The name of my next show will start with

• Many actors of Kyunki... don't have any other show in their kitty right now. How have they taken to this?

I told you I can't speak about this. Everybody is shocked.

• Your new show, Tujh Sang Preet Lagai Sajna (TSPLS) does not begin with a K. That is shocking.

(Laughs) Frankly, we gave about 10-15 titles starting with K to the channel. But they didn't like them. It was becoming a wild goose chase. So this time I am going ahead without a K. But it's a one-off thing. The name of my next show will start with K.

• What is TSPLS about?

It's a Romeo-Juliet type of love story set against a village backdrop. After 40 episodes, the story will take a very interesting turn.

• You must be happy about the bumper opening which the Tusshar starrer Golmaal Returns has registered?

I am delighted about Golmaal Returns. I haven't enjoyed a film like this since ages.

• Several digs have been taken at you and Balaji in Golmaal Returns. Did the makers show you the film before releasing it? Or, did they take permission from you?

No. But I didn't mind it at all. It was all in good fun. Rohit Shetty (the director) and I go back a long way.

• But Tusshar must have kept you abreast of all that was going on, on the sets?

No Tusshar took me for a big ride. Kuch nahin bataya usne. In fact, I learnt about Kareena Kapoor playing someone who was very stuck on my TV serials from a story in Mumbai Mirror. I couldn't even see the film on the first day since I didn't get tickets.

• Tell us about your upcoming film, EMI.

It's a very entertaining film meant for the middle-class audience especially in today's times of recession. It releases on November 7.