Wednesday,
August
01,
2007
Though
he
doesn't
yet
have
big
hits
to
his
name,
Jimmy
Shergill
has
always
been
appreciated
for
most
of
his
roles,
including
cameos
in
Munna
Bhai
M.B.B.S.
and
its
sequel.
The
actor
dismisses
his
forgettable
past
and
talks
about
his
upcoming
films,
the
first
one
being
Victoria
No.203.
How
was
the
experience
of
working
in
the
remake
of
Victoria
No.203?
The
original
film
was
made
by
Kamal
Sadana's
father
Brijmohan
Sadana.
So
I
do
not
think
that
Kamal
did
anything
wrong
by
making
a
remake
of
it.
He
has
modernized
the
film
to
suit
the
tastes
of
today's
audience
and
the
characters
have
been
beautifully
etched
out.
Each
one
is
different
from
the
other.
I
share
a
good
rapport
with
the
director
of
the
film,
Anant
Mahadevan.
When
he
approached
me
for
this
film
I
agreed
because
I
like
this
film.
So
have
you
seen
the
original?
I
remember
seeing
this
film
when
I
was
young.
When
I
was
offered
the
film,
I
thought
of
watching
the
whole
movie
so
that
I
had
an
idea
about
it
beforehand.
But
Kamal
and
Anantji
stopped
me
from
doing
so.
They
did
not
want
me
to
get
inspired
by
my
character
in
the
original
film.
They
wanted
freshness
in
my
character
keeping
shades
of
the
original
character
intact.
How
different
is
your
character
form
the
original
one?
My
character
is
completely
different
from
the
original
one.
You
will
see
many
shades
in
my
character.
I
cannot
tell
you
more
than
this
now.
Then
tell
us
about
the
experience
of
working
with
newcomer
Sonia
Kapoor.
She
is
a
good
actress.
I
must
say
that
she
had
done
a
lot
of
preparation
for
this
role,
be
it
riding
a
carriage,
dancing
or
acting.
She
has
tried
to
put
in
her
best
in
whatever
she
did.
On
the
very
first
day,
we
shot
the
sequence
where
I
was
sitting
in
the
carriage
and
she
had
to
ride
it.
I
was
surprised
to
see
her
ride
it
with
ease
through
busy
streets.
Your
film
Wednesday
is
ready
for
release.
Tell
us
about
it.
The
suspense
thriller
is
Neeraj
Pandey's
film.
I
play
an
ATC
officer,
and
as
the
movie's
name
suggests,
the
story
revolves
around
a
few
incidents
on
Wednesday.
The
film
also
stars
Naseruddin
Shah
and
Anupam
Kher.
It
will
release
in
September.
What
are
you
doing
nowadays?
At
present,
I'm
in
Delhi.
My
Hindi
film
Strangers
is
being
screened
here
along
with
films
in
the
Japanese,
Malaysian
and
Korean
languages.
It
is
a
proud
moment
for
me.
Are
Dum
Dum
Diga
Diga,
Love
In
Kashmir,
BBD,
Pratiksha,
Khafa
and
Dus
Kahaniyaan
your
upcoming
releases?
Dum
Dum
Diga
Diga
and
Love
In
Kashmir
are
films
which
I
signed
when
I
was
new
into
acting.
Those
films
have
been
shelved
and
I
do
not
want
to
talk
about
them.
BBD
is
an
interesting
film
and
I'm
working
with
Kay
Kay
Menon
in
it.
Basu
Chatterjee
has
directed
Pratiksha
and
this
film
was
made
for
the
Sahara
channel.
They
were
planning
a
world
premiere
of
it
on
Sahara.
Diya
Mirza
is
cast
opposite
me
in
it.
Khafa,
directed
by
Devang
Dholakia
and
produced
by
Dilip
Handa,
is
complete.
In
Sanjay
Gupta's
Dus
Kahaniyaan,
I
am
doing
a
10-minute
story
called
High
On
The
Highway
where
a
girl,
played
by
Masumeh,
gets
stranded
on
a
highway.
Does
it
hurt
that
your
entire
effort
goes
waste
when
a
film
gets
shelved
or
stuck?
Yes,
it
does,
but
what
can
I
do.
Anyways,
I
do
not
like
to
think
about
the
past.
I
want
to
move
ahead
in
life.
I
do
not
waste
my
time
thinking
about
those
films.
You
had
done
a
Punjabi
film
too?
Yes,
I
did.
I'm
a
sardar
and
I
feel
that
being
a
Punjabi
I
should
do
Punjabi
films
first.
Apart
from
Hindi,
I
keep
doing
Punjabi
films
every
other
year.
I
have
signed
Manmohan
Singh
Maji's
yet-to-be-titled
film.
He
is
called
the
Yash
Chopra
of
Punjabi
films
and
I
know
him
since
the
time
of
Maachis,
in
which
he
was
the
cameraman.
Your
films
do
not
work
well
at
the
box-office
but
yet
you
get
appreciation
for
your
acting
skills.
Would
you
like
to
comment?
See,
when
a
film
does
not
do
well
at
the
box-office,
it
is
not
only
because
of
the
actors,
there
are
other
reasons
too.
I'm
happy
that
I
have
been
appreciated
for
my
acting
be
it
in
a
lead
role
or
a
cameo
or
as
a
positive
or
a
negative
character.
I
have
always
done
my
work
honestly.
Any
specific
character
that
you
wish
to
play
in
the
future?
I
love
comedy
films
like
Tom,
Dick
and
Harry.
I
have
recently
signed
Faizal's
comedy
film
Bachelor's
Party
which
will
be
directed
by
Nishant
Trivedi.