It was a serene atmosphere on the sets of Percept Pictures’ latest comic caper, directed by Priyadarshan. Shailendra Singh and director Priyadarshan seemed at ease, sitting in a sugarcane field in Wai (an increasingly favorite location in India with its proximity to Mumbai, about four hours away) with its placid surroundings with a river, discussing the scene with Nana Patekar and Shreyas Talpade.

Said Singh, “We wanted to look beyond the star culture, to look at a league of extraordinary gentlemen, extraordinary actors, who would bring their own flavour and add value to the script. Co-ordinating their dates was no easy task.”

The film stars Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Shreyas Talpade, Asrani and Shakti Kapoor.

Patekar is excited to be part of a Priyan film. “We had planned so many films, but it feels good to know when one film happens. More than anything else, I love to act and leave the rest to my director,” enthuses Nana.

Priyan is excited and states. “I am looking forward to my cast's combined histrionics creating celluloid magic,” confesses Priyan, who answers a query on Nana's romantic lead with “The only person Nana can be romantic in this film is me. He is a director’s actor. He doesn’t need a