Article--SHARAD--Divyanka and I ...

Your caller tune is Kabhi kabhie from Silsila. Are you in love? No. It's my all-time favorite song. I like singing it for every one around me. You character has been reincarnated in Banoo Mein Teri Dulhan. Do you miss playing Sagar? I love playing Amar. I miss playing the kid Sagar (sic). But every char- acter is fun to play. For Amar I have to chew paan all day- I have around 10-12 paans. Then I have to keep brushing my teeth all day . Like all mothers, does yours wish they had a bahu like Vidya? Even my neighbours would tease me about this. But initially, Divyanka and I would fight like cats and dogs. We have known each other for the past four years. Even Rahul and Anjali were good friends. But that was in a film. In real life, trust me, we are really just good friends and I don't want to spoil it. Spoil it? If either party doesn't have feel- ings for the other, then we could even lose our friendship and I can't let that happen. By the time you are 40 and if both of you are not married, would you like to settle down with her? You watch a lot of Karan Johar films, don't you? I'm 25 now. By the time I'm 40, I'll be happily married with kids. But Kamya Punjabi tells me that there is something brew- ing between Divyanka and you. I'm a very blunt person. If there is anything I will be the first person to announce it. What's Yeh Hai Jal- wa all about? What makes Jal- wa bigger than any other dance show is that in this case, we actors are group leaders and have people from all walks of lives in our group. Who is in your group? I have five dance masters. Every- one believes, that it will be a cake- walk for me. But trust me, it is like having five teachers and one stu- dent in a classroom. I have five egos to deal with. On the marketing tour Roza Catalano and you were in an auto. Did you teach her Hindi or did she teach you Italian? Ha! Varun Badola was in the rickshaw too. I tried talking to her in Hindi but she said Hindi toda toda aata hai. You've won a heap of awards this year.. has your head swollen? How can it? Last year, I was nominated but didn't win. So, I decided never to feel disappoint- ed. This year, I've won at almost all the ceremonies. Whose opinion matters to you the most? My parents. My father encour- aged me to go act but my mother was hesitant to send me to Mumbai. I was about to play for the Ranji trophy for Kolkata but things changed. What is the worst part of being an actor? I still behave like the kid Sagar and hop around for no reason. I even make faces at people I don't like and then realise that the kid Sagar hasn't yet left me. My mind is so active that I mumble in my sleep. But you also come across as a guard- ed person at times - a mature 45- year-old type. As I talk to you, I must be sound- ing like a 16-year-old. This is the best time to talk as I get ready for my shot. But yes, I'm at times moody and stubborn like a typical Capricorn!