Is Aap Ki Khatir an attempt at changing your image as a filmmaker?
I have done a lot of intense romantic films and felt I was unnecessarily being typecast as a sober, traditional filmmaker. With Aap Ki Khatir, I have made a brighter, happier film. I felt the audience was in a mood for a little more happiness, considering there is so much stress around. I also felt that, by nature, girls in India and the world have really changed. I wanted to make something that would echo that change. They are no longer crucifying themselves for love, there is no self-pitying, and there is a bit of confusion about so many changes happening so fast. I wanted to reflect that in a humorous fashion. Is it a comedy? I wouldn’t say that. It’s not slapstick at all. There is humour in the dialogue. The protagonist is a funny middle-class boy (Akshaye Khanna) from Lokhandwala who enters this la-dee-da Indian community in London. Priyanka Chopra and Amisha Patel play Punjabi stepsisters Anu and Shivani Khanna respectively. Anupam Kher plays their father Arjun Khanna and Lillett
