Prabhu Deva turned a year older on Sunday with a quiet lunch with his two sons, who had flown in from Chennai to Mumbai. Says Prabhu, “They were here, as it was a Sunday. They flew back on Sunday afternoon in time for their school on Monday.”
The actor-dancer-choreographer-filmmaker has been busy with his tri-lingual acting assignment in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Prabhu who started shooting for the film in January, has taken time off from direction. Says Prabhu, “I did act in Remo D’Souza’s ABCD 2 last year. But it’s been a while since I faced the camera in Tamil or Telugu. I’ve been busy directing films. I took three months off to act in this film.” He says he had no choice. “I wanted a hero who didn’t charge money. I was the only one willing to do this film for free, since I am the co-producer.”
Prabhu says he was enthused to face the camera for this three-language film for its uniqueness. “For the first time, director Vijay is attempting the horror-comedy genre in Hindi cinema. We haven’t really done a horror-comedy in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.”
Prabhu had a different team working with him on each of the three versions. “We shot the three separate languages as three separate films. Though Tamannaah, Sonu Sood and I feature in all three versions, the supporting cast playing our friends is different in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Each of three films will be culture-specific.”
He says, “It frees me from the responsibilities that come with direction and choreography. After every shot I can breathe easy and relax.” Prabhu now intends to direct a film in Tamil or Telugu. “For the last five years I’ve only directed Hindi films. I may direct a Tamil or a Telugu film next.”
