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New Delhi, July 7: Matchmaking is the favorite pastime of married women in India but what happens when a high society 20-something girl, who is otherwise clueless about love, tries to play cupid?
That's what inspired director Rajshree Ojha to turn Jane Austen's 'Emma' into a Bollywood rom-com with Abhay Deol as Mr Knightley and Sonam Kapoor as the title heroine in 'Aisha'
The director says she blended Austen's 'Emma' into a story of a contemporary girl, whose constant matchmaking often leads to hilarious situations.
"I am trying to do something new with 'Aisha'. She is a young, independent and fashionable girl. She believes that she is doing good to the society by making two people fall in love. She is always trying to find the right match. But she is completely clueless about where she belongs," Ojha said.
The director, whose off-beat 2007 film 'Chaurahein' starring Zeenat Aman, Victor Banerjee and Soha Ali Khan was also inspired by Nirmal Verma's work, feels there is nothing beautiful than a well adapted literary work.
"I always wanted to do a Jane Austen novel and there is no better way to make a debut in Bollywood than with rom-com.
Emma had always fascinated me so I started developing a story around it and pitched it to various and met one actor who absolutely loved it and that was Sonam Kapoor," Ojha says.
'Aisha', which hits theatres on August 6, has been produced by Sonam's sister Rhea Kapoor and PVR Pictures.
The ‘30 something’ as Ojha puts herself has met enough matchmakers in her life to get a perspective on the whole marriage business in India.
"Matchmaking is very prevalent in our society. Not only the society women but young college girls too try their hands at it. When you hit 30s like I have, people are like 'Oh, are you single? When are getting married? That's why the subject attracted me," Ojha adds.
That's what inspired director Rajshree Ojha to turn Jane Austen's 'Emma' into a Bollywood rom-com with Abhay Deol as Mr Knightley and Sonam Kapoor as the title heroine in 'Aisha'
The director says she blended Austen's 'Emma' into a story of a contemporary girl, whose constant matchmaking often leads to hilarious situations.
"I am trying to do something new with 'Aisha'. She is a young, independent and fashionable girl. She believes that she is doing good to the society by making two people fall in love. She is always trying to find the right match. But she is completely clueless about where she belongs," Ojha said.
The director, whose off-beat 2007 film 'Chaurahein' starring Zeenat Aman, Victor Banerjee and Soha Ali Khan was also inspired by Nirmal Verma's work, feels there is nothing beautiful than a well adapted literary work.
"I always wanted to do a Jane Austen novel and there is no better way to make a debut in Bollywood than with rom-com.
Emma had always fascinated me so I started developing a story around it and pitched it to various and met one actor who absolutely loved it and that was Sonam Kapoor," Ojha says.
'Aisha', which hits theatres on August 6, has been produced by Sonam's sister Rhea Kapoor and PVR Pictures.
The ‘30 something’ as Ojha puts herself has met enough matchmakers in her life to get a perspective on the whole marriage business in India.
"Matchmaking is very prevalent in our society. Not only the society women but young college girls too try their hands at it. When you hit 30s like I have, people are like 'Oh, are you single? When are getting married? That's why the subject attracted me," Ojha adds.
