Karan chats up with Roshan, Hirani, Mehra & Kohli

Televisionpoint.com Correspondent
2006 was one of the best years for Indian Cinema, it rained blockbusters and thundered critical acclaim. This Sunday's special episode of Koffee with Karan features four filmmakers whose films not only brought the moolah but also created a huge impact.

Karan's first guest is a veteran filmmaker, he has been responsible for giving India one of its biggest superstars and the biggest super hero - Rakesh Roshan. His second guest is the man who is responsible for making one of the most acclaimed films of this decade, the genius behind Rang De Basanti – Rakesh Mehra. Also, joining them is the one man who has managed to bring Mahatma Gandhi's ideology and vision to the younger generation… the man behind Lage Raho Munnabhai…Rajkumar Hirani and the great writer of Hum Tum and the Director of the very successful Fanaa - Kunal Kohli. Catch the Directors this Sunday on Koffee with Karan at 9 p.m. only on Star One and Star World.

"I feel we are in some Director's Summit today and I am hosting this summit", says Karan as the five Directors chat and discuss about their films, their take on film critics, their expectations on the films they made and the fact that the Director is truly the 'Captain' of the ship. Rakesh Roshan shares that a lot was on stake with Krissh as he had invested huge amount of money and when asked about his take on critics he remarks, "They don't know anything about film making, I don't give them importance at all." On the other hand, Rakesh Mehra shares that he is overwhelmed with the kind of adulation he has received for his film Lage Raho Munnabhai and feels that although he was criticized about the climax of the film, it should be the way it was. Raju Hirani and Kunal Kohli too feel that the knowledge of critics about cinema is not deep enough and share that they did not expect their films to be such huge hits! In a special segment on the episode, four film critics share their opinion about the most successful films of 2006. What did they have to say? And how do the Directors' react to the critics' comments?

And as always, the eagerly awaited rapid fire round results in some very interesting revelations. Hrithik, the son or Hrithik, the father – the sight that makes Rakesh Roshan happier? The worst criticism Kunal Kohli has ever received for his films. Who is the most over rated actor according to Raju Hirani? Oscar or Filmfare – which is more important to Rakesh Mehra? The competition is fierce. Who wins the Coffee Hamper?