It is easier to have an affair in New York," declared filmmaker Karan Johar on a balmy Sunday morning in Toronto. "The chances of your spouse, family or friends coming to know of it immediately are far less remote than in many big cities in India."
Johar admitted, in responding to a question at the press conference for Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna at the Toronto International Film Festival, that he could have set the film anywhere in the world including New Delhi or Mumbai. But setting it in New York made the story of adultery more convincing.
"In Mumbai or Delhi, everyone comes to know the moment you have an affair," he explained.
Originally, he wanted to shoot the film in London but the production ran into logistic problems. "We had made Kal Ho Naa Ho in New York and it made a lot of sense to shoot this film in and around New York too," he said.
Text: Arthur J Pais | Photographs: Getty Images
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September 11, 2006