Source
- Filmstrip : August 8, 1998
Director Andalib Sultanpuri has been busy shooting in some
of the happening nightspots of Mumbai for his latest film,
'Jaanam Samjha Karo'. Present at the shoot were the film's
main cast which includes Salman Khan, Urmila Matondkar and
Shakti Kapoor. Also playing key roles are Rohini Hattangady,
Sadashiv Amrapurkar, Bindu and Shammi Kapoor. Among the
scenes shots were some dramatic and action sequences. The
film is being produced by Bubby Kent and has music by Anu
Malik with lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Source - Screen : August,
1997
Janam Samjha Karo is a romantic film which is being directed
by Andalib (Majrooh Sultanpuri's son), who was chief assistant
to Raj Kumar Santoshi. The film which is being shot in Switzerland,
Scotland and London, is almost 50 per cent complete.
Source - Screen : January,
1997
Lights and props are being shifted in and out of the studio.
A tall, well-built man is parked outside the entrance, talking
on his cell-phone. He's sporting a number of gold chains
and bracelets. I guess he is the producer. Bingo! He is
Bubby Kent, who had earlier produced two Salman Khan-starrers,
Kurbaan and Chandramukhi. His third Salman Khan-starrer
is titled Jaanam Samjha Karo but is likely to be retitled
as Love Hua though one would have thought sharing a title
with Asha Bhosle's superhit award-winning album would have
made the project more viable. The director of the film is
Andalib Sultanpuri, son of veteran lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri.
Andalib had assisted Rajkumar Santoshi during Andaz Apna
Apna, when he got acquainted to Salman. Since then he had
been keen to make a film with Salman. After considering
a number of actors for this film, he met Salman. But that
film did not take off. Andalib had a `different' story which
Salman also liked and they discussed it with Bubby, who
instantly gave it his nod and the film Love Hua took off.
"My film is not really a love story. It is basically a comedy
with a touch of romance," explains Andalib. "Unlike other
films, this one is about a boy and girl, but they don't
fall in love instantly. That happens much later."
Salman plays a rich brat, who spends his nights at different
nightspots. During one such night-out, he meets Urmila,
a dancer at one nightclub. Slowly love blossoms.
Art director R Varman, who constructed some very good hotel
suite sets for Subhash Ghai's Pardes, has done an equally
remarkable job at Natraj Studio. A five-star executive suite
has been designed for the scene being shot. Salman on a
jaunt abroad manages to get Urmila into his hotel room and
is trying to seduce her. Dressed in a black outfit, Urmila
looks gorgeous as she sits primly on the sofa placed in
front of a mirror. She is flipping through her script industriously,
while the make-up man gives her made-up face some finishing
touches. Cinematographer WB Rao is busy giving instructions
to his assistant about how to camera should be set up. A
trolley is set at the far end of the room. Lights have been
placed in the corners. Andalib sends a spot-boy to call
Salman. Moments later Salman walks in with a soft-drink
in hand, whistling and waving at some people outside. He's
wearing a loose T-shirt over a pair of snug jeans. He giggles
and playfully makes faces at Urmila. Then he picks up his
script from the table, browses through it before chucking
it back on the table. Andalib walks up to the two, explains
the scene and asks them to rehearse. Urmila begins reading
out her lines obediently. Salman walks out of the room and
returns with his mobile. He punches in some numbers and
talks for a while, his script in his hand. Rao cajoles him
to begin rehearsals. Finally, he joins Urmila in front of
the camera at the entrance to the room. The camera moves
slowly from left to right as Salman and Urmila move towards
it. The Khan delivers his lines in Dev Anand's distinctive
style. He is showing Urmi the hotel suite and she is awe-struck.
She comes from a middle-class family and a five-star hotel
is a dream for her. Though he gets Dev Sahab's style right,
Salman fumbles with his lines. They go in for another rehearsal
and another till he gets his lines right. Urmila, by now,
cannot control her laughter at the way Salman delivers his
dialogue. Andalib waits patiently for her to stop. Salman
stomps his foot to remind her to keep quiet. But she just
cannot control herself.
It's time for a final take. Like thorough professionals,
the two deliver the dialogue without any mistakes.
The entire scene shifts to the adjacent room, which is the
bedroom. Not much time is wasted here. The lights are already
set up, and all the technicians have to shift is the camera.
This scene has Salman showing Urmila the bedroom, where
they have a 'honeymoon' bed for couples. Ms Matondkar has
just two lines to say. Salman also doesn't have too many
to mug but he has to have a sly expression on his face.
The camera rolls. The bedroom door swings open. Salman tells
Urmila, " Ise bedroom kehte hain. Aur yeh honeymoon bed
hai." As he moves towards the bed, he bangs his leg against
one of the posts. "What the hell? You call this a honeymoon
bed," he screams in agony. One of the posts not covered
by the sponge, is the cause for Salman's agony. He jumps
and frantically holds his leg in hand. The spotboys immediately
rush to help, but he isn't hurt badly, he confesses. They
cover the post with more sponge. Another take. This time,
Salman carefully walks over the bed and then jumps on it.
The sort is canned. The still photographer asks the artistes
to pose for stills. Urmila takes her position. Salman continues
to lie on the bed. The cameraman begins clicking, Salman
yawns and pretends to doze off. Rao, tells the photographer
jokingly, "Chalo jaldi karo. Sleeping Beauty ka photo Khincho".
The photo-session is done and the unit packs up.