I May Do Another Film With KJO - Sid Malhotra int.

I guess it's just because out of the cast I am the eldest. Varun is 25, two years younger to me and Alia is actually like a student in Student Of The Year (SOTY), she has just come from school to set.

I haven't grown up in a house where you talk about films in you drawing rooms. I have just watched films like an audience.

Lately, it's become rather more difficult for Star-kids vis--vis outsiders as the audience usually has lesser expectations from outsiders. Your thoughts.

Not at all! The audience never lets you be. If you're not good you're not good. The only advantage for a Star-kid is that he gets his break in the industry easily. After that it's only talent. Because the audience judges you in those two hours they dedicate to watch your film. So if an actor is liked he will be seen in his second film if not, even a Star-kid won't be seen again.

You always wanted to be a part of the film industry?

No, I actually came to Bombay five years ago. When I was in Delhi I was modeling with an agency called Elite. From there I auditioned for a film to be made by Anurag Sinha, produced by Adlabs etc. so I came to Mumbai with a big high. The film never really took off. Then I thought since I want to get into films let me learn how it's made. So assisting came up.

So you wanted to become a filmmaker then?

When I joined Dharma Productions I was hoping to become either an actor or a filmmaker. It wasn't a choice. I couldn't launch myself. Luckily I became an actor. If I wasn't acting right now then in the next three years I would've tried for becoming a director.

How does learning filmmaking help in acting?

You would know what not to do on sets if you take to learning filmmaking. You would know how important it is for you to come on a particular mark, how camera works, short-breaking, how to say the lines, to do acting, to dub on time etc.

Do you think all the hard work would've been less had you taken a formal training in acting?

I think assisting helped me more than taking any formal training because eventually nobody can teach you how to perform on camera. Tomorrow if Aamir Khan were to train me, he would only tell me what to do. He cannot act for me.

Had you ever thought that you will get such a big break?

Not at all, had you asked me about this film 10 years ago I'd have laughed at you. It dawned at me only around five years ago that I wanted to be an actor and I hadn't ever imagined I'd get this film, a banner like Dharma Productions and a director like Karan Johar.

How much did your family support you in this choice of career?

When I wanted to move to Mumbai at the age of 21-22, my mom said a strict no! She thought somebody is fooling me. However, my dad supported me and said I should go out and get some experience.

Are you content with your on screen looks?

Oh I am never happy. I always feel I should've been 10 times better. I just don't want to give people a chance to criticize.

Varun and Alia both belonged to film families. Do you think they were both more in sync with the entire setting than you were?

They just never questioned anything. However, I would have a million questions in my head. For example, I would wonder would we behave the same way in real life too? Both Alia and Varun understood well that films are a fictitious world and people don't have to be so close to your real life all the time. They understood what cinematic liberty is, while I took a while to work my head around it.

Tell us something about your character?

I am playing a character called Abhimanyu. He is a new kid in town; he is very athletic and has come on a scholarship. He belongs to middle class. But with Dharma Productions and Manish Malhotra there's no such thing as poor. I am supposed to be a middle class kid with no parents but I enter the college wearing leather jacket, cool shades, jeans, shoes. When I questioned them they said it's 'Dharma Garib'. I understood what they meant and played everything with conviction.

Did you relate to the character?

Except for the clothes and the 'Drama Garib' element, yes, I relate to the character.

Had this film not been with Dharma Production, would you have still done it?

No, I wouldn't have done it then.

Did you have any difficulty with the song and dance sequences?

While Alia and Varun were both comfortable with it, it took a while for me to get used to the song and dance sequences. We started with an extravagant song with Farah Khan choreographing it. The first five days I kept sweating. And Farah ma'am isn't easy to work with too.

How has your equation with your co-stars been?

It's been very good. Varun and I were Ads (Assistant Directors) together in a film. We bonded very well during its shooting. And Alia is also a very happy go lucky girl.

Do you consider yourself lucky to be working with Dharma Production?

Yes, very lucky. But I am also in a fix on how to top Karan Johar for my next film? He is at the most heightened level in our industry. How do I find someone better than him to work with? It's tough to replace Karan Johar.

Hows Karan Johar to work with?

He doesn't have any ego, he treats all his actors the same way. He treated us in the manner in which he'd have treated Shah Rukh Khan or Kajol. He doesn't let you address him as Sir. He becomes a friend. He would never throw his weight around.

What sets this film apart from the other teeny boppers?

We aren't claiming here to change the education system or parents. It's a fun and happy film. It has a subtle integration of the current topics like why do we need so much competition or pressure. But eventually it's about friendship.

Are you bound by any contract?

Yes, we all are bound by contracts but it's an easy one. We can work outside Dharma group though I think we should have been bound. Who doesn't want to be in Dharma Productions only (winks).

Have you signed any other film yet?

There is a script that I am thinking about, it is with Dharma Productions only but I haven't signed it yet and nothing is confirmed. If I get something bigger than that I will think about it else there's always a film with Dharma.

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