What made you cast Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal?
I quite liked Preity in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and I felt she had the ability to do a normal role. The bubbly image that she has is not there and I think she liked the fact that even she was being considered for a different role. I think this is something all the actors loved about Last Lear. They got their due respect as actors…. The character Arjun plays has a mix of compassion and stoicism. He is not over-friendly and is a different person as an artiste…. Jisshu has a very good role. He plays Arjun s conscience just as Sharmila Tagore is her brother-in-law s conscience in Seemabaddha. In an interview to t2, Amitabh Bachchan said that Rituparno build(s) a beautiful path… where all you have to do is simply walk… I think a director s task is to create an environment which is conducive to his actor. When Amitabh Bachchan came down to Calcutta, he was amazed by the set which was turned into his (Harry s) house. The house became a part of his costume. And I think it s for the firs
