Sharman Joshi speaks on <i>Golmaal</i>
Courtesy: IndiaFM
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
He's the 'Sukhi' of Rang De Basanti and the 'Chantu' of Style and Excuse Me. But not many know that he kicked off with the Shabana Azmi starrer Godmother. Being an avid comedy lover he is not at all diverse to his onscreen image.
Do
you
think
RDB
turned
beneficial
for
you?
Yes,
of
course.
It
took
a
right
turn
in
my
career.
I
am
not
in
a
hurry.
In
fact
I
am
going
slowly.
I
have
not
burdened
myself
with
too
many
projects.
I
had
signed
Golmaal
at
the
time
of
Rang
de
Basanti
so
after
RDB
I
signed
only
one
movie.
Then
there
is
one
more
film
with
T-Series.
Rahul
Khanna,
Tanushree
Dutta
and
I
are
playing
lead
roles
in
this
untitled
film.
It seems you are going Aamir's way of one movie in a year.
I respect Aamir Khan as an actor. But I would like to work according to my ways. I don't want to follow anyone. I guess it's about timing of things that you want. If they come to you then go for it. If they don't come to you then just wait for your time.
You
are
doing
mostly
comedy
films;
don't
you
feel
scared
of
being
tagged
as
a
comedy
actor?
I
love
doing
comedies
but
why
not
to
work
on
something
that
excites
me
in
terms
of
script
and
the
character
and
I
would
jump
to
such
opportunities.
But
when
a
character
does
not
excite
me
even
if
the
script
is
great,
I
may
not
go
for
it.
I
want
to
do
good
work.
If
it's
a
good
script
and
good
character
and
if
everything
falls
into
place
then
I'll
definitely
go
for
it.
What
is
on
your
priority
list
now
while
signing
a
film?
The
priority
is
a
good
script
then
it
could
be
of
whatever
genre.
It
could
be
comedy
or
anything.
You
get
same
offers
sometimes
but
then
you
have
to
wait
for
right
time.
I
can
sit
at
home
and
chill
out
till
that
phase
passes
out.
I
would
not
like
to
repeat
myself
rather
I
would
choose
to
sit
at
home.
Tell
us
about
Golmaal
This
is
about
a
blind
old
couple
living
in
an
apartment
and
how
these
four
good
for
nothing
boys
are
looking
out
for
a
house
to
stay
in.
They
happened
to
chance
upon
this
house,
which
belongs
to
the
old
couple
played
by
Paresh
Rawal
and
Sushmita
Mukherjee.
They
overhear
the
conversation
that
this
old
couple
is
expecting
their
grandson
to
come
up
from
America
after
30
years
and
they
have
not
seen
his
face
and
so
one
of
us
poses
as
their
grandson.
So
practically
the
four
of
us
live
in
one
house
and
pose
as
one
person.
What
character
do
you
play?
I
play
Laxman
in
Golmaal.
He
is
a
very
studious
and
straightforward
guy.
His
mother
has
certain
dreams
for
him
where
he
grows
up
and
becomes
a
chartered
accountant
or
doctor
or
something
really
important.
But
by
the
virtue
of
the
company
of
his
friends
Tusshar,
Ajay
and
Arshad,
they
never
let
me
actually
follow
it.
So
invariably
I
suffer
at
the
hands
of
all
these
three
boys.
Basically
he
is
a
straightforward
guy,
who
gets
influenced
by
his
friends.
How
is
Rohit
Shetty
as
a
director?
He
is
open
to
let
actors
have
their
own
opinions.
If
it's
good
then
they
are
accepted
and
if
not
then
they
are
rejected.
He
gives
us
actors
our
space.
He
lets
actors
do
what
they
want
and
later
decides
where
they
have
to
improve.
We
did
it
our
own
way
and
then
we
were
chopped
and
trimmed
according
to
his
requirement.
Tell
us
something
about
the
music?
Vishal
Shekhar
has
done
the
score.
My
personal
favorite
is
the
title
track.
I
also
like
the
remix
version
of
it.
Promos
are
on
air
right
now.
I
also
like
Reheja
Reheja
Re.
It's
young
and
peppy.
Overall,
I
love
the
beats
of
Golmaal.
How
is
this
movie
different
from
other
comedy
movies?
I
think
every
genre
has
its
own
demand
and
you
have
to
work
accordingly.
It
all
depends
on
the
script,
director's
vision
and
actors
performances.
Now
comedies
have
worked
after
that
thrillers
will
work.
There
is
no
hard
and
fast
rule.
Its
all
depend
on
director,
if
he
wants
to
make
a
horror
or
a
thriller
film.
I
am
open
for
all
interesting
work.
Did
you
ever
get
conscious
by
the
presence
of
these
big
stars?
Yes,
of
course.
I
was
conscious
by
their
presence.
Aamir
is
a
big
actor
and
in
his
presence
in
Rang
De
Basanti,
I
did
get
a
little
taken
aback.
But
obviously
like
I
have
seen
all
these
guys,
who
are
leading
actors
in
this
business
and
are
working
with
newcomers
like
me.
They
understand
and
immediately
put
us
boys
in
comfort
including
me.
I
am
quite
new
in
this
industry
and
I
got
an
opportunity
to
work
with
Aamir
Khan.
Though
I
was
scared
that
time
but
as
I
said
earlier,
he
is
a
matured
actor
and
makes
others
comfortable.
What
is
the
USP
of
this
film?
Its
plot
and
actor
Ajay
Devgan
is
the
USP
of
this
film.
As
you
said
earlier,
you
will
not
do
any
film
if
you
are
not
satisfied
with
your
role.
Does
it
apply
to
big
banner
movies
too?
Firstly,
don't
make
this
war
between
me
and
the
big
directors.
I
have
no
problems
with
them.
In
fact
I'll
be
happier
to
work
with
them.
I
am
a
newcomer
and
this
is
just
a
beginning
of
my
career.
It
will
be
my
honor
if
a
big
director
thinks
of
me.
Beyond
that
if
I
don't
like
my
character
in
the
script
or
it
doesn't
motivates
me
then
I
won't
do
it.
There's
no
personal
issue
in
it.
It's
just
about
work.
Your
first
film
Godmother
was
not
a
total
commercial
film;
don't
you
think
it
had
an
adverse
effect
on
your
career?
Definitely
your
first
film
is
the
one
that
defines
your
career.
I
was
getting
same
role
that
I
played
in
my
first
film
Godmother.
I
learnt
many
things
from
Shabana
Azmi,
so
that
was
the
definite
advantage.
Are
you
happy
with
the
way
your
career
is
shaping
up?
I
am
extremely
happy
and
fully
contended.
I
like
the
pace
at
which
it
is
going.
It
depends
on
person
to
person.
As
a
person
I
like
to
take
things
at
my
own
pace.
I
am
not
in
any
hurry
to
reach
anywhere,
at
the
same
time
I
am
not
lazy.
I
don't
want
to
sit
and
waste
my
time.
I
am
always
playing
around
and
doing
things.
You
have
done
theatre
and
now
film,
what
is
the
difference
between
these
two
medium
and
which
one
do
you
enjoy
the
most?
There
is
no
difference
in
both
these
mediums.
A
lot
of
people
have
asked
me
that,
but
as
an
actor
I
don't
find
any
difference.
The
actual
difference
is
mouthing
your
dialogues
in
one
go
and
also
there
are
no
retakes
in
theatre.