Vinod Khanna speaks on Risk
Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Thursday,
December
14,
2006
Vinod Khanna needs no introduction as he is one of the most respected and senior actors of the industry today. His sudden exit from Bollywood some years back had surprised the audiences. After serving for his constituency, he is all set to make a comeback in Bollywood through filmmaker Vishram Sawant's forthcoming film Risk.
What is that first thing that comes to your mind when I say Risk?
First thing that comes to my mind is that we all take risks in our life. Even I am making a comeback and taken a risk by working in Risk.
How
did
Risk
happen
to
you?
It
just
happened
when
I
decided
to
work
in
films
again
and
out
of
the
blues.
I
got
a
call
from
the
director.
He
asked
me
whether
I
would
like
to
work
with
him
and
I
said
yes.
So
he
came
and
narrated
a
script
to
me.
I
liked
the
script
and
we
agreed
to
do
the
film.
Risk
is
your
comeback
movie,
what
made
you
to
go
for
this
movie?
I
like
the
way
Vishram
Sawant
had
narrated
the
script
and
explained
the
entire
film,
especially
my
character
and
other
characters
as
well.
I
like
his
approach
towards
the
film.
He
gave
me
suggestions
for
a
specific
look.
He
was
so
excited
about
the
film
which
excited
me
as
well.
My
son
Akshaye
told
me
about
Vishram's
film
'D'.
He
brought
the
DVD
and
said,
"You
must
watch
this
film,
it's
a
great
film." I
said
"Ok
keep
it,
I'll
watch
it."
But
I
didn't
watch
the
film.
Vishram
came
and
narrated
the
script
to
me.
I
liked
the
script
and
then
I
told
him
that
my
son
told
me
to
see
his
film
'D'.
My
son
is
quite
critical
about
films
and
for
him
to
say
he
liked
'D';
then
it
must
be
a
good
film.
Thereafter
I
saw
the
film
and
I
like
it.
So
finally
I
was
happy
that
I
made
a
right
choice.
Tell
us
something
about
your
character
in
Risk.
He
is
an
underworld
Don
based
outside
the
country.
He
has
spread
his
wings
in
India.
He
has
got
his
illegal
business
happening
all
over
India.
He
is
a
part
of
the
entire
underworld
nexus.
It's
not
that
he
is
the
only
underworld
don.
He
has
to
survive
there
and
for
that
he
does
anything.
He
has
to
kill,
bribe,
manipulate
and
do
everything.
At
the
same
time
he
is
very
compassionate.
He
is
a
devout
Muslim.
He
has
his
family
and
he
looks
after
his
family
and
his
gang
members.
It's
an
interesting
character.
Do
you
have
any
specific
kind
of
look
in
the
film?
I
have
kept
a
beard.
We
tried
various
get
ups
but
eventually
I
and
the
director
liked
beard
and
dark
hair.
My
character
is
very
ordinarily
dressed.
He
is
in
kurtas
and
pajama.
He
is
not
a
sophisticated
person
and
yet
fond
of
good
things
in
life.
He
is
single.
He
doesn't
have
any
woman
in
his
life.
His
language
is
very
colloquial
and
that
makes
my
character
more
interesting.
How
was
it
working
with
new
generation
actors
like
Randeep
Hooda
and
Tanushree
Dutta?
I
didn't
have
any
scene
with
Tanushree
but
yes
Randeep
is
superb.
We
have
a
couple
of
scenes
together
but
most
of
our
conversations
were
on
the
phone.
There
is
very
fine
stage
actor
like
Seema
Biswas
in
the
film.
So
it
was
nice
to
work
with
the
people
I
have
never
worked
before.
How
is
Vishram
Sawant
as
a
director?
Vishram
is
a
very
different
and
a
very
unconventional
director.
He
is
not
the
guy
who
has
gone
to
the
film
institute
of
India
to
learn.
He
is
a
creative
person.
His
vision
and
his
ideas
treat
the
camera
like
a
toy.
He
has
wonderful
cameraman
and
technicians
which
adds
to
the
pleasure
of
working
with
him.
What
is
your
expectation
from
this
movie?
I
have
high
expectations
from
this
film.
It's
a
different
film,
where
they
will
not
be
disappointed.
It's
a
film
that
has
emotions,
action
and
reality.
It
shows
something
that
they
haven't
seen
before.
But
the
way
it's
been
handled
makes
it
unique.
I
have
very
high
expectations.
Do
you
think
it's
a
risk
for
you?
No
I
think
I
have
gone
beyond
that
stage
to
think
that
it's
a
risk
for
me
as
an
actor.
I
think
I
have
played
my
share
in
this
film
world.
I
have
enough
confidence
in
myself
and
I
don't
think
that
by
doing
a
certain
role
I
am
risking
my
career.
I
am
very
confident
about
this
film.
This
is
your
3rd
innings
as
you
said
so
what
kinds
of
roles
you
are
looking
forward
to?
Roles
that
are
challenging,
I
just
don't
want
do
any
role.
I
have
made
a
comeback
to
make
money.
I
have
exhausted
my
savings,
I
didn't
work
for
five
years
like
I
said
and
even
before
that
I
hardly
did
one
or
two
films.
Economics
is
one
of
the
reasons
but
I
would
like
to
request
writers
to
write
some
challenging
roles
for
me.
Most
of
your
contemporaries
are
still
working
and
now
you
are
back
what
do
you
feel
about
that?
It's
great.
We
should
make
Amar,
Akbar
Anthony
with
all
of
us
again.
They
all
are
such
legends
in
the
industry
so
coming
together
in
a
film
would
be
great
for
all
of
us.
It
would
be
wonderful.
Our
new
generation
is
very
active.
There
are
some
great
actors
and
directors
and
I
am
looking
forward
to
working
with
the
new
breed
of
directors.
Tell
us
something
about
your
forthcoming
film.
I
have
God
Mother
which
is
an
underworld
film.
There
I
am
playing
a
good
Don.
I
have
also
signed
some
more
films.
But
I'll
wait
for
the
producers
to
announce
them.
Is
it
true
that
you
are
working
on
a
Mahesh
Bhatt
film
along
with
your
sons
Akhaye
and
Rahul
Khanna?
It's
not
true
yet
but
if
all
works
well
then
it
can
come
true.
Yes,
there
are
various
projects
that
are
coming
to
me.
What
do
you
think
about
Akshaye's
career?
Do
you
advice
him
regarding
films
and
acting?
I
am
very
happy
with
Akshaye's
work
as
well
as
his
career
graph
but
I
don't
interfere
in
his
career
at
all.
Ever
since
his
first
film
I
have
just
left
on
his
own
and
same
with
Rahul.
They
choose
their
own
films.
They
decide
who
to
work
with,
scripts
and
directors
they
want
to
work
with.
If
they
need
any
advice
then
I
give
them
otherwise
I
don't.
I
keep
my
mouth
shut.
What
about
your
political
career?
Politics
has
been
restricted
to
my
constituency.
I
have
no
role
to
play
otherwise
anything
outside
and
I
am
very
happy
with
that.
I
have
no
political
ambitions.