'I was too nave to be a casanova'
- March 3, 2012
- By Krutika Behrawala
In a sharp detour from his straight-laced roles in Aamir and Shaitan, Rajeev Khandelwal plays a colourful casanova in his next release. The actor admits that it wasn't easy to change gears and do a romantic comedy like Will You Marry Me? "Initially, it was not easy and I took my time to get comfortable and get into the groove of a romantic comedy. Director Aditya Datt was very convinced that I should play this casanova character, Rajveer. I asked him if he was sure. But he had a very refreshing approach towards the film," says Rajeev.
In the film, Rajeev has to mouth dialogues like "Yeh sex day kab aayega" and "Teri first kiss maine dilvaayi, tera pehla condom maine khareed ke diya?" When asked how he dealt with it, he responds, "That's the part of the character. The film is about youngsters who have not experienced much in life. Throughout the film, there are these one-liners that you may find funny, interesting or stupid."
The actor admits that he would have loved to have been a casanova in his young days, but he was too simple or nave to be one.
Sporting a new look in the film he says took a lot of convincing from the director. "I was growing my hair for some other project and my hair is naturally curly. There are two looks in the film – the curly-haired-one and the straight-haired one," says the actor.
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