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Sarwar Ahuja is someone, who seems to have planned out everything in

Sarwar Ahuja

life.

He wants to be married before 30, will definitely be acting for the next five years, irrespective of his career booming or boomeranging and wants to direct a film by the time he turns 35. And yes he likes to take charge of things. "If I have to direct a film, I would also like to be in a position to produce it too, " he says.

Sarwar, who started working as a teenager, paid for his education from his graduation onwards. For four years while he was doing his graduation and his MBAs (one in finance and another in marketing from two different institutes simultaneously), he worked for a multinational. And when his father sold his car to pay his hefty MBA fee, the loving son bought a car for him within one-and-a-half months.

The actor whose film career got kickstarted after he won a talent hunt show, while talking about his latest film, Hum Phir Milenge, says he took up the "sweet film," as he was drawn to the "Prem kind of role" in the Suraj Barjatya mould. Besides the entire set-up was very positive with seasoned actors like Kiran Kumar, Rati Agnihotri, Smita Jaykar and Vikram Gokhale being part of the project. The film was earlier titled Hum Phir Mile Na Mile but the title was changed to give it a more positive turn, he lets in.

Talking about he chooses his roles he says, "When you take up a project you have to see different aspects of it. Everything has to fall into place. You should know if the producer has the capability to deliver. The script has to be good, but what good would it do if the project doesn't see the light of day," he reasons.

"Right now I am in the learning stage. I would not like to get stuck in one genre, but want to do good cinema that is enjoyed by all," he adds. As for his choice of roles, he says he doesn't care for the medium or the banner, but the role has to excite him. The actor doesn't mind working with newcomers as long as the script is good and there is an inclination to make a good film.

Sarwar, in fact, is quite upbeat about playing a blind person in a TV serial, Jyoti. "He is just like me, a self-made guy," he says, while explaining, "I took up the role as I wanted to grow as an actor. People ask me why go from films to TV, but I don't see any difference. These days TV serials have fat budgets too. Besides this serial has a great script, my role is great, and there are some brilliant actors to boot."

Looking back the hunky actor says he has been working since he was 15, when he became a swimming coach. Sarwar, who represented Andhra Pradesh for five years in the national swimming championships, got to be a coach quite by chance. He used to practice at the club, where the coach had an accident and so he was asked to step in.

Talking about his journey he says he didn't start out to become a star. "My passion was to be the best, in whatever I did," he explains. "I had a good physique as I was a swimmer. Later, I also started working out in the gym as I was preparing for a pageant. But then the talent hunt happened. I was lucky to take the bigger leap and enter films directly," he adds.

"After winning a title, people usually go for modelling but I didn't want to become a model. Somewhere I wanted to be an actor and I was lucky for such an opportunity to come my way," he smiles. And Sarwar, who is the proud owner of a flat in Mumbai, besides owning a swish set of wheels, has a Delhi connect too. His father is from Rajinder Nagar here. About Delhi he says he loves the food and the women.

So has he found love? Yes, in college he had a sweetheart, he lets in but things didn't work out. However this 27-year-old foodie, who loves to gym and travel, is confident of the future.

He has three more films lined up for release this year – Basu Chatterjee's Kuch Khatta Kuch Meetha, Kya Karen, Kya Na Karen, and an international project, Love In Canada. Besides he is also shooting for an untitled film in Goa.

Generally, what do people do when they are stressed out? Go off to sleep, mostly.. or maybe even meditate.

A still from Jyoti

But that's not the way the cast and crew of Jyoti are de-stressing themselves.

For the past few days the actors of this serial have been shooting rigorously for Jyoti's marriage. Wearing all the heavy dresses and jewels, the cast and crew was losing the persistence.

In the midst of this fatigue, producer Sunjoy Wadhwa came up with an Antakshri contest. There were two teams, who seem to have made the air competitive by filling joy into the minds of the tired artists. When contacted the cast and crew of the serial said, "We are thoroughly enjoying singing songs and also pulling the legs of the opposite team." They believe Antakshri has been invented for de-stressing!

Keep going, Team Jyoti... hope to see some more new inventions from your side!!!