Jimmy Shergill speaks on his films
Jimmy Shergill has a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks. Two of his films release quite close to each other. While Eklavya - The Royal Guard arrives this Friday, Delhii Heights hits the screens on March 09. Is it 'two-much-too-quick' for him? Joginder Tuteja catches up with Jimmy to know about this and a lot more. Over to Jimmy!
You
have
two
releases
coming
quite
close
to
each
other
Eklavya
-
The
Royal
Guard
and
Delhii
Heights.
Are
you
nervous?
In
fact
I
am
excited.
The
two
roles
are
quite
different
and
the
films
too
belong
to
contrasting
genres.
It
is
good
to
see
the
way
characters
are
written
these
days
which
gives
actors
like
us
an
opportunity
to
broaden
our
horizon.
Like
playing
an
out-and-out
evil
guy
in
Eklavya?
My
character
in
the
film
is
that
of
a
prince
who
is
jealous
of
another
prince
played
by
Saif
Ali
Khan.
Add
to
this
the
way
he
has
been
brought
up
in
a
royal
manner
and
you
can
see
a
certain
attitude
around
his
entire
persona.
All
of
this
reflects
each
of
his
acts,
whether
he
is
talking
to
someone
or
just
having
a
casual
walk
in
the
fort.
Doesn't
it
make
you
a
villain?
If
you
look
at
it
from
your
end,
you
may
perceive
this
character
as
evil,
or
a
downright
villain.
But
get
into
the
character's
shoes
and
you
would
see
a
reason
behind
the
way
he
acts
and
behaves.
From
the
very
beginning,
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
was
clear
that
we
didn't
want
this
character
to
look
like
someone
who
was
a
typical
'villain-villain'.
Otherwise
they
could
have
chosen
any
conventional
baddie
in
the
role.
Instead
the
thought
was
to
have
someone
play
this
character
who
looked
believable
and
yet
portray
the
evil
side
in
him
with
the
right
justification.
Not
able
to
do
so
would
have
resulted
in
the
purpose
being
lost
to
have
this
character
in
the
narrative.
Did
it
all
sound
so
clear
at
the
very
onset?
Yes,
I
was
quite
clear
about
the
role
I
had
to
play
and
how
I
had
to
do
it.
Also
it
was
a
privilege
to
be
with
Jaggu
dada
[Jackie
Shroff]
since
he
brought
all
his
years
of
experience
with
him.
As
his
son
who
has
his
own
way
of
settling
scores,
it
was
quite
a
challenge
to
stand
up
with
him
and
deliver.
So
while
Jackie
as
a
father
has
his
own
royal
way
of
taking
revenge,
I
am
projected
as
someone
who
is
aggressive
by
nature.
Since
Saif
Ali
Khan
comes
from
a
royal
background,
did
you
take
any
tips
from
him
around
costumes,
dressing
up
etc.?
We
had
designer
Raghuvendra
Rathore
to
help
us
in
the
costumes
department.
Since
he
is
himself
based
in
Rajasthan
and
hails
from
the
princely
clan
of
Jodhpur,
his
association
with
the
project
was
quite
useful
as
he
brought
great
authenticity.
As
my
character
has
a
lot
of
anger
and
attitude
in
the
film,
I
am
mostly
dressed
in
leather
jackets.
So
how
do
you
think
the
film
has
shaped
up?
It
is
one
gripping
action
thriller
that
would
keep
you
entertained
throughout
its
1
hour
45
minutes
length.
Just
1
hour
45
minutes?
That's
right.
At
the
very
onset
Vidhu
Vinod
Chopra
was
clear
that
to
keep
the
action
thriller
mode
of
the
film
interesting
enough,
the
film's
length
has
to
be
only
around
100
minutes.
This
is
why
the
film
is
a
short
and
sweet
cinematic
experience
that
would
keep
you
on
the
edge
of
your
seats
throughout.
So
what
else
is
happening
on
the
career
front?
I
have
a
very
interesting
film
called
'The
Strangers' coming
up
where
I
would
be
seen
with
Kay
Kay
Menon.
Raqueeb
is
complete
too
and
should
now
come
around
May.
Chodo
Na
Yaar
is
another
interesting
film
for
which
the
shooting
is
over
while
Sanjay
Gupta's
Dus
Kahaniyaan
should
be
arriving
in
July.
That's
quite
a
lot...
[Laughs]
Wo
to
hai,
but
they
should
run
also
and
not
just
release.
Isn't
it?
True.
On
a
parting
note,
what's
happening
on
your
personal
website
front?
You
had
mentioned
some
time
back
that
it
would
be
launched
soon.
The
work
on
it
at
the
moment
is
going
a
little
slow.
There
are
so
many
things
like
getting
the
right
photographs,
content
etc.
is
place.
Also,
I
am
also
looking
at
some
tie
ups
with
the
site.
Once
that
happens,
it
should
be
all
set
to
roll!