib Faisal and Neetu and Rishi Kapoor play main leads in it He admits it will be a big challenge for them to get the audience to theatres Yes big stars definitely help in bringing the audience to the theatre but if your script is not good audience will not relate to it Getting a star is not an issue but getting a good script definitely is We have confidence in our script he said He admits his last production ventures The Last Lear Mithya Faltu and Rok Sako Toh Rok Lo havent done well at the boxoffice because they lacked good script and tight screenplay Do Dooni Chaar higlights the poblems faced by middleclass men through the protagnoist Mr Duggal played by Rishi In the movie the character of Mr Duggal who is a teacher has come out very strongly He is an underpaid man who throughout his life sees his students getting fat pay packages The common question the teacher asks when he looks at his student who is just 25 and owns a car is why at 55 he is still riding a scooter So his way of looking at the life is different than a normal man and that is what the movie is all about It is about a middleclass teacher who deals with these conflicts in life he said Chaudhuri candidly admits Neetu was not the first choice for this role While we finished with the script we knew the person who fits in the character was Rishiji though we would have loved to have Neetuji opposite him but he said that she wont be interested he said So we approached Juhi Chawla but for some reasons she didnt do it One day Rishiji asked Neetuji to hear the script and you wont believe she liked the script in one go and said yes immediately The movie is made at a budget of Rs70 million and Chaudhari says after this they are planning to go big We are shifting strategies as we have learnt from our mistakes in the past Our focus is not only on a good story idea but on a tight script with good dialogues and screenplay said Chaudhuri