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Sakàl Times I Friday, October 1, 2010 www.sakaaltimes.com 13 I won’t settle for an A-certifi cate for I’m actually convinced TV’s defi nitely my future. But acting Aakrosh. Let me make fi lms that is something I’m craving to do. I’m not saying I’m an actor, have a social purpose. Or I go back to but I really want a Hollywood movie to come in making De Dana Dan — —singer Peter Andre screen savour ‘The angry young man was my discovery’ Salim talks about his much-publicised split with partner German director Emre Koca’s fi lm Seppi & Hias is autobiographical, veryone remembers Salim-Ja- partnership to start writing lyrics too. I and though his own irreverence ved as the formidable script- hadn’t consented to the use of my name towards religion, it attempts to writer duo, who penned some for something that I had no interest in understand cultures of the most memorable fi lms and knew nothing about. I told him of the ’70s and ’80s. Sadly, to constrict the partnership to script- theyE broke up in the mid-’80s, both go- writing, while he could write lyrics on ing their own ways. Neither of them his own,” explained . could write many successful scripts on Javed Akhtar was working as an as- their own, but both continue to be in sistant director in an S M Sagar pro- the limelight. Javed Akthar is ofcourse duction of which Salim Khan was the an extremely successful lyricist, while script writer. “From there we got to Salim Khan is the proud father of the know each other. He started coming mega successful star . to my home and that’s how we start- Their split was one of the most talk- ed growing close. One day Sagarsaab ed about ones in and Salim came home with a story that he want- Khan — perhaps buoyed by the super ed me to script. Javed was there with success of Dabangg — had a lot to re- me at that time and requested that he veal on ETC’s show Bollywood Busi- work on it (the script) with me. We got ness hosted by Komal Nahta recently. Rs 10,000 which we split in half. That He said, “When Javed had come from was how the partnership started!” rem- , he hadn’t come to be a writer. inisced Salim Khan. He had come to to be a direc- Just when it looked that Salim tor. I discovered the talent in him,” Khan was done, he came up with an- For the fi rst time in 29 years, Salim other startling declaration. “The ‘An- A tale of two boys Seppi & Hias, a Turkish-Bavarian film about a charming friendship between two boys in the backdrop of cultural differences and religion, proved to be a clear favourite at FTII’s International Students’ Film Festival held recently

ne fi lm that re- wards relgion. So while Hias, the trou- alise that this autobiographical project the opinion that Turks are not integrat- lieved the some- ble-maker of the two, sends Seppi in is actually much more than just a light- ed and are rigid about their traditions Khan spoke on what caused the fa- gry young man’ image was conceptu- what heavy and in- his place for the fi rst confession on his hearted story of two . “Seppi & and rituals. “There is a lot of Turkish mous duo to part ways, “We were near alised by me for the fi lm Zanjeer. Javed tense mood of the Communion day out of fear of all the Hias is the story of my best friend and population in Germany and the gener- Javed’s house one evening when Javed wasn’t even my partner when I wrote International Stu- mischief he’s done, the latter, who is I and our childhood. The character of al perception of them is that they are told me he wanted to split…. that he’d the fi lm,” he clarifi ed and added almost dents’ Film Festival threatened by his conservative Turkish Seppi is based on me. But it’s also a not secular. But my fi lm conveys the been thinking about it for some time as an afterthought, “And I believe even at FTII was Emre Islamic uncle of going to hell for eat- homage to Bavarian writer Ludwig opposite. So I hope it makes some dif- now. I got up, shook hands with him Javedsaab would confi rm that it was Koca’sO Turkish-Bavarian venture Seppi ing pork, goes ahead and confesses his Thoma and fi lms in the ’60s since a ference in resolving this whole issue,” and started walking towards my car. He solely my creation.” & Hias. This short fi ction comedy from sin instead. lot of them were shot in this particular he smiles. also started to walk with me, but I held The ace scriptwriter feels that the HFF Munchen (University of Televi- Talking to Koca, the writer-direc- region where my fi lm has been made,” Another signifi cant aspect of inte- him, turned him towards his house and Big B doesn’t quite acknowledge his sion and Film Munich, Germany) was tor and co-producer of the fi lm, we re- Koca informs. The fi lm also displays gration that the fi lm successfully show- said, ‘I can look after myself.’ I came role in the shaping up of his career. certainly a breath of fresh air with de- Koca’s passion of shooting with chil- cases is the local football club FC Bay- back home and didn’t tell anyone about “If Amitabh doesn’t remember, I’d like lightful characters and a refreshing dren and youngsters, as he features ern Munchen, of which both Seppi it. The next evening calls started com- to remind him that his two successful dose of humour. Shot in the beautiful two of the most wonderful debutant and Hias are hardcore fans. Not being ing in asking about the split. It was only associations, with locals of Bavaria, Seppi & Hias explores child actors seen on screen in lead a mere sport, the club is a symbol of after a few days that I announced the and , were because of a friendship beyond cultural and reli- roles. They undoubtedly are the soul identifi cation for the locals, irrespec- split.” me,” stated Salim Khan, quite matter- gious boundaries. of the fi lm. tive of their origin. At the club, they are But what was the reason behind end- of-factly. Yusuf (Seppi) is a nine-year-old A Turkish by origin, the fi lmmaker all ‘Mia san Mia’ (We are we). ing such a wonderful and successful This explosive interview will be Turkish boy living in a small upper Ba- reveals how he has brought his own Apart from plans of making a TV se- association? “Javed wanted to use this aired on October 7 at 8:30 pm. varian village with his single mother. not-so-religious attributes to Seppi’s rial out of this fi lm, Koca is also willing He and Matthias (Hias), a German, are character where he eats pork until his to make fi lms in . “I might make a best friends and are infamous for trou- uncle comes by and warns him of turn- TV series on this fi lm. I feel it would bling people. Playing garage-door-foot- ing into a pig if he continues eating the be interesting for many people in Ba- ball and eating Leberkas (Ham burger) There is a lot of Turkish same. “I am very independent of reli- varia as it’s funny and deals with a con- after school are their favourite activi- population in Germany and gion. I eat pork myself. But yes, by not nected issue. As for India, I truly be- ties together. The fi lm revolves around the general perception of taking this whole subject of religion se- lieve in the concept of Indian fi lms. I their friendship and their sins which them is that they are not riously, I attempted to show how both think entertainment is very important they ultimately have to confront. secular. But my fi lm con- these religions are interconnected. It’s and I want to make fi lms belonging to Seppi & Hias boasts of being the fi rst a co-incidence though that my fi lm has that genre,” he signs o� keeping his fi n- Turkish-Bavarian fi lm, the beauty of it veys the opposite. So I hope released at a time when the discussion gers crossed. lying in the way it blends both these it makes some difference in in Germany is quite the opposite,” he cultures with a certain irreverance to- resolving this whole issue says. Koca tells us how Germans are of — ARWA JANJALI

‘’ to hit screens in November The release date for , fi lmmaker . starrer Break Ke Prasoon has written the lyrics Baad has been fi nalised — it will hit and Vishal-Shekhar have composed screens on Nov 26. the music for Break Ke Baad. Directed by Danish Aslam, Break Ke The fi rst promo of the fi lm will hit Baad is described as young, frothy, the screens today — Oct 1 — along romantic comedy. It is also the fi rst with , Ranbir independent production venture of Kapoor’s fi lm . IANS

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