EXCLUSIVE: Bobby Deol opens up about working with Salman Khan, Yamla P

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Bobby Deol is back and how. The actor
returned to the screens this year with a
complete physical transformation in Salman
Khan starrer Race 3. He fully praises how
Salman has motivated him during the
process. With his next film Yamla Pagla
Deewana Phir Se releasing this Friday on
August 31, the actor seems have regained
his lost glory and confidence. After four
years of sabbatical, Bobby Deol finally sat
down during Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se
interviews to talk about his films, his
upcoming work and how it was alright to
ask for work.
Speaking of Salman Khan and how he
wants to make a project with Bobby Deol,
the actor revealed that he is always in touch
with him and is looking good project. There
are speculations that Salman is planning to
produce a Hindi remake of a South film.
While Bobby did not confirm it, he said,
"Salman is planning a lot of things. He is
always in touch with my trainer. He is
concerned and just wants to see if the
trainer is properly working out with me.
And whenever he speaks to me, he is like
Mamu, I have thought of this.' so, he is
definitely looking to do something with me.
And I'm sure something will definitely work
out.
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se looks like a
fun ride for the fans of the franchise.
Returning with the third instalment, Bobby
said, "It was a lot of fun. Then, there is
Shatru Uncle ( Shatrughan Sinha) in the film
and his chemistry with my dad
(Dharmendra) is so good. Salman has done
a cameo and he is sweetheart. Then, there
is Rekhaji and Sonakshi Sinha. It was fun
working with Rekhaji. I have seen her as a
kid and pulling my cheeks. She is such a
wonderful actor and always warm and
nice.
Speaking of sudden dip in his career with
the wrong films and why he took the
sabbatical, Bobby said, "I think I chose to
do the wrong films and it just started to go
downhill. Once things start going the
wrong way, if you're not tough enough,
you begin losing a grip on your career.
That's what happened. Also, I got
disheartened, didn't take care of myself,
was a little ignorant about how I am
supposed to work and I was not
professional the way it was required.
At the time when Bobby Deol made his
debut till date, he thinks he also had poor
networking skills. He further added, "When
I started my career, several people came
into the industry. So, there was a lot of
competition. They knew that for them to
get work, they'd have to go to people's
offices and take whatever they got. That's
where I got a little lazy. I didn't know that
was the way to operate. But now, since the
last three years, I have started meeting
people.
Remembering those days, he smiled and
recollected the time when a management
company refused to represent him. Talking
about how the marketing works now and
how things have changed drastically, he
recalled, "You know, years back, I had asked
a management company to take my work.
They refused. They said they were sorry
they couldn't do it for me. That person was
a friend. But such instances make you
stronger.
Bobby Deol, during the Race 3 interviews,
hasn't refrained to speaking about how he
has gone out and approached people for
work. Speaking of working in Housefull 4
and how it came about, Bobby said, "I
know that for me to get work, I will have to
go out seeking it. I can't just sit at home
and expect to get it. I met Sajid Nadiadwala
a year-and-a-half back. He told me he
always wanted to work with me and that
he'd think about it. But I told him that I'd
love to work with him no matter the length
of the role that I didn't want to be the main
lead. He was very honest with me. I was
very honest with him and that's how I got
the film.
While Bobby Deol is moving forward after
success of Race 3, he is also looking
forward in doing films that have good
characters. He is not going to be affected by
ensemble film or a solo role as long as the
character is good. "I am looking out for
good films. I don't care whether they have
two or three heroes. I have no qualms
about not being offered the lead role. Main
lead will come to me once my position at
the box office gets better. For now, I want
to do work that I enjoy doing and people
enjoy watching, he adds.
Speaking of working with elder brother
Sunny Deol, Bobby added that Sunny has
always been like a father figure to him.
Sunny is currently also directing his son
Karan Deol's debut film. When asked if he
would ever get behind the camera, he said,
"I can't control people (laughs). You need a
temperament for it, which I don't have. I
have just started again as an actor. So let
me just be an actor for some time.
Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se stars
Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol and
Kriti Kharbanda. The film released on
August 31.

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