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Agencies Posted: Jul 16, 2008 at 1336 hrs IST
Connection between kismat (luck) and the much talked-about Shahid-Vidya couple is all set to be put to test as their film Kismat Konnection releases across India this Friday.

The love story which centres around Raj Malhotra (Shahid), a street smart charming guy but despite his best efforts success eludes him. Raj's luck changes when he meets an enigmatic fortune-teller Juhi who assures him that he is about to get lucky with a new chance.

Deviating from his signature pair of Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, Aziz Mirza has roped in current bollywood heartthrob Shahid Kapur and Vidya Balan. The director hopes that Vidya and Shahid will make it to the list of successful Bollywood reel-couple.

When asked whether the super success of Jab We Met made him decide on Shahid, Mirza said, "It is not after the success of Jab We Met that I signed him for my movie. I was already impressed with Shahid's performance in his debut movie, Ishq Vishq and had signed him even before Jab We Met," he said.

The director, however, wanted a different fresh pair and that's what made him sign Vidya Balan as her girl-next-door image suited well for the film's character.

"I wanted my film with an entire new pair which is both young and fresh and that's why Vidya Balan was signed for the film and she has done a wonderful job," says Mirza.

Veteran director Aziz Mirza believes in Shahid's potential to justify the character of a perplexed young man in Kismat Konnection.

But it seems Mirza's favourite pair of Shahrukh-Juhi are indispensable for his movies. In Kismat Konnection, Juhi Chawla plays the role of Hasina Bano Jaan, a crystal ball reader while King Khan, who is also a very dear friend of Mirza has given his voice-over to this film.

Aziz Mirza has made a come back with Kismat Konnection after a long time. The film he had last directed was Chalte Chalte in 2003 with Shahrukh and Rani Mukherjee.

So, why did he take such a long to make another movie?

"I like to make a film when I want. I am never bothered by whether I am among the top film makers or not. Besides film making, I am also involved with other things and I am happy with the way my latest film has turned out," he said.

With a film depicting the significance of luck in human life, does the director himself believe in kismat and all?

"Old people like me may believe in luck, but youngsters should not put their faith blindly on luck," Mirza says, quickly adding that the voice-over of the film by Shah Rukh happened as a matter of chance.

"Originally, Juhi had recorded the voice-over for the film but later when we heard it again, we did not like it much. While we were discussing it Shah Rukh called me up from London. I immediately asked for his voice-over which he readily accepted. That's how it happened," Mirza said.

Mirza, however, denied that there was any numerology behind the spelling of the film with 'K' in connection. According to him, the film's name is only a marketing strategy.

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