Mumbai, Sept 22: Kaizad Gustad Film Director On what defines his idea of movie-making.
After Bombay Boys, you disappeared from the film scene.

Honestly, I think of myself as a scriptwriter first and a director only later. I take my own time to write a script. It took me two years to write Boom. Between Bombay Boys and Boom, I wrote four other scripts which are now at various stages of development. I don’t want to be a part of a 9-to-5 film-making schedule. I only make movies when I feel like it.

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So, why come back with Boom?

Well, I am not part of Bollywood. I don’t know anyone in Bollywood. I don’t have any involvement with Bollywood. I like the outsider perspective I have. The lives of those who are a part of Bollywood revolve around box-office collections and on-the-set happenings — that’s not what I want.

A lot of people think Boom is a very weird film. What’s your take?

Boom is a weird film. I don’t know how it will do. There has never been anything like Boom in India. Had Boom been a small movie with no stars, no one would have given a damn. Just because Amitabh Bachchan, along with three supermodels and Bo Derek are a part of the film, everyone is talking about Boom. Everyone in the film is a villain. Boom has no love story, no emotions. Everyone is out to get everybody else. I guess all this makes Boom a weird film.

How did you assemble the cast?

Actually, it was pretty easy. We got in touch with Amitabh Bachchan armed with a bound script and he liked what he read. It was the same with everyone else in Boom.

What about Bo Derek?

Bo Derek was a part of my teenage fantasy. So, when I wrote about Bade Miya’s (Bachchan) fantasy, I thought we could at least try and approach her for a very brief appearance. I got in touch with her agents in the US and they got back agreeing. It was as simple as that.