“Simmba Has A Proper Message Given In A Commercial Way”: Farhad Samji

Screenwriter-director Farhad Samji says that due to his 11-year-old association with filmmaker Rohit Shetty, he feels that the kind of chemistry he shares with the “Simmba” director would be difficult to have with others.

Farhad had teamed up with Rohit for films like Golmaal 3, Bol Bachchan and Chennai Express. The two joined forces again, this time for the forthcoming film Simmba.

“We have done 11 films together so we are more than a family. We know each other’s strengths and weaknesses. I have worked with other directors also, but with Rohit Shetty, it’s very clear. He knows what I want to convey. I also know what he wants from me. That kind of chemistry…I guess I’ll hardly have it with others,” Farhad told IANS.

“Whenever a writer writes, he imagines how the scene would be. Whenever I write and narrate to him, he listens to it and visually when it comes on the screen…I feel that it’s 10 times better because his treatment is fantastic.

“Rohit knows that irrespective of the scale of the film or the sequences involved in it or how many cars we blow up… the audience wants good content, story, emotions and characters.”

Farhad has written dialogues for “Simmba” and when the trailer came out, actor Ranveer Singh’s “Tell me something I don’t know” dialogue from the film inspired memes on social media.