Sunny side up (Article)

The star talks about his ?war films? and why the last one touches a different chord in his heart

Sunny Deol says that though he has acted in films about soldiers before, the script of Heroes, his last film about war and soldiers, has touched him in a very different way.

?Earlier I have done films like Border which tell you the stories about war and soldiers. There are plenty of war scenes there where it is shown that how soldiers cope up with the adversities and life threatening situations in the war zone and even how they miss their family and home. But in

Heroes, we have tried a completely new way of telling the life story of a soldier. In the film, we speak about them through the viewpoint of their families who have lost their near ones in a war. The families, who are still proud of sending their children to the army, knowing fully well they might become martyrs in a war,? Sunny says.

Sunny is all praise for his co-star Salman Khan. ?As you know, Salman is a very professional man and we have bonded very well on the sets of Heroes. That?s why we are sitting here together and giving interviews,? he says with a smile.

Sunny adds that he could relate to his character very well in Heroes and that
acting in a multi-starrer was never an issue for him.

?I only take up films when I relate to the character that I?m going to play. I could relate a lot to my character in the film. I had a very strong role and I loved doing it. I like intense strong characters to essay in films. The fact that the film is a multi-starrer was not a problem for me as all the roles were well etched out. I knew what I was doing and the film really touched me and that is why I said ok to it.?