After the successful "Dhoom" series, Sanjay Gadhvi is looking forward to his forthcoming release "Kidnap", which has current flavour Imran Khan in an important role. The director describes his presence in the movie as a "bonus".
The film also stars Sanjay Dutt and Minissha Lamba.
"Imran is a bonus now. I never knew he'd become so big. It was Shibani Bhatija (the scriptwriter) who mentioned that Aamir Khan's nephew was looking to act," Gadhvi told.
"When I decided to cast Imran, I didn't even know he was doing 'Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na'. I had no clue Imran's first film would turn him into a household hero. Everything happens as it is meant to be. I wanted to cast a boy who wants to be a man.
"When I saw him, I knew this was the guy who'd play Kabeer in 'Kidnap'. Because of his mixed lineage, Imran has a very interesting face. He reminded me of Marlon Brando in 'On The Waterfront'. I didn't have to change Imran's look, like Hrithik in 'Dhoom 2' or Esha in 'Dhoom'. Just a stubble and a muscular look," he said.
Although Imran has a sizeable part in the film, the director says "Kidnap" is Sanjay Dutt's film.
"'Kidnap' is a Sanjay Dutt vehicle. From 'Jaane Tu...' to 'Kidnap' is like Kashmir to Kanyakumari for Imran. His character carries the weight of the world on his shoulders like Mr. (Amitabh) Bachchan in 'Zanjeer'. Sanjay and Imran share a great chemistry."
Sanjay agreed to play Minissha Lamba's father in "Kidnap" without a second thought.
"I think Sanjay wanted to do a father-daughter film for a long time. In the film, he doesn't get to see his daughter for eight years. Somewhere he connected with that situation on a personal level."
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