Is Ajay Devgan [ Images ] playing the role of Ravi Varma?
We have to match his dates when Madhuri comes to India [ Images ]. Bobbi (Bedi, the producer) has promised to sort things out. Did you only think of Devgan when you decided to make a film on Ravi Varma in Hindi? Yes, there are reasons for that too. In terms of looks, I find a lot of similarities between them. He is also a good performer. His present age also matches with the artist of the period. You have been a maker of small films. Now, a film with two big stars in Hindi That was not in my mind at all. I thought of two artistes who would fit with characters perfectly. Bobbi asked me one question, ‘Do you want to take your film to a larger audience? If you do, I will support it’. He then asked me if I had any problems with the images of stars. I have no such problems. You had Mohanlal in Vaanaprastham. Yes. Another thing is, the metro audience is very strong today. Bobbi wanted to present a different kind of film to this audience. In fact, he presented two films at the Cannes [ Images
