"I always felt that one day I will do it, but then there
were so many other subjects that were intriguing and I got busy
with that, so I didn't have time...but after 'Jail' I thought
that now I should make a comedy," said the 42-year-old.
The film, slated to hit screens Jan 26, stars Ajay Devgn, Omi
Vaidya and Emraan Hashmi in the lead. And it revolves around
the different experiences that these three men go through in
love.
While the film is from men's point of view, actresses Shruti
Hassan, Shraddha Das and Shahzan Padamsee play pivotal roles.
But what made Bhandakar, whose cinema is usually women-oriented,
shift his focus to men this time?
"I never plan a film gender-based. I wanted to make this
film so I did and there are women characters in this film too
with very well etched out roles, but definitely it is dominated
by male point of view. Let's see if people realise that Madhur
can give a very good male point of view as well," the filmmaker
said.
"Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji" has a tagline that reads
"Love grows...but men don't". Does Bhandarkar agree
with this statement?
"I believe in this totally because I feel the same way,"
he quipped.
"I still have a childlike innocence and same is the case
with a lot of people I know. You do grow and become mature but
somewhere in your mind you are still a kid. In fact this holds
a meaning for a lot of girls as well," Bhandarkar said.