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ready for a big dose of Bobby Deol . He's got six releases lined up for
2007. "That's at least three more than I generally have in a year,"
says the usually laidback actor. "Am
I tired? No, just apprehensive about how people will react to so many
of my films tumbling out all at once. There's a whole lot coming up for
me. I guess I've reason to be jittery," said Bobby.
"Last year
I had virtually no release. Now, I've projects like 'Shaka Laka Boom
Boom', 'Nanhe Jaisalmer', 'Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom', Abbas-Mustan's and
Sivan's films and of course our family project 'Apne' directed by Anil
Sharma. I hope they're spaced out. But it's not in my hands."
The
younger Deol has just returned from shooting in Chandigarh with
Sangeeth Sivan, the director who did the comedy "Kya Kool Hain Hum".
It's an action flick.
"So what's the big deal. Before 'Kya
Kool... Sivan did 'Zor' with my brother Sunny, which was also an action
movie," says Bobby. "We've known each other for a long time. Like me,
he's a softie at heart. But he's good at making action films too. And
I'm doing one after a long time, so it's fun."
Nana Patekar
co-stars with Bobby in Sivan's film. "I'd heard so many stories about
him. But he's very easy to work with. And he's a unique actor. I also
worked with Zarina Wahabji for the first time. She's such a warm
person. We had a great time."
Right now, Bobby is anxious about the dark character he's playing in "Shaka Laka..." which is expected to release first.
"Though
I've played the role of a ruthless killer in 'Bicchoo', 'Badal' and
'Soldier' my character in 'Shaka Laka...' is different. I'm playing a
musician who's so much in love with his music that he's willing to go
to any lengths for his passion. Only at the end of the journey does he
realise how wrong he was."
Bobby is quite fascinated by the
"evil" character. "He's like a small kid who says, 'I want, I want'
without realising how selfish he is. I'm also a child at heart, but I
don't have that mean streak. I like playing people who are not like me."
"Shaka
Laka..." has no romantic lead. "The guy's in love with his music - and
only his music. I can't understand that mindset because I'm in love
with so many things. Besides my work, I love my family, my privacy,
food, a holiday.... In fact I need to take my family out on a holiday
this summer. I wonder if I can get away!"
One person Bobby
loved working with was Shaad Ali in "Jhoom Baraabar Jhoom". "He's such
a chilled out guy. He treats everyone - from actors to spot-boys
-equally. I was very comfortable being directed by him."
The
'soldier' is marching into 2007 with a lot of hopes hanging on his
well-toned shoulders. "The six films are going to determine my future
to some extent."
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service
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