"I love the first poster. When you'll see the film you'll realize the importance of the poster. To me it's not a nude poster at all," said master director Rajkumar Hirani in a Bollywood Hungama exclusive video interview with Faridoon Shahryar. Hirani is confident that PK will get a U certificate. He was visibly moved as he spoke about Sanjay Dutt and also shared some interesting insights about Dutt's biopic which will star Ranbir Kapoor in the lead role. Mr Hirani also spoke about why he doesn't get affected by the Box Office pressures besides sharing some funny incidents during the making of PK. Today also happens to be Raju Hirani's birthday. He is leaving for Goa tonight since he will be part of a tribute to Richard Attenborough at IFFI tomorrow November 21. 

I'm saying with all honesty. First of all we are not in the same race. Everybody can excel. Every film is different. Somebody might do a few crores more; some film can do a few crores less. It's not a reflection of the quality of the film. Quality of a film can be judged only ten years down the line, that after ten years whether people remember your film or not. I don't know how much business did Pyaasa, Mughal E Azam, Lagaan or Jab We Met did. I would still want to go back and watch these films. How everything is equated with money is very funny. We should break this pattern. 

I love the first poster. When you'll see the film you'll realize the importance of the poster. To me it's not a nude poster at all. For me it's a very very interesting looking poster which completely signifies the film. I was amused when people said Nanga hai Nanga hai. Are you seeing through the transistor? In akhaadas, people wear langot, you see more in that. See at our Sadhus in Kumbh mela. We are a country of Kamasutra, tomorrow you'll say burn Khajurao. It's your dirty mind. There's nothing. Change your thinking. There's no vulgar moment either. A woman in Sari, fully clad, can look more vulgar if she wants to, than a man who's completely naked. There's nothing wrong in nudity. 

It's a completely U film. There's no reason to give it anything else. 

I'll tell you a very interesting story which nobody knows. I wanted to tell Amitabh personally but he still doesn't know. Swanand was caught up and we had to record this song. I thought of calling Amitabh Bhattacharya. There was a number Amitabh (Lyricist) in my phone. I called. It wasn't Amitabh Bhattacharya but Amitabh Varma. I started talking and he got very excited. During the conversation I realized it's not Amitabh Bhattacharya but Amitabh Varma. We fixed up time to meet next day. Then I called Amitabh Bhattacharya, he came to meet but he was caught up with a few other things. The same evening Amitabh Varma came to meet me. I thought let's take a chance. I briefed him. Two days later he came and started with the line poore pichattar baar mirrorva dekhen...I liked it. This guy magically delivered. He still doesn't know he came by default. 

Aamir has done a fantastic job. It's a character which is completely a baby, very innocent, very childlike. All that fits Aamir because of his baby face, height, fresh looks, ears (which are already out), physically he was completely fit. He took up the challenge of Bhojpuri. He took lessons in Bhojpuri and he put in hell lot of efforts to become the way he has become. He doesn't blink in the film. It was very tough for him to perform. 

Sanjay has been in every film of mine barring 3 Idiots. He is a complete joy to work with. He makes everyone happy. When we were shooting we didn't know that this will happen to him. 

He keeps writing letters. I've seen a change in the pattern of his letters. I've seen an acceptance. He has accepted that I have to live here and I might live happily. He jokes around. Earlier there was sadness, now he writes wonderful letters. There's a Mahatma Gandhi cell since Gandhi ji had been to Yerawada Jail. Sanjay said, Bapu ab to jaane do mujhe, bahut ho gaya. There's humour coming back. He is a survivor. 

It all started when Sanju was out on parole. He opened up. I realized I knew so little about him. There's a huge part of his life that he doesn't talk about. At one stage I realized there's a story in his life. Abhijaat (Joshi) and me met his family for several days, met his sisters, Kumar Gaurav and a close friend Paresh who lives in US. I cross checked all the stories. Paresh gave very interesting insights. I think there's a great story. I bounced it to Ranbir and he got excited. At this stage we are still writing. 

Looks like. 

There's a fat barber that you must have seen in the promo of PK. You may have seen the making video of the scene involving this guy. But what is not part of the making, I'll tell you. The scene required that the pyjama is caught in the bum. We needed a fat guy so that the bum is big too. When we were shooting, the line was thin; the pyjama was not going in. We used the hanger but nothing was happening. A costume person told me that the actor is very nervous, you are there, Aamir is there, he is very nervous, he has really tightened up. You need to loosen him up. We took him aside, talked to him, became friends with him, then he 'loosened up'.

By Faridoon Shahryar, bollywoodhungama.com

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Master director Raju Hirani in the first part of his Bollywood Hungama exclusive interview with Content Head Broadband Faridoon Shahryar talks about having a working birthday today November 20, 2014. Mr Hirani talks about the mammoth response to the promos and posters of his next film PK. He speaks about how he naturally reaches out to the multiplex and single screen crowd. He also talks about why the over emphasis on Box Office doesn't appeal to him. He delves into the reasons why he enjoys the process of filmmaking.

In the second part of his Bollywood Hungama exclusive interview with Content Head Broadband Faridoon Shahryar, director Rajkumar Hirani talks 'PK' and expresses surprise over the criticism and court cases that came in his away after the first look of the film featuring a nude Aamir Khan was unveiled. He then explains why editing is more satisfying than writing and shooting a film. Lastly, he narrates a very hilarious incident as to how lyricist Amitabh Varma came on board for the song 'Love Is A Waste Of Time' accidentally instead of Amitabh Bhattacharya.

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In this Bollywood Hungama exclusive interview with Content Head Broadband Faridoon Shahryar, talented director Rajkumar Hirani talks about 'PK' and why commercial success is secondary for him. He blasts the criticism over the nude poster of Aamir Khan and raises laughs as to how lyricist Amitabh Varma accidentally became a part of the film. He admits that he and his team are finding it tough to hide the film's actual premise from audiences while cutting the film's promos. He shares some interesting details about the Sanjay Dutt biopic, which would star Ranbir Kapoor. He also reveals that the film was earlier supposed to be titled as 'Ek Tha Talli'. Lastly, admits that he would love to work with Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, Amitabh Bachchan and many other prominent stars.