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| Sudhanshu Pandey |
How’s your role in Alibaug shaped up?
The last schedule of the film is being planned. I’m really looking forward to finishing the film now as almost 70 per cent of it is complete.
It’s a story of few friends who come together after a long time and I play one of them. It’s an emotional story with beautiful music and shot on some beautiful locations. Sanjay Gupta’s made sure everyone looks their best in the film. I’m happy with the way I’m looking. Performance-wise, it’s the audience who has to judge.
Sanjay Dutt opted out of the film, did it affect the shooting in any way?
I would be lying if I said it didn’t. The shooting was halted for a while. But all’s well that ends well, I guess. The show goes on. We’re all just hoping for the film to be completed soon as there’s lots of hard work gone in it.
What are the other projects you’re working on?
I just wrapped up my schedule for Singh is Kinng. There’s a good dose of both action and comedy. A lot of the shooting was done in Australia and we had good fun shooting for the film. Ninety per cent of the crew was from Hollywood. There’s a lot action in the film and it was a dream come true for me to be in a film like this with Akshay Kumar. We both bonded really well. I had done my first film with him. He treats me like a brother. Apart from this, I’ve signed a three-film deal with Sanjay Gupta’s production house. We’re going to start work on an action film. I want to do a lot of action movies because I think they suit me.
You’re not doing any solo films?
I really don’t care about that anymore. I don’t think any actor at this time bothers about that. All big banners are coming out with multi-starrers and the success rate of such films is much higher. As long as the director is good and I have a substantial role, I am not bothered about such things.
Your first innings in Bollywood was not very good...
Maybe I was too young. With experiences, you mature and know which direction you want your life to take. I’m putting my efforts in the right direction now.
So television is completely out for you?
Yes, it’s completely out. Films are my calling. I’ve nothing against TV but there has to be something challenging. Even an Amitabh Bachchan or a Shah Rukh Khan are doing television these days but they do it on their terms. Once I reach such a level, even I can work on my own terms in television.
You’re going to become a father a second time around...
Yes, apart from other releases, that’s going to be my biggest release! (laughs) I have a son so I would like to have a baby girl but it doesn’t matter as long as the baby is healthy.
The last schedule of the film is being planned. I’m really looking forward to finishing the film now as almost 70 per cent of it is complete.
It’s a story of few friends who come together after a long time and I play one of them. It’s an emotional story with beautiful music and shot on some beautiful locations. Sanjay Gupta’s made sure everyone looks their best in the film. I’m happy with the way I’m looking. Performance-wise, it’s the audience who has to judge.
Sanjay Dutt opted out of the film, did it affect the shooting in any way?
I would be lying if I said it didn’t. The shooting was halted for a while. But all’s well that ends well, I guess. The show goes on. We’re all just hoping for the film to be completed soon as there’s lots of hard work gone in it.
What are the other projects you’re working on?
I just wrapped up my schedule for Singh is Kinng. There’s a good dose of both action and comedy. A lot of the shooting was done in Australia and we had good fun shooting for the film. Ninety per cent of the crew was from Hollywood. There’s a lot action in the film and it was a dream come true for me to be in a film like this with Akshay Kumar. We both bonded really well. I had done my first film with him. He treats me like a brother. Apart from this, I’ve signed a three-film deal with Sanjay Gupta’s production house. We’re going to start work on an action film. I want to do a lot of action movies because I think they suit me.
You’re not doing any solo films?
I really don’t care about that anymore. I don’t think any actor at this time bothers about that. All big banners are coming out with multi-starrers and the success rate of such films is much higher. As long as the director is good and I have a substantial role, I am not bothered about such things.
Your first innings in Bollywood was not very good...
Maybe I was too young. With experiences, you mature and know which direction you want your life to take. I’m putting my efforts in the right direction now.
So television is completely out for you?
Yes, it’s completely out. Films are my calling. I’ve nothing against TV but there has to be something challenging. Even an Amitabh Bachchan or a Shah Rukh Khan are doing television these days but they do it on their terms. Once I reach such a level, even I can work on my own terms in television.
You’re going to become a father a second time around...
Yes, apart from other releases, that’s going to be my biggest release! (laughs) I have a son so I would like to have a baby girl but it doesn’t matter as long as the baby is healthy.
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