Wednesday,
September
19,
2007
Gautam
Gupta,
son
of
Suniel
Gupta,
financier,
is
yet
another
new
kid
on
the
block.
He
makes
his
debut
as
an
actor
with
RGV's
latest
offering,
Go.
One
thing
Gautam
has
Going
for
him
is
his
confidence,
as
we
find
out
in
a
tete-a-tete.
Tell
us
about
your
first
film
Go?
It's
an
action
movie.
That's
unique
for
me
because
I'm
starting
my
career
with
it.
I'm
playing
the
role
of
a
young
man,
who
follows
his
heart.
He
leaves
his
parents
to
prove
a
point,
but
he
soon
realizes
that
he
needs
to
learn
some
lessons
himself.
Not
all
actors
from
Ramu's
camp
have
made
it
big.
Where
do
you
think
your
future
is
headed?
If
I
think
of
failure
at
the
beginning
I'll
never
be
able
to
reach
my
destination.
I
have
a
few
Goals,
and
I
will
do
my
best
to
achieve
those.
Gautam
Gupta
in
Go...what
is
with
the
'G'
factor?
I'm
also
thinking...it
must
be
more
than
a
co-incidence.
How
is
your
experience
working
with
a
film
unit
for
the
first
time?
I
don't
know
about
the
others,
but
I
enjoyed
the
experience.
Ramuji
tried
to
inspire
me
to
learn
something
new
all
the
time.
It
was
quite
interesting
to
observe
him
when
he
developed
the
scenes.
He
has
an
understanding
of
cinema.
I
enjoyed
learning
the
real
method
of
how
a
song
is
shot,
how
the
lyrics
work,
how
to
act,
how
to
enact
action
sequences,
etc.
And
what
was
it
like
to
work
with
Nisha
Kothari?
She
never
let
me
feel
like
a
newcomer
to
this
industry.
There
are
some
passionate
moments
with
her
in
this
film
and
I
thought
I
couldn't
do
them.
There's
a
certain
chemistry
that
we
need
between
co-actors,
but
I
had
never
worked
with
her,
and,
as
a
newcomer
I
had
no
experience
of
something
like
that.
However,
when
the
camera
rolled,
we
went
through
those
scenes
without
any
discomfort.
And
most
of
the
credit
for
that
Goes
to
Nisha.
Was
there
any
disagreement
between
the
director
and
Ramu
over
any
scene
in
the
movie?
Never.
It
was
a
complete
RGV
project.
I
have
just
tried
to
translate
his
thoughts
on
the
screen.
We
all
worked
so
hard.
He
not
only
launches
new
actors
but
he
always
tries
to
do
something
innovative
in
his
films.
He
always
experiments
with
his
views.
Nisha
shows
more
skin
in
Ramu's
films
than
in
the
others.
Has
she
done
the
same
in
this
film,
too?
She
has
done
what
was
demanded
of
her,
according
to
the
script.
You
must
have
seen
the
promo.
Everything
is
done
to
cater
the
need
of
the
story.
Ramu
always
provides
a
second
chance
to
his
actors.
Is
it
the
same
with
you?
Absolutely.
I'm
Going
to
work
in
another
RGV
movie.
Once
the
paper
work
is
complete
we'll
start
shooting.
At
this
stage,
I
can't
say
anything
more.
It's
really
tough
for
newcomers
to
get
such
filmmakers.
But
you
have
been
lucky.
Of
course,
it
is
my
Good
fortune
that
he
has
chosen
me
for
his
film
and
has
not
changed
the
way
I
look,
but,
at
the
same
time
I'm
grateful
to
director
Manish
who
suggested
my
name
to
him.
As
a
struggling
actor,
you
meet
several
people
for
jobs.
I
met
Ramuji
and
showed
him
my
photographs
to
him,
just
like
that.
The
result
is
my
appearance
in
Go.
How
long
did
you
take
to
believe
that
Ramu
had
selected
you
for
his
film?
It
took
some
time,
but
I
started
preparing
myself
for
the
film
immediately.
It
was
my
first
chance
and
I
was
not
ready
to
lose
it.
Tell
us
a
little
about
yourself.
I'm
a
Mumbaiya.
I
studied
in
Velam,
a
boarding
school
at
Dehradun,
and
then
I
completed
my
B.Com
from
Sydenham.
I
continued
my
education
abroad.
I
trained
at
Barry
John's
acting
school,
and
I
also
tried
to
perfect
my
dancing
and
fighting
skills.
In
fact,
I
even
learnt
Kathak
and
Bharatnatyam.
I
have
always
wanted
to
be
an
actor.
My
father
told
me
that
he
would
finance
my
films
but
he
would
never
introduce
me
to
any
director.
Therefore,
the
struggle.
There
are
so
many
new
faces
coming
into
the
industry.
Do
you
see
them
as
your
competition?
See,
this
is
a
large
market.
Films
are
made
keeping
in
mind
the
actors
and
there
is
enough
space
for
each
one
of
us.
I
want
neither
to
compare
nor
to
compete
with
anyone
in
this
field.
I
know
Ranbir
Kapoor
and
Harman
Baweja,
for
example.
They
are
friends,
and
I
do
not
compete
with
friends.
I
believe
in
doing
Good
films
and
entertaining
people.
How
filmy
is
the
environment
at
home?
It's
a
really
cool
environment
at
home.
Both
my
father
and
brother
Gourav
are
in
this
industry.
They
are
financiers,
so
they
are
not
too
interested
in
the
artistic
aspects
of
a
film.
I
concentrate
entirely
on
the
art
and
creativity
in
films,
since
I
am
an
actor.