Tusshar Kapoor On 24 Years Of His Debut In Mujhe Kucch Kehna Hai

Fond memories of  your maiden film?

It was my first job , you can say, so I looked at it that way and I was thrilled that I was getting launched into a career without family support. Independent   of my home  production.

Satish Kaushik   was known  to be  a hard taskmaster?

 Satish ji was the best and the most challenging part of the whole experience! Best because he wanted a perfectly natural performance, like I was an experienced newcomer, and tough because he never minced words or restrained his temper to get that out of me!

This was Kareena’s second release?

Kareena was mindblowing in every way, her freshness, confidence and the way she brought her tender side into the character of Pooja!

You  knew her well from before  shooting with her?

Yes, but we didn’t speak much as I was like a freshman trying to ace his exams on the set and she was hardly a newcomer then with some experience behind her!

Was Mujhe Kucch  Kehna  Hai the launch you had hoped for?

The film gave me everything that a newcomer could ask for, boxoffice numbers, critical acclaim from various quarters and awards too! But like all debut

Iit was only a great beginning, wasn’t too long before I understood that the journey had only well begun and there was miles to go before I could even chill!

If you had  a chance to do it again, would you change  anything?

 No , I’d do it the same way and I can’t redo it because that innocence and natural rawness won’t come back ever!

The  music was  a chartbuster?

The songs were a blessing, each song did well as it got launched but when Rabba mere rabba came out all the songs went to number 1! The songs are still popular and have kept the film alive even twentyfour  years later! Much of the film’s opening can attributed  to the success of the album! Thank you, Anu Malikji.