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After a super hit run during the promotions of 'Khoobsurat', the actor was back looking oh so dapper in a black Dior Homme double breasted tux with Dior shoes and pocket square. His tie is Burberry.

I mean what's not to love!

He was styled by Abhilasha Devnani.

As Ali talks about creating a good impression in India, I bring up the question of competition- Fawad Khan to be precise. Does Fawad's phenomenal rise post Khoobsurat make him feel threatened? Ali laughs good-naturedly in response.

"I would be extremely selfish if I felt threatened by Fawad. I think he's extremely talented and I supported him and his film whole-heartedly on social media. My way of thinking is collective, not individual. The more people from Pakistan work in India, the better it is for me and for everyone in the long run."

Ali with Ranvir Singh and Parineeti Chopra on the sets of Kill Dil, releasing on November 14.

I press him some more: where it took Ali five years to make his mark in India, Fawad managed to do it with one movie - surely that's enough to give anyone sleepless nights?

"You're right, Fawad did get the ideal launch," Ali agrees. "When I started out five years ago, no one would have thought it possible that a guy from Pakistan could land a lead role in such a commercial, big-budget film. And while I would never be so presumptuous as to take credit for his success, I do believe that I created a precedent with my behaviour and by setting the right example. It was a chain reaction - people enjoyed working with one Pakistani and they thought hey, this isn't bad at all, we can do this again."

While it's true that male actors and musicians from Pakistan have done relatively well in India, whether it's Ali, Fawad, Atif Aslam or Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, female actors who've crossed the border have failed to achieve the same degree of success. Meera is known to be the butt of jokes at high profile parties in Bollywood and even Humaima Malick, who impressed in Shoaib Mansoor's Bol, was reduced to a two-bit role in her Bollywood debut. What's the X factor that's eluding the girls? As someone who's navigated the tricky waters of stardom in Bollywood, I ask for Ali's opinion.