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He is the supercool director of films such as Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum and Bachna Ae Haseeno and is all set for his next biggie Anjaana Anjaani. He is none other than Siddharth Anand. Siddharth Anand was live on Bollywood Hungama's video chat a few days ago and for all those who missed the fun, here are the excerpts: Siddharth Anand: hi guys rambug: Hiiiii Sid sahab !!! Welcome. Nice 2 c U here Siddharth Anand: hey Niraj: Siddharth ji,please tell us about your film.what is it about? Siddharth Anand: its a love story BACHANA A HASINO: HELLO SIDHHARTH Siddharth Anand: hi bacha ae hasino! nice name Niraj: Generally love stories with misunderstandings & tiff look ordinary.are such things part of your film Siddharth Anand: hi niraj there are no misunderstaings in this even i dont like that! rambug: Whats your best track from ANJAANA ANJAANI ? Siddharth Anand: rambug.. i love tujhe bhula diya vivster: Hope you will come back to Sydney soon Siddharth Anand: yes vivster should come soon Ali 420: sid u shud do more films wid ranbir coz he sure rockz Siddharth Anand: yes ali i will do more films with rk

Siddharth Anand: yes ali i will do more films with rk

raj prasad civasta: hiiii sir ap bohut ache director ho Siddharth Anand: thank u raj prasad Amreena: I hope you also remember me from the letter Viv sent over in Australia Siddharth Anand: yes hi amreena Niraj: Sajid Nadiadwala claimed this is best work of Vishal-Shekhar.They did better in ur earlier films. Siddharth Anand: no niraj this is my best film! movielover: what do you think about Salman Khan? will u work with him in future? interested? Siddharth Anand: movielover . i love salman khan maggi: how are you? Anjaana - Anjaani looks great and I am really looking forward for the movie.. Siddharth Anand: thank u maggi!!

Niraj: siddhart ji,aditya chopra wrote story of Bachna..was he involved in screenplay too? Siddharth Anand: niraj yes adi was involved in screenplay too..even dialogues Maggie: Hi sid, i m frm singapore really lookign forward to watch AA... i promise i will watch the first day Siddharth Anand: thanks maggi u r very generous Amreena: How was it shooting in San Francisco and Vegas? Looks like you guys had a blast! Siddharth Anand: SF was just fab maggi: seen your blogs and watched videos of SF and LA--looks you guys had a blast shooting.. Siddharth Anand: yes maggi shooting is always fun on my sets Ali 420: wat is da budget of anjaana anjaani? Siddharth Anand: the budget of anjaana is around 25 cr

Siddharth Anand: the budget of anjaana anjaani is around 25 cr

maggi: Why dont you take SRK in your movies.. I would love to see you directing him.. Siddharth Anand: if srk ever agrees that is! Niraj: priyanka chopra in much senior to ranbir in films.dont u think would be difficult to digest? Siddharth Anand: no niraj she is fab with him in the fiilm they are same age fragile: shiddharth jiiiii whom do you love the most in dis wrld and y?? Siddharth Anand: fragile: my family, my wife my son they are most imp and that is the way it should be Ali 420: hw cums u took pryinka 2 act in dis film wen last year she had sooo many flops Siddharth Anand: ali she is a fab actor. hits and flops dont matter maggi: do you have a cameo in AA like in BAE and SN? Siddharth Anand: i had no cameo in bah

Amreena: Who is more fun on set, Saif or Ranbir? Siddharth Anand: saif and rk both are a lot of fun BACHANA A HASINO: SID.. ANJANA ANJANI ALSO LOKKING LIKE YOUTHFUL MOVIE...UR ALL OVIE SEGMENTED FOR YOUTH...WHY..? Siddharth Anand: because i am young BACHNA Niraj: Siddharth ji,have you done any filmmaking course etc?please tell us how you came into films? Siddharth Anand: no niraj ive done npo course muhammed ali: hi Siddharth iam muhammed ali....mujha bus ya poochna hai ka apki movie pakistan maay release hoge Siddharth Anand: yes muhammad pakistan mein bilkul hogi harsh: sir wats the scope of new directors in industry Siddharth Anand: harsh, theres more scope than ever today for new directors

Siddharth Anand: harsh, theres more scope than ever today for new directors

Amreena: Do you think your sense of "direction" has matured since Salaam Namaste? Siddharth Anand: amreena yes i learn from evry film Arun: if you were given a choice to remake any film which would u choose and y? Siddharth Anand: arun i would love to remake prem rog Niraj: Siddharthji,which are you all-time favourite filmmakers of hindi cinema of all-time? Siddharth Anand: best film makers for me are raj kapoor, yash chopra and subhash ghai

Siddharth Anand: best film makers for me are raj kapoor, yash chopra and subhash ghai

harsh: sir is it necessary to get technical education for direction Siddharth Anand: yes harsh little technical knowledge is imp Aamir: do u think bollywood has grown in terms of content? Siddharth Anand: yes and no aamir Aamir: pls elaborate why yes and why no.... Siddharth Anand: aamir. earlier also we had fab subjects

muhammed ali: your fav movies Siddharth... Siddharth Anand: prem rog and meri jung are my fav movies!! Amreena: What is the craziest thing a fan has done for you? =) Siddharth Anand: amreena u have set up all my movie fan pages Niraj: Siddharth ji,have you seen the work of Guru Dutt & B.R.Chopra? Siddharth Anand: niraj, no i havent seen Siddharth Anand: no guru dutt no bimal roy Siddharth Anand: no manoj kumar fragile: Siddharth jiiiii wat is your fav dish and y?? Siddharth Anand: fragfile i love food. periof Siddharth Anand: period!! Haroon: Siddharth y dont u work with aamir khan Siddharth Anand: i will approach aamir when i have something worth his while Amreena: Do you like Pink? Because you seem to pull it off very well. Siddharth Anand: hahha! yes i like pink. my wife introduced me to it sid88: will u direct a muvi with ranbir n kareena playin brother n sister?/ Siddharth Anand: hi sid88 Niraj: Siddharth ji,will we see all the songs in the album picturised in the film which is rare today? Siddharth Anand: yes all the sonngs except the remix of tujhe is picturised

Siddharth Anand: yes all the songs except the remix of tujhe is picturised

harsh: u wanna work with ajay devgan Siddharth Anand: ajay devgan is a fab actor Deepali: while making a film what are the key ingredients that come to play? besides script and actors ofcourse... Siddharth Anand: deepali script actors, music editing and mixing JODHPUR: SIR AAP KABHI JODHPUR AYE HO KYA Siddharth Anand: jodhpur main kal udaipur ja raha hoon

Reetu: while shoot do have predeveloped story boards or do u shoot on the go? Siddharth Anand: reetu, no storyboards bstar: wassup sid..waiting to see the film. Love the title song Siddharth Anand: hi bstar Amreena: Can you tell us anything about your movie with Saif? Siddharth Anand: amreena, nothing on that yet Niraj: Siddharth ji,dont u think there is too much of rock & sufi in all film albums these days? Siddharth Anand: niraj, maybe..but it all sounds good fragile: Siddharth ji most of your shooting is done in usa ... any reason y?? Siddharth Anand: fragile not most only 2 films rambug: Why dont u be hero ? Siddharth Anand: rambug, who will make me hero harsh: have u ever edited a film other than those urs Siddharth Anand: harsh nop i have not Amreena: Well, hope there will be something soon, as I need to make a new fan page =) Siddharth Anand: hahaah rambug: which type of music would u like to listien Siddharth Anand: my music Aamir: y have we lost our origanality in story... while hollywood is really stunning us this year Siddharth Anand: thatis untrue Aamir Amreena: Do you have any favorite scene from Salaam Namaste? The Salaam Namaste would love to know! Siddharth Anand: my fav scene from salaam namaste is when saif hears the baby kick

Siddharth Anand: my fav scene from salaam namaste is when saif hears the baby kick

Ali 420: wats ur fav colour? Siddharth Anand: fav color is black, ali Niraj: Siddharth ji,how did you get your first break as a director? Siddharth Anand: i was just plain lucky Siddharth Anand: last 5 min guys

harsh: wats ur message to youngsters who are aspriring for direction Siddharth Anand: get a dgree in education as a back up Ali 420: hav u decided 2 make a horror film Siddharth Anand: no aliu Niraj: Aditya Chopra/Sooraj Barjatya/Karan Johar.Who is your fav.love story maker from recent times? Siddharth Anand: adi chopraâ¦genius Siddharth Anand: bye guys.
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