What does friendship mean to you?
It’s a beautiful relationship, which you make for yourself unlike the relations you’re born into by blood. I really believe that a man is known by the company he keeps it’s very important to have friends who’ll there with you till your dying day.
Who are your closest friends?
Manish
Malhotra, Fardeen Khan, Ekta and Tusshar Kapoor, Kim Sharma and Sunita Menon are my friends from within the industry. Manish tops the list because we get along so well that often we complete each other’s sentences. Even in silences, there’s a bond. From outside the industry, there’s
Asmita, my college friend. Now she’s related to me her brother married my sister. There’s (action director) Allan Amin and his wife Mary, he’s my
rakhi-brother now so is Tony Bagga.
Has any friendship ever gone sour?
Yes, there was a friend. Due to a misunderstanding, we thought it best to go our separate ways. Yet we know that we will wish the best for each other till the very end. I’ve lost out on some friends because they have moved out of the city or country but we have tried to keep in touch.
What do you do besides movies?
I’ve been travelling, reading, singing. See, I’ve been acting pretty much since I can remember. I’ve had a tremendous career if I may say so myself without any support.
How come you agreed to do the item number?
Wouldn’t you have rather played Basanti?
Trust me, if I’d played Basanti, you would have asked me, "Why didn’t you do Mehbooba mehbooba, considering your dancing skills?" "Mehbooba mehbooba in Ram Gopal Varma's Aag is nothing to do with the original. I’ve never asked a director why I’m I doing this and not that. When I was offered Mehbooba, I don’t think I’d have been as happy if I’d been offered Basanti’s role. Besides, you’re forgetting that he’s not making Sholay. I don’t know what exactly he’s making.
What about inevitable comparisons?
It would be tremendously unfair to compare my song to Helen’s. If at all, compare Himesh Reshammiya’s song to Helen it is actually the same song. Mallika Sherawat’s outfit, hairstyle and styling in general, colours, everything is exactly like Helen’s song. Coming to my song, we didn’t want anything to do with the original.
There was this buzz that you would be doing a couple of projects with Ram Gopal Varma’s Factory. What happened?
You guys create and kill this buzz. So, you tell me. I don’t know what Ramuji’s making next, most of the time he doesn’t either.
Apparently, you’re upset with producer Harry Baweja for sidelining you in the promos of Speed.
Why should I be upset? I think all the questions should be addressed to Mr Baweja. I have no love lost for him; it’s my job to give my best for the film, which I did.
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