How did the choice of Simran [Images] for the mother's role happen?

To be honest, she was supposed to do the Preity Zinta Images role in Dil Se. We did a test with her too. But she was a big star in the South and the dates didn't fall into place.

She was doing glamorous roles but she was ready to try something different -- to be a mother of two, to play an emotional role. So, sometimes it's good to cast against the grain. The character comes through beyond the person, otherwise if you cast someone who is used to doing that role, somehow it gets lost.

Why did you choose Abhishek Bachchan Images for the role of Lallan in Yuva Images? Like I told you, sometimes it's good to cast against the grain. Up until then, he had not had a very good run of films.

Not just that, he was doing all these goody-goody roles. It was an experiment, which could have fallen flat. Both if us took the risk, you know.

But when it works out, it comes out really fresh. He had to work hard. It's very different from his background and his upbringing -- we had to work hard to ... more.

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