In a recent interview with choreographer and director Ganesh Archaya he speaks about Money Hai Toh Honey Hai and working with Govinda. There are rumors that the two - who got along very good until now - will part ways after the last movie. Mumbaimirror quoted bigger disagreements between them during the shooting: Govinda also feels Acharya was influenced by another actor in the film. He says, “I don't want to name anyone. But Ganesh suddenly stopped listening to me and stopped interacting with me. Ganesh left me with no choice but to keep silent after that. But I’ll surely say this. My films usually speak a language of innocence and that was lost in Money Hai Toh Honey Hai. I thought I was doing a film about the team spirit; little did I know that so much bitterness would creep in.”

The newly published interview, though, sounds a bit different. Here's an excerpt of what Ganesh said to IndiaFM:

You have choreographed Govinda who happens to be one of the finest actor-dancer in the industry today. So, how was your experience directing him this time?
Frankly speaking, I have no qualms in saying that I have really learnt a lot from Govinda, even while I was directing this film. And not just Govinda, I keep on learning something from every artiste of mine, as for me, learning is a never-ending process. The one major thing that I have learnt from Govinda is the value of time and the aspect of timing…Well; I am talking about comedy timing (laughs). As for my film, Govinda has always been punctual for shoots. That explains why we were able wrap up the film so fast. I should also say that Govinda is nothing like what he was in the past. He has changed for the good.

I guess we will have to wait and see what happens next between the two.

Ganesh was also asked about the movie in general and Haniska's part of it:

What made you cast a young actress like Hansika (who is nearly less than half his age) opposite Govinda?
My film does not have the clichéd love angle. But let me also tell you that there is something that's really 'different' about this film, which you will realize when you see the film in entirety. That's the reason why age was not a criteria between the characters in my film. Let me also add that Hansika has been portrayed as never before. She is looking so piping hot in this film! I am sure that a lot of people would have changed their perception (about Hansika being a child actress etc…).

The film is a multi-starrer. How easy or difficult was it working with such an ensemble cast? As a choreographer, I have handled more than 12 stars at a time. So, in that sense, handling the big names was not at all an issue for me as all of them respect me a lot and vice versa. As for the actors of Money Hai Toh Honey Hai, I have earlier worked with Manoj Bajpai, Govinda, and Aftab. But it was a first time for me to be working with Celina and Hansika, but I must say that they were extremely hard working and damn good at their work. Our equation with each other had become so good that we literally partied every single day of our schedule in Mauritius, so much so that no one came to know when the film got over! I got full support from all my artists.

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