Was it deliberate not to take well-known / big Bollywood stars in the project?
While looking for Indian actors I was focusing on “actors” and not on “stars”. With the help of Uma da Cunha and Loveleen Tandan we did casting auditioning a wide range of actors. Vijay Raaz is not only a great actor who’s charm is just irresistible, he’s also perfectly merging a profound and emotional sincerity with a great sense of comedy. And apart from his terrific acting skills he’s on the international market fortunately one of the most well-known and appreciated Indian actors (not considering the Indian communities he’s in Europe even more famous than for example Amitabh Bachchan). To work with all our Indian actors, in particular with Vijay was a great pleasure and a fantastic experience. They were extremely sensitive and having a very professional understanding of the creative, as well as the technical workflow. Have any Indian watched your film? What has been the reaction to this ‘˜European’ Bollywood film? No, the screening at the IFFI in Goa is a real Asian premiere. I’ve s
