World Cup affected ‘Hattrick’
21 March 2007 | Movies | No Comments
The World Cup has played truant. "We were prepared, we knew it all along that the matches would cut into our business," Milan Luthria is honest enough to admit the facts, "But we can't hide behind the excuse of cricket. We had a slow start, got hit on Saturday due to the match [India versus Bangladesh], were stable on Sunday, but were down on Monday again due to the India versus Bermuda match."
That's precisely what I told Siddharth Roy Kapur of UTV this morning. Let's get introspective. What kind of a feedback has he received so far? "Very frankly, it's 50:50. Some people have liked it, some have disliked it completely. Some felt TAXI NO. 9211 was better, some were of the opinion that HATTRICK comes nowhere close to TAXI. It's not a unanimous feedback," Milan agrees. Please continue. "See, people were expecting an out and out comedy, but HATTRICK isn't that. It blends humor with emotions and drama and that's quite tricky. But it's a learning experience. Ronnie [Screwvala] and Sid [Siddharth Roy Kapur] are standing by the product. They aren't ashamed of it," he states.
Meanwhile, Milan is ready to move on to his next film, to be produced by Adlabs independently. "It's a big-budget film with a massive star cast. Right now, we've only confirmed Sanjay Dutt, while four more heroes are under finalization. Genre? It's an action film with ample doses of humor," Milan divulges. ….read more
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