‘Prince’ is not inspired by ‘Kaante’: Vivek Oberoi

Just like the central protagonist of the Bourne films,Vivek’s character is shown to be suffering from a total memory loss. Then the focus shifted from Bourne to Bond with gadgets being thrown around and then there were speculations that ‘Prince’ was getting into the ‘Kaante’ zone with a heist taking centre-stage.

“‘Prince’ is unlike any of the films that you mentioned. In fact the major USP of the film is its unique story idea.

Imagine someone who is the world’s smartest thief and for whom even a seemingly impossible heist is easy; someone who can steal anything from anywhere. Now imagine again that what would happen to him if someone steals his memory?,” he said.

In the past heist films have seen mixed luck coming their way. While ‘Kaante’ has been the most memorable and successful of the lot,the technology and cinematic quotient too has taken huge leaps over last few years. Has ‘Prince’ managed to take a step ahead?

“‘Prince’ is more in the full-on entertainer space of films like ‘Race’ or ‘Dhoom 2’. I can actually call the film as ‘Glocal’,something which is a great blend of global and local. While the technology and action is truly international with a global look and packaging,at heart ‘Prince’ is an absolute Bollywood style entertainer which qualifies for being a ‘paisa vasool’ film!,” Oberoi,33,said.

Speculations are also huge around the budget of the film.

Figures like 35-40 crores are already being thrown in the trade circles. Does he wish to set records straight?

“People throw such kind of numbers all the time to spread rumours. I won’t deny the fact that the film is indeed expensive. However,it’s not in the vicinity of the numbers that you mention. I don’t like to talk about the money spent in my films and my producer (Kumar Taurani) also doesn’t believe in doing that.

“He is a wise man and would never waste money. Of course with the kind of effort that has been put in and the technological advancement that we have seen,the final amount equates to some sensible money being invested…” Starring three leading ladies – Aruna Shields,Nandana Sen and Nehru Singh – each of whom plays a mysterious character named ‘Maya’ in the film,’Prince’ also marks the debut of Isaiah as the main villain.

Also starring Sanjay Kapoor,Dalip Tahil and Rajesh Khattar in supporting roles,’Prince’ is the debut directorial venture of Kookie V Gulati and releases all over today.

Oberoi started his Bollywood journey with Ram Gopal Varma’s gangster flick ‘Company’ (2002. His other major hits include ‘Saathiya’,’Yuva’,’Masti’ and ‘Shootout At Lokhandwala’.

He was last seen in Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor starrer ‘Kurbaan’,which did not do well at the box office.