So, you have got a positive response.
Definitely. I played a dignified level-headed man, the kind women would fall in love with, and sure enough many girls have come and told me that they would love to have a man like me. In the film, though, John and Abhishek tried to take me for a ride with their pranks (laughs).

Looks like you had fun shooting for the film.
I know Abhishek since childhood. Priyanka and I have done so many films together. John is a friend and together we had lot of fun. Even the kid was a natural. He reminded me of my own sons.

What’s with the short hair in the film?
That was my look in Chamku and since I was shooting for that, I decided to continue with the same hairstyle. The styling of suits has been done by Aki Narula.

Aren’t you doing a film Cheers! with your father?
Yes, it is being directed by Sangeeth Sivan. It’s about a father-son relationship. The two of us are on a road trip and during the journey we deal with all the problems that are common to every father and son and in the process get closer to each other.

Nanhe Jaisalmer didn’t do well, neither did Naqaab or Chamku.
One can’t really predict which film will work and which won’t. You choose films depending on the script, characters and what is being made at that time. Nanhe Jaisalmer and Naqaab were interesting films but maybe something was lacking in them. Sometimes when a film does well, you wonder how this worked when it wasn’t such a good film and sometimes a film looks good to you, but doesn’t work at the box-office. Maybe I should have chosen different roles.