Article:Shekar Suman:when he was

S hekhar Suman, known for his gift of the gab was forced to give up talking. Well, it was only for his music video shoot. It is directed by Rajiv Goswami. Shooting for the video of his pop album Kuchch Khwaab Aise, he was to match his moves with the vivacious Brazilian model-dancer Bruna Abdalah. Suman recalls, "It was a funny sit- uation, because Bruna couldn't understand Hindi or English. Neither can I speak the Brazilian language. So we indulged in body-language com- munication (?). "For once, there was someone who could compel me to be tight-lipped, except when I had to lip-sync for the song Koi tode dil tumhara." He is all praise for the 19-year-old model. She has also been featured in the Kingfisher calendar. Any fear of competition from oth- er established singers? He says, "I've trained in classical singing for the past two years. When anyone listens to my vocal tracks, they react with disbelief and say, 'hey, that's not you'. I accept it as a disguised compli- ment." Is he okay with Star One's Laugh- ter Challenge-3 series being made a bi- weekly? He laughs, "No, on the con- trary, the double episodes will rake in more money for me. But, it will mean more pressure for the contestants because now it's the survival of the funniest. "For the first time, there are female stand-up comediennes taking part as well." He denies rumours that he has quit acting in films to be able to give his singing career top priority; "Films have always been my first love. Rather than approaching pricey pro- ducers, I will re-launch myself as the lead actor in my own home produc- tion banner. I have three scripts ready. "I've also met up with Mahesh Bhatt saab since I'm keen on work- ing in one of his maverick projects."