“John’s nude scene in New York not on the lines of Dostana”
22 Jun, 2009 12:00 am IST l Renuka Vyavahare/INDIATIMES MOVIES
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Are you happy with the release date of New York and the promotions?
Our first trailer came out very early during Rab Ne Bana Do Jodi which was well received by people. The film was ready two months ago but the strike delayed it. I became very impatient, restless and felt irritated as I was very confident of the film and wanted to get it out. I am happy that we didn’t have to introduce the film to the audiences from the scratch as people had already seen its trailer and liked it. If the film is good people will like it irrespective of its promotions and release date. We are the first big film of the year.
New York has the backdrop of 9/11?
New York is a story of 3 friends and how their chemistry changes post the attacks of 9/11. John and Katrina play American citizens of Indian origin while Neil is an Indian studying in US. The two take Neil under their name and he starts seeing US through their eyes. The story spans across 9 years..from 1999 to 2008. 9/11 happens and how that turns their life upside down. Our film’s last day of shooting coincided with Bush’s last day of presidency, it was very symbolic as New York deals with looking forward and moving on.
The film seems topical given the recent racist attacks happening against Indians in Australia?
These events don’t leave you untouched. The world changed post 9/11, 26/11, post Obama became the president of US. These events altered our mind sets, our psyche.