"I find D and Risk very romantic films" - Randeep Hooda
Features
oi-Staff
By Super Admin
By:
Subhash
K.
Jha,
IndiaFM
Tuesday,
October
17,
2006
You're
supposedly
under-going
a
major
identity
crisis?
Yes.
I
shaved
off
the
moustache
that
I
had
grown
for
Risk.
I
almost
feel
naked
without
it.
Every
time
I
look
at
the
mirror
I
now
see
a
stranger.
But
my
mother
is
happy.
When
she
saw
me
without
the
moustache
she
said,
'Mera
beta
wapas
aa
gaya.'
Maybe
you
should've
just
kept
it?
No
the
moustache
didn't
suit
my
next
character
in
Ru-ba-ru.
I've
been
assuming
a
new
physical
identity
for
all
my
roles.
I've
never
followed
conventions.
The
moustache
for
Risk
had
acquired
a
personality
of
its
own.
But
Ru-ba-ru
is
a
film
I've
been
whisked
into.
I
just
came
out
of
Risk.
Ru-ba-ru
will
allow
me
to
live
a
part
of
my
life
on
screen
that
I
haven't
done
so
far.
Why
did
you
take
so
long
to
do
your
next
film
?
I
believe
in
one
at
a
time.
I
wanted
to
give
my
total
attention
to
Risk.
I
didn't
want
to
be
bound
by
any
other
commitment
until
Risk
was
over.
After
Risk
I
didn't
want
to
do
a
film
that
required
long
schedules,
lots
of
violence
and
an
elaborate
get-up.
I
wanted
to
do
a
film
where
I
could
be
more
my
age
,
more
myself
and
play
a
character
that
replicated
my
socio-economic
background.
Ru-ba-ru
is
an
aspect
of
my
life
that
I
haven't
put
on
screen
before.
It's
more
easily
identifiable
for
the
average
person
than
my
D
or
Risk.
Is
it
true
that
your
role
in
Ru-ba-ru
was
offered
to
Shiny
Ahuja?
Well,
if
we're
going
to
talk
about
casting
musical-
chairs
then
let
me
point
out
to
you
that
the
role
was
first
to
me
before
anyone
else.
At
that
point
of
time
I
couldn't
accept
for
whatever
reason.
Then
they
went
to
someone
else.
There's
no
point
in
discussing
who
was
first
offered
a
role.
Every
project
and
role
has
its
destiny.
Once
someone
does
a
film
it's
impossible
to
imagine
anyone
else
doing
the
role.
I
pay
attention
to
my
personal
responses
to
a
filmmaker
and
his
offer
rather
than
at
where
he
goes
before
and
after
me.
Does
that
sound
self-centered?
My
relationship
with
me
is
of
utmost
importance.
Because
ultimately
you're
left
only
with
yourself
and
your
conscience.
Ru-ba-ru
is
your
first
romantic
film?
The
focus
in
this
film
is
on
love
between
a
man
and
a
woman.
Otherwise
I
don't
consider
any
of
my
films
non-romantic.
I
find
D
and
Risk
also
very
romantic.
You
could've
a
romance
with
your
thought
or
a
gun.
Ru-ba-ru
lets
me
romance
love.
It's
about
living
this
moment,
not
today
not
tomorrow.
It's
a
beautiful
thought.
Tell
us
about
your
costar
in
Rubaru
She
is
Shanana
Goswami.
She's
very
sweet
talented
and
apt
for
the
role.
Now
it's
up
to
her
to
make
the
best
of
her
abilities.
She
has
a
Kajol-like
quality
which
I
hope
will
translate
well
on
screen.
Actually
I've
had
quite
a
varied
assortment
of
co-stars,
from
Sushmita
Sen
in
Karma
Confessions&Holy
to
the
ghost
in
Darna
Zaroori
Hai.
Actually
the
ghost
was
my
most
possessive
co-star.
Have
you
found
your
co-stars
supportive?
Shanana
is
the
most
supportive.
We've
done
a
couple
of
readings.
I
worked
under
quite
a
lot
of
constraints
with
my
other
co-stars.
Ru-ba-ru
will
be
your
first
film
to
be
shot
abroad?
You
mean
besides
Karma
Confessions&Holy.
We're
currently
shooting
in
Thailand
.
Shooting
abroad
is
very
conducive
to
productivity
because
at
the
end
of
the
day
everyone
is
going
back
to
a
hotel
and
not
to
a
night
life.
We'll
complete
the
film
in
thirty
days.
I'm
very
excited
and
nervous.
Because
I
haven't
done
my
usual
preparation
for
the
role.
The
director
Arjun
Bali
is
a
sweet
interesting
chap.
Everybody
is
on-the-ball.
I
wanted
to
do
quickie
this
time.
At
least
you
won't
look
scruffy
in
this
film?
For
your
information,
people
liked
my
scruffy
look
in
D.
You
think
people
who
don't
dress
dapper
don't
have
love
in
their
life?
The
lack
of
love
in
your
life
won't
deter
you
from
playing
a
man
in
love?
That's
where
my
acting
skills
will
come
in.