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Rajiv Khandelwal is on a break. From what? Shweta Teotia | |
The tooth behind the million dollar smile has been knocked off but the smile is intact. He laughs when asked how he is feeling. "Unwell," he says, but is surprised that everybody knows about it. Rajeev Khandelwal is on a ten day break from the Time Bomb shoot to recuperate. His stubble covers the stitches on either side of his face. But he is not one to sit at home. In fact, he is already on his way to Delhi for an assignment. What have you been up to during your long break from work? I have been convalescing at home and doing all the things that metrosexual guys generally do…like grooming myself, etc. I've even been applying aloevera extract on my face for it to heal better and eating lots of good food. So basically it's been some rigorous rejuvenation, after which I am definitely feeling better. Have you been invaded by visitors and phone calls? Yes, I have gotten a lot of calls but I told my housekeeper to keep any visitors away… now I am looking like a football. Other than that I received a lot of flowers and chocolates and so on. So are you ready to resume work? Well, I get back to shooting from the 19th as a lot of pending work awaits me. I have to wrap up a few action sequences. Plus I have been inactive and that is not acceptable to me as I am a sports-freak…so much so that when I am not shooting, you'll always catch me at the Goregaon Sports Club. I am fed up of watching DVDs and want to get back to some adventure. How does it feel to know that Time Bomb is being appreciated widely? It's a good feeling when you've dared to be different and you are accepted. It's quite a promising story and a refreshing change from the melodrama that viewers are made to lap up these days. But I still feel that not many people are of the same opinion. It's great that we've not been immediately thrown out. You made a noisy exit from the Ekta Kapoor camp… I have always maintained that it is most important for me to grow as an actor. My character had begun to stagnate and so I felt it was right to move out. And though this growth is slow but it is great. I believe a lot in myself and if I can't deliver my hundred percent I might as well quit. Does this mean that you have moved on… I am glad that you asked me that. Yesterday night, at Aamna Sharif's party, I met Gurpreet Singh (the new Sujal) and I wished him luck. We were nice to each other and that speaks volumes in itself. It is not about harbouring ill-feelings or animosity but about having the right kind of attitude. I'm not the kind to get petty. I believe in living and letting live. On Sujal… I have fantastic memories of Sujal. It was my turning point in the true sense of the word. It was a great past that I had that has added to the person that I am though I am over him for good. Earlier Kahiin To Hoga, now Time Bomb…what next? There are no new projects that I am working on right now as my hands are full with whatever I already have. I am happy that I am doing quality work rather than multiple projects that are unnecessary. | |
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