Aneez Bazmi Going Places

Riding high on the success of SINGH IS KINNG, ace director Anees
Bazmee was rumored to have been offered as much as 51 crores for a
three film deal by a top corporate house even in recessionary times.



Though the director of blockbuster hits like NO ENTRY, WELCOME and
SINGH IS KINNG hadn’t confirmed on the exact figure, he had admitted
that he was indeed being approached with a very tempestuous offer.

He had stated, ”Yes, there have been huge offers after SINGH IS KIING
as well and I am certainly considering a few of them. In any case,
temptations like these aren’t new to me because ever since NO ENTRY
became a super-hit, mega bucks have been offered to me. Still, I don’t
want to rush up on my films and go for quantity while compromising on
the quality.”

However, less than a year after the release of SINGH IS KINNG, the
industry scenario has changed. So how much of the ‘temptation’ still
exists?

Of course huge numbers like the ones being quoted earlier would be
very unreasonable. In fact, during that time when the industry was at
its peak, some people were willing to offer even more.

But current situation is different and fully understandable. "Now is
the time to face reality”, says Anees Bazmee while being honest enough
to state that correction was bound to happen.


He is currently working on a film titled IT’S MY LIFE, which stars
Harman Baweja, Genelia D’Souza and Nana Patekar. He saw its last leg
coming to a conclusion in New Delhi last month. The film was earlier
being planned for an August release but looking at the stand off
between producers and multiplexes, it would most likely see a delayed
release now.