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Director Ram Gopal Varma seems quite impressed by Esha Deol and
says her acting skills have not been fully exploited. The actress
plays an intense role in his new horror-comedy "Darling". "Esha's
character in the film has been treated with intensity. She is a
good actress who has not been utilised fully," said Varma told
IANS. "Darling" releases Sep 7.
The director, whose expertise lies in making horror and
underworld films, tries his hand at comedy for the first time in
"Darling" and is confident that it will succeed in eliciting
laughter from the audience.
"Thematically, 'Darling' is of a different genre. It is a horror
comedy, which makes you laugh. It begins as a romantic comedy then
becomes a murder mystery and then turns into a horror film. It is a
highly emotional, relationship story where the basic premise starts
with comedy," said Varma.
The film will see Fardeen Khan as the male lead. This is Varma's
third film with the actor after the thriller "Jungle" and "Bhoot".
The film has been produced by T-Series, which is known for making
musicals. But Varma is happy with the publicity of the film, which
also stars Isha Koppikar.
"I am extremely happy with the promotion of the film. I've got a
very good feedback. At the end of the day, Bhushan Kumar (of
T-Series) knows what he wants. In fact, I give him credit for the
songs - especially 'Tadap' and 'Aa khushi'. It was his taste
and I went by his judgment. Not that I didn't like them. I have
shot the songs myself."
However, Varma admits if he had produced the film himself, it would
have been a serious flick.
"Eventually, if I had made 'Darling' myself I would have made a
serious genre film. I am glad it was his film and it was because of
him that it has turned into a musical horror film, which is
something I could never think of."
Talking about Bipasha Basu, who was signed for the film but later
replaced, Varma said: "Every film goes through a transition. We
work on the project every day and from the time of the planning to
the real execution, there are a lot of changes. I have high regard
for her.
"Right now I have no plans of working with her but, yes, if the
character demands and she fits the role, I definitely will. There
are so many ifs and buts in a project you know."
Varma refuses to call the song "Aa Khushi" featuring Nisha Kothari
an item number.
"I don't understand this item song. The song is used in the
context of the film and it is just another song. I had liked the
song earlier and it couldn't be used in any other film. It fitted
the shot perfectly, hence it has been used."
Indo-Asian News Service
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