After making an im
pressive debut with
‘Tanu Weds Manu’, director Anand L Rai is once again celebrating the joy and pain that come with falling in love through his upcoming romantic film ‘Raanjhanaa’.
The trailer of the film shows a love triangle between Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol.
Oscar-award winner AR Rahman has given music in the movie which is set in Varanasi and Delhi. ‘Raanjhanaa’ will release on June 21.
“I have a feeling that somewhere people have lost faith in love. People speak about it today but imagine it to be true only in fairy tales. I feel sad to see this, as love is an integral part of our life. I feel people don’t want to go through the heartbreak. So, somewhere I wanted to celebrate this pain and love,” Rai told PTI in an interview.
South star Dhanush, who shot to fame with the song ‘Kolaveri Di’ in Bollywood, plays a Hindu Banarasi boy who falls in love with Sonam, a Muslim girl. Rai cast Dhanush when ‘Kolaveri Di’ was a rage but the director did not want to cash in on Dhanush’s image.
“I didn’t want a singer but an actor. And he is 100 times better as actor than a singer. The aim was not to cash in on his ‘Kolaveri Di’ fame but to highlight the actor in him.”
From a middle-class Delhi family, Rai left his job as an engineer to pursue dreams of filmmaking. Though he feels it was a risk he took, he has no regrets about it.
Rai is not keen to dwell on his struggles as he takes his life in a very positive way. “Every director goes through struggles and I am no different. I also had my share of problems but it would be unfair to only talk about problems as I have been extremely lucky as well. I have learnt a lot all these years and hope to keep learning in future.”
Rai is happy with the way the film has shaped up and he is all praise for Abhay, who accepted the movie knowing it was not a lead role. (PTI)