Actor Salman Khan seems to be the flavour of the season. His corrupt cop act in 'Dabangg' has since then inspired many actors to don the uniform, including actor Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgn and John Abraham. And the lastest one tojoin the cop act bandwagon is hunky actor Arjun Rampal, who will be seen playing one in filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia's next.
But the buzz is that Arjun is not interested in modeling his character on Salman's portrayal of a cop. While it was earlier decided that Arjun would play an uncouth North-Indian cop, Arjun suggested that they model the character slightly differently. He apparently wanted his character to be a sophisticated, well-educated and polished one and not crude and raw.
A source says, "Arjun was supposed to play a cop from the North, a la Chulbul Pandey, but on realising that people would eventually draw comparisons between the two, Arjun and Tigmanshu decided to change it a bit. They don't want any comparisons with the two films, especially because this film will also see actor Preity Zinta's comeback to the big screen after a long hiatus."
With every actor trying to get into method acting Arjun is not too far behind. He has been meeting top cops to get a deeper understanding of how to perfectly essay the role of a policeman. During his recent visit to the Capital, Arjun met the police commissioner there and a few other members of his team to get a firsthand account straight on how they go about work on a daily basis. Sources also say that he plans to visit top officials in the police department in a few regions of the North to ensure that he's gets all the mannerisms right. Arjun has also been taking extensive notes from his meetings and intends to follow it like a Bible to get his act right.
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