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With Guzaarish, you've set impractically high standards for yourself. How do you intend to live up to those standards?
I am an actor. It's a job and also the love of my life. There're all kinds of journeys to be undertaken. There's room for both Dhoom and Guzaarish. I just follow my heart. I had earlier played an autistic character in my father's Koi...Mil Gaya. But it didn't affect me the way Guzaarish did. I can't explain why this is so. My next release is Zoya Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, a completely different world from Guzaarish.
What kind of a world?
It's a world filled with joy and fun. At least we had loads of fun shooting the film. Let's hope that feeling comes across. Zoya Akhtar is the only director besides my father with whom I've worked more than once.
Never thought of that!
I really like Zoya. I like her perspective. She's my first female director, and she thinks out of the box. No herd mentality and very courageous. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a boys' film and a road film. With Farhan and Zoya on location it, was a fun-fest. Farhan is the greatest mimic ever. He has a very sharp mind. He has also written the dialogues of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. So he was able to help me with my thought processes. Katrina Kaif is fantastic. Her energy and enthusiasm levels are superb. We all bonded beautifully, thank God for that!
You participated in the Tomatina festival?
Oh yes! It was like a Holi that they play in Spain with Tomatoes. It'll be the first time that this festival will be seen on the large screen.
Did the entire cast participate?
Well it's supposed to be the moment when the love between me and Katrina grows. So we're the central characters in the Tomatina.
Are you consciously seeking out roles that take you away from the expected?
If you look at my track record, that's how it seems. I think instinctively I go into a completely different movie experience each time.
Your next role is Agneepath, done to National award winning perfection by Mr. Bachchan.
A lot of people think I am foolish to attempt a role that's been done by Mr. Bachchan. But I am not here to fill the God's shoes. It's a script and character which have been considerably re-worked. How can I even dream of replicating what Mr. Bachchan has done? It's a completely different script from the original Agneepath. I reacted positively to it. I've started preparation.
I am an actor. It's a job and also the love of my life. There're all kinds of journeys to be undertaken. There's room for both Dhoom and Guzaarish. I just follow my heart. I had earlier played an autistic character in my father's Koi...Mil Gaya. But it didn't affect me the way Guzaarish did. I can't explain why this is so. My next release is Zoya Akhtar's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, a completely different world from Guzaarish.
What kind of a world?
It's a world filled with joy and fun. At least we had loads of fun shooting the film. Let's hope that feeling comes across. Zoya Akhtar is the only director besides my father with whom I've worked more than once.
| Zoya Akhtar is the only director besides my father with whom I've worked more than once |
I really like Zoya. I like her perspective. She's my first female director, and she thinks out of the box. No herd mentality and very courageous. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is a boys' film and a road film. With Farhan and Zoya on location it, was a fun-fest. Farhan is the greatest mimic ever. He has a very sharp mind. He has also written the dialogues of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. So he was able to help me with my thought processes. Katrina Kaif is fantastic. Her energy and enthusiasm levels are superb. We all bonded beautifully, thank God for that!
You participated in the Tomatina festival?
Oh yes! It was like a Holi that they play in Spain with Tomatoes. It'll be the first time that this festival will be seen on the large screen.
Did the entire cast participate?
Well it's supposed to be the moment when the love between me and Katrina grows. So we're the central characters in the Tomatina.
Are you consciously seeking out roles that take you away from the expected?
If you look at my track record, that's how it seems. I think instinctively I go into a completely different movie experience each time.
Your next role is Agneepath, done to National award winning perfection by Mr. Bachchan.
A lot of people think I am foolish to attempt a role that's been done by Mr. Bachchan. But I am not here to fill the God's shoes. It's a script and character which have been considerably re-worked. How can I even dream of replicating what Mr. Bachchan has done? It's a completely different script from the original Agneepath. I reacted positively to it. I've started preparation.
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