Connection between 'kismat' (luck) and the much talked-about Shahid Kapur – Vidya Balan couple is all set to be put to test as their film Kismat Konnection releases across India this Friday.
The love story, which centres around Raj Malhotra (Shahid), a street-smart charming guy but despite his best efforts success eludes him. Raj's luck changes when he meets an enigmatic fortune-teller played by Juhi Chawla , who assures him that he is about to get lucky with a new chance.
Deviating from his signature pair of Shahrukh Khan and Juhi, veteran director Aziz Mirza has roped in Shahid and Vidya.
The director hopes that Vidya and Shahid will make it to the list of successful Bollywood reel-couple.
When asked whether the super success of Jab We Met made him decide on Shahid, Mirza said, "It is not after the success of 'Jab We Met' that I signed him for my movie. I was already impressed with Shahid's performance in his debut movie, 'Ishq Vishq' and had signed him even before 'Jab We Met'."
The director, however, wanted a different fresh pair and that's what made him sign Vidya as her girl-next-door image suited well for the film's character.
"I wanted my film with an entire new pair which is both young and fresh and that's why Vidya Balan was signed for the film and she has done a wonderful job, " said Mirza.
The director believes in Shahid's potential to justify the character of a perplexed young man in 'Kismat Konnection'.
But it seems Mirza's favourite pair of SRK-Juhi are indispensable for his movies. In 'Kismat Konnection', Juhi plays the role of Haseena Banu Jaan, a crystal ball reader while King Khan, who is also a very dear friend of Mirza has given his voice-over to this film.
Mirza has made a come back with 'Kismat Konnection' after a long time. The film he had last directed was Chalte Chalte in 2003 with SRK and Rani Mukherjee .
So, why did he take such a long to make another movie?
"I like to make a film when I want. I am never bothered by whether I am among the top filmmakers or not. Besides film making, I am also involved with other things and I am happy with the way my latest film has turned out," he said.
With a film depicting the significance of luck in human life, does the director himself believe in 'kismat' and all?
"Old people like me may believe in luck, but youngsters should not put their faith blindly on luck,", Mirza said, quickly adding that the voice-over of the film by SRK happened as a matter of chance.
"Originally, Juhi had recorded the voice-over for the film but later when we heard it again, we did not like it much. While we were discussing it Shah Rukh called me up from London. I immediately asked for his voice-over, which he readily accepted. That's how it happened," Mirza said.
Mirza, however, denied that there was any numerology behind the spelling of the film with 'K' in connection. According to him, the film's name is only a marketing strategy.
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