Were Bachchan and Akshay Kumar pre-conditions for 'Waqt...'?

Actually, all three of us were very happy working together in 'Aankhen'. The two of them had told me to find another good script. When I saw the play, I asked Amitji to see it.

He agreed it was great stuff for a movie adaptation. That's how 'Waqt...' was born. Amitji plays the dream-father.

He and Akshay were really comfortable working together. And when actors are having fun, it makes the director's job so much easier. You've cast your wife Shefali as Bachchan's wife... Initially, I was apprehensive.

I thought people would say I was trying to promote my wife. So I didn't mention her name as a possible co-star to Amitji. I only wanted the pair to be fresh.

If I had cast Hemaji, 'Waqt...' would've been seen as an extension of 'Baghban'. I didn't want that. Then one day Amitji himself suggested Shefali.

That took the burden off my head. We did a photo-shoot with Amitji, Shefali and Akshay. They looked like a family.

The music by Anu Malik is already a hit, I believe. Today, every ... more.

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