Saif-Rani: Little magic, too much time!

After months of wracking their brains, Kunal Kohli and his team have finally hit upon a title for their Rani Mukerji-Saif Ali Khan-starrer: Thoda Pyaar, Thoda Magic! It couldn’t have involved rocket science to come up with that, could it? “Sometimes, the simplest things are the most difficult to do!” says Kunal. “Yes, the title sounds simple, so you might wonder why it took us so long. We just had a hard time figuring out what a film like this should be called.”

Saif and Rani will be sharing the screen once again after the hit Hum Tum, but Kunal intends to present them in a completely different way. “When I completed the script, I began thinking about who we should cast. Then it struck me that whenever Saif has done an unexpected role, as in Parineeta, Omkara, Race or Tashan, he has excelled. Those are his landmark films. I felt he’d be perfect for this. Even Rani has never done something like this.”

This Yashraj film is rumoured to have been inspired by Kajol-Ajay Devgan’s Raju Chacha. “No, this hasn’t been inspired by any film,” Kunal clarifies. “It’s about four orphans and how they come into contact with an industrialist. You’ll find out why their paths cross and how an angel helps them.” In the meantime, let’s hope the sweet ‘n’ simple title works magic for the film.