You don't need a six pack to become an actor:Sunny

I tell my son that to become an actor you don't need a six pack: Sunny Deol

In fact, the pressure took a toll on him during the movie's music launch a few weeks ago.

Biggies like Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan turned up for the Deol family, and the celebration made it to the front page of every entertainment daily. But there was more to it, Sunny says, "We had planned a complete event for the movie's music launch, but all the actors turned up and the media went berserk. But, at the end of the day, the love, warmth and affection that everyone had for us created magic on stage that day."

He is hopeful now that the three of them €" Dharmendra, Bobby and he €" and the two actresses €" Kristina Akheeva and Neha Sharma €" will be able to charm the audience. He says, "The movie is the dearest thing we have. The first one was good and now it has turned into a franchise. We are carrying forward our characters from the first film, who were loved by the audience. Plus, Bobby and papa get to play parts which they otherwise would not. The three of us together are like three stars, but from the same family."

The Deols are enjoying what director Sangeeth Sivan has created with them in YPD 2. "Sangeeth did his first film Zor with me a few years ago. Then he did lot of films, but his strength is comedy. I have full faith in him."

There's also YPD 3 in the pipeline and Sunny is also thinking about direction again. But those are plans for another day. "At the moment, I just want to act, act and act," he says, "I've not been seen around in cinema for a really long time. And, I'm not seen at parties or on TV. There's been a huge gap, but now things are falling back into place €" I have releases lined up, I am producing and acting in two films, plus there's Ghayal 2."

Lastly, there's his son Karan, who is preparing for his film debut. Says Sunny, "He is being groomed and in a year, we'll launch him. Times have changed. There's a lot of emphasis on presentation, but I don't want him to believe that to become an actor you just need a six pack or dancing skills and no acting."

The industry is also far more competitive than what it was earlier, he accedes, and that's why he tells his son to not let the world dictate how he should be. "Most people put up an act these days. We are acting more in real life than on-screen and that's what I advise my son against," he says.
It's been more than 30 years now since Sunny started acting, and he still isn't satisfied. "There's lots more to achieve and the day I think I have achieved something, I'll have to stop because I will be so full of myself," he concludes.