MUMBAI: Actor Aseem Merchant, who's shooting in Hyderabad for producer Boney Kapoor's yet untitled action film, got the surprise of his life from his co-star Salman Khan.
"He made a sketch of me. It's so beautiful, so life-like and professional, I feel Salman can shape into one of our best artists," Aseem said.
The shooting of the Prabhu Deva-directed film is nearly over. "In the night we would get together for drinking sessions. So it was on Monday night. We sat together at 9 pm and went on till 2 am. It took Salman a good two hours to make my sketch. At the end of it I feel I'm the richest man in the world."
Aseem intends to frame the sketch in his room. "I don't know how many others have this gift from Salman. But I certainly feel privileged."
Salman and Aseem play the main antagonists in the film.
"The film is about modern gangs. Salman plays an undercover cop while I play a gangster. So during most of the day we're fighting each other on camera.
Aseem whose career has been in a limbo for many years is suddenly doing quality work.
"Besides this film where I'm the main villain I play the lead in Sisir Mishra's Bengali film 'Aseema'."
No fears of going from ultra-noble in 'Aseema' to ultra-evil in Boney's film?
"These demarcations exist only in our minds. The audience readily accepts an actor in negative and positive roles."
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