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Aanand L Rai refused to work with bigger stars in ‘Tanu Weds Manu’

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Director Aanand L Rai, has made two hit films, ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ (2011) and sequel ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’ (2015), but despite the success he isn’t baffled by the fame he has earned.

In an interview with FimFare, he said, “I wasn�۪t surprised. But I wasn�۪t expecting this. I have a different barometer. And it�۪s not about the number game. I had a reason to tell a story. I never thought Tanu Weds Manu is a brand and I�۪m going to make a sequel. People advised me that I should only produce the film and that I�۪d make the same amount of money. But I had a story and I wanted to tell it.�� People told me to work with bigger stars.��But this is what my story wanted. The only thing that matters is whether I�۪m being honest to my story.”

When questioned about his directorship he added, “I don�۪t take the director in me seriously. I don�۪t live for the director, my director lives for me.��We could have sat in my office and done the interview. But we�۪ve come out, we�۪ll have a good lunch, we�۪ll talk and enjoy ourselves. We�۪ll remember this afternoon. That�۪s more important to me.”

Rai also stated that he’s not too fanatic about taking on big stars for his films, he pays more importance to the story. “If you�۪re talking about these legends, they have more at stake. So I�۪m worried, I�۪m cautious. My job is to give them something good. When somebody starts trusting you, you have to take a pause. I will not lie to myself and cast a star for my positioning but rather do it for the story. That�۪s more important.”