In spite of its failure, Manoj Bajpayee is very proud of Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar which completed 25 years on October 6.
“We were trying to do something different, Hansal Mehta and I, and so what if we failed? Failure is a far stronger incentive to evolve than success. Imagine how boring life would be if we had only success to fall back on. Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar is what I would call an honourable failure. We failed, yes but we learnt from our mistakes.”
Manoj recalls himself and Hansal as two young rebels . “We were young, we were full of energy. We made mistakes in Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar. But we had the courage to take the blow, to stumble and fall.”
What went wrong? “Nothing! Nothing went wrong. We were trying to make a particular film. It turned out another way. Hansal and I had more than our share of disagreement during the shooting. Today both of us have evolved , grown as human beings. Now we are better equipped, intellectually, emotionally, and cinematically to make Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar more honestly. So my appeal to Hansal: Let’s make Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar again. This time, let’s do it the way we had originally planned.”
But would Tabu agree to do it again?
Manoj is unsure. “Pataa Nahin, yaar. Over the years she has remained a dear friend. But Tabu likes to be left alone. She is happy in her own space. I don’t know if she will share Hansal and my enthusiasm for Dil Pe Mat Le Yaar.”
