Aditya Chopra Rewards Director With Dhoom 3 After Tashan Failure

MUMBAI – There is somethingabout Aditya Chopra andthe trust that he shows in hisdirectors despite their earlierattempts behind camera beingnot-so-flattering. This is prettyapparent when one looks at VijayKrishna Acharya, the man whohad delivered one of the biggestcritical and commercial disappointmentsfor Yash Raj Films -Tashan. So what happened next?Instead of pulling him down, hewas rewarded with the biggestfilm ever coming from Yash Rajstable – Dhoom 3.“That’s how Adi is,” says afilmmaker fondly, “If he puts hismoney on you, he would stick byyour side. Just a failure or twodoesn’t matter as long as he seesthe right intent and willingnessto change, learn and adapt. Yes,Tashan was a flop show but Adididn’t put the entire blame onVijay. There are so many factorsthat can go right or wrong whenit comes to the film’s fortunes.”In the past, there have beenclose to half a dozen instanceswhen Aditya Chopra has continuedto show trust in his directorsand given them a secondchance. His plans may not havealways fallen in place but therehas seldom been a director whohas been shown the door aftermerely one attempt.“Kunal Kohli’s directorialdebut Mujhse Shaadi Karoge!flopped but Adi trusted him todeliver the goods. The directortoo reciprocatedwith Hum Tumfollowed by Fanaa.Sanjay Gadhvi wasan unknown namewhen he made hisdebut with a smalloutside productionTere Liye. However,Aditya sawthe potential andthe director went on to delivera hat trick of successes – MereYaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Dhoom andDhoom 2. Even Shimit Aminhad a humble beginning withRam Gopal Varma’s productionAb Tak Chhappan but Adi gavehim a much bigger platform andShah Rukh Khan with Chak De!India,” informs a source.There have been failures toobut not after Adi has given themall a second chance.“Arjun Sablok’s Na TumJaano Na Hum with an outsideproduction was a disasterdespite Hrithik in the lead buthe still got to helm Neal ‘N’Nikki with Uday Chopra. JugalHansraj, a close friend, got twochances too with Pyaar Impossibleand Roadside Romeo, bothof which were flops. As of now,none of them is making a filmfor Yash Raj. However PradeepSarkar, who hasn’t quite enjoyeda flattering outing for the productionhouse so far with eitherLafangey Parindey or LaagaChunari Mein Daag is gettingto direct none other than Adi’s‘close friend’ Rani Mukerji inMardaani,” an insider adds.No wonder, Vijay KrishnaAcharya could play on this cushionof comfort and Adi standingbehind him when he got incharge of Dhoom 3. The producerhas done his job by givinghim the resources, franchiseand Aamir Khan no less. Nowit is on the director to get secondtime lucky and create someDhoom once the film arrivesnext month.