What made you sign Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli and Luke Kenny?
I knew Farhan would be perfect for the role. But I wasn’t sure in the case of Arjun. Of course, he turned out to be great! He gave a very unexpected performance. He has improved tremendously as an actor from his earlier films. In the case of Purab, I wanted a fat guy — someone, who did not look like Purab. That was the image I had in mind for the drummer in my film. But when I saw Purab, I knew he would suit the character perfectly. I auditioned him thrice before we finalised him. It helped that he was a veejay with MTV, as he had a great female fan following. He has always stood out in his earlier films, and given great performances. Luke is a musician himself. I selected him in five minutes. I called him up and asked him if he was interested in doing the film. I called him to my office, narrated the script and he was finalised. We cannot compare the characters. They are all different people, and music is the only thing that keeps them together in the film. Farhan’s character is a wi
