Ranbir Kapoor will make me comfortable: Karan Johar

Last month, Star Report broke the news that
Karan Johar will play the antagonist in
Anurag Kashyap's next, Bombay Velvet
(BV), co-starring Ranbir Kapoor. Now,
KJo's work for the film has finally begun.
"I've got the script. We did a look test too a couple of days ago," he
says. Ask him if he's been talking to Ranbir and he says,
"Not at all, but we'll meet on the sets
eventually. It's going to be a bit awkward
for me to act, so I'm happy that I'm doing
it with Ranbir, who is a friend. I will
immediately be comfortable. The fact that he's in the film will really help."
On his preparations for the role, the
filmmaker says, "Anurag is a spontaneous
director. The ball is in his court; I am his
baby. If I'm good, the credit will go to
him, but if I'm bad, I'll be taking all the discredit. Either way,
it's Anurag's baby all
the way."

It was reported that Karan's role in the
film was offered to Naseeruddin Shah
first, but the filmmaker claims he doesn't
know much about it. "I know Anurag has
spoken (about it), but I have no idea
about any of the details," he says, adding that his involvement in the
film began
with a simple script discussion. "Anurag is
a dear friend. He wanted my feedback, so
I heard the script and gave some inputs
on the screenplay. Then he asked me 'Why
don't you play this part?'. I thought it was interesting, so I agreed
immediately."