"Jodhaa Akbar has been tough" - Hrithik Roshan
You
were
quoted
as
saying
you'd
never
do
a
historical
again.
Not
true.
I
might've
said
that
in
a
specific
context.
But
I'd
definitely
not
do
another
one
for
a
long
time.
It's
such
a
momentous
opportunity.
Doing
it
again
would
make
it
less
sublime.
When
you
think
of
period
you
think
of
a
grandeur
that's
hard
to
replicate.
I
don't
think
I'd
want
to
get
into
that
space
for
a
long
time.
Has
Jodhaa
Akbar
been
especially
taxing?
None
of
my
films
has
been
easy.
Krissh
and
Dhoom
2
have
been
as
physically
and
emotionally
taxing
as
Jodhaa
Akbar.
I've
enjoyed
it
so
much.
And
I
wouldn't
do
a
historical
for
the
same
reasons
that
I
wouldn't
do
a
Dhoom
for
a
long
time.
Dhoom
and
Jodhaa
Akbar
covered
two
genres
exhaustively.
Now
it's
time
to
move
on.
But
playing
Akbar
would
be
radically
different
from
playing
Buddha?
Apparently
Shyam
Benegal
offered
you
Buddha?
I'm
sure
Buddha
would
be
a
great
subject
and
wonderful
characters
to
explore.
But
again,
playing
Siddharth
is
about
amours
and
horses.
And
I've
been
there,
done
that.
The
ambience,
the
country
and
the
language
would
require
a
similar
discipline
for
me.
I
wouldn't
mind
doing
a
period-fantasy
like
Pirates
of
the
Caribbean.
It's
always
fun
to
bounce
off
into
the
other
extreme.
Dhoom
helped
me
to
get
excited
and
challenged
about
Jodhaa
Akbar.
It
was
a
challenge
for
both
Ash
and
me.
Now
I
want
to
do
something
entirely
contemporary.
That
brings
me
to
the
question
of
how
open
the
audience
is
to
watching
Aishwarya
and
you
do
a
costume
drama
after
the
fiercely
contemporary
Dhoom
2.
It's
always
a
challenge
for
any
actor
to
make
the
audiences
forget
not
just
the
outside
world,
but
everything
that
they've
seen
before
on
screen,
to
suck
you
completely
into
the
magic
of
the
moment
and
to
make
the
audience
exhilarated.
You
are
asking
me
if
Jodhaa
Akbar
does
that
or
not.
Only
the
audience
can
answer
that.
For
me
the
film
is
already
a
success.
The
Box-Office
is
only
going
to
be
a
bonus,
hopefully.
This
is
your
first
collaboration
with
Ashutosh
Gowariker…
Yes.
My
primary
motivation
for
doing
Jodhaa
Akbar
was
to
mingle
with
a
mind
that'd
be
as
alert
and
innovative
as
Ashutosh's.
I
knew
he'd
help
me
explore
a
different
facet
of
my
acting.
He
helped
me
go
to
places
in
my
psyche
I
had
never
gone
to
before.
It's
been
great
fun.
Ashutosh
is
a
damn
good
combination
of
intelligent
preparation
and
spontaneity.
He
comes
fully
prepared.
But
has
the
guts
to
throw
it
out
of
the
window,
if
he
so
wishes.
He
has
the
power
to
turn
the
scenes
around
in
your
head.
Sometimes
he'd
whisper
a
thought
in
my
ear.
And
my
entire
being
would
be
reverberating
with
that
emotion,
and
with
the
desire
to
express
it
in
front
of
the
camera.
Then
you
look
back
on
the
shot
and
you
whistle
in
admiration
and
pride.
Different
films
offer
me
different
tunings
with
the
director.
Jodhaa
Akbar
has
benefited
me
immensely
as
an
actor.
You're
doing
a
lot
of
ads.
Do
they
provide
the
same
creative
substance
as
feature
films?
I
give
the
same
level
of
commitment
to
whatever
I
do.
Otherwise,
I
can't
do
it.
It's
not
a
matter
in
which
I've
a
choice.
Giving
my
best
is
the
only
option
I
have.
I'd
say
working
in
ads
and
feature
films
are
different,
and,
also
yet
the
same.
Ads
give
you
a
chance
to
explore
areas
that
perhaps
feature
films
do
not.
The
dimensions
are
smaller.
It's
quickly
in
and
out.
One
is
able
to
experiment
without
having
to
shoulder
the
responsibility.
An
ad
doesn't
really
affect
your
career.
So
it's
more
fun.
As
an
actor
it's
my
responsibility
to
put
myself
in
spaces
I'm
not
comfortable
with
all
the
time.
Is
it
a
challenge
to
say
the
whole
story
on
just
90
seconds?
That's
the
director's
challenge.
Sometimes
it's
restrictive
for
the
actor.
I
don't
think
an
actor
should
be
asked
to
accommodate
his
discipline
to
the
duration
of
the
film.
So,
ads
do
cramp
you.
They
don't
allow
the
thorough
process
to
flow
that
freely.
It
becomes
a
little
artificial
at
times.
And
that's
something
I
try
to
avoid
at
any
cost.
Would
you
like
to
be
a
slip-in-slip-out
actor?
I'd
want
that.
I
think
acting
is
about
developing
your
skills
to
such
an
extent
that
you
can
command
it
at
your
will.
That
confidence
when
you
have
the
experience
and
the
body
of
work.
Hopefully,
some
day,
I'll
be
slipping
in
slipping
out
and
forgetting
my
roles
once
I'm
done.
I
don't
look
forward
to
that
day….
I
do.
Believe
me,
I
do.
That's
why
I
enjoy
doing
ads.
Like
I
said
the
responsibility
lessens.
I
shoulder
less
responsibility
and
have
more
fun
in
ads.
Having
to
dance
in
all
your
ad…is
that
an
irritant?
It
might
become
annoying
for
viewers.
I
mean
you
may
enjoy
eating
mangoes.
But
you
can't
keep
eating
them
all
the
time.
I
think
it's
better
to
get
cautious
about
the
dancing
before
it
gets
excessively
in-your-face.
Now
some
of
the
ad-makers
agree
with
me
on
this.
You
like
to
work
only
with
like-minded
people?
Yeah.
There's
no
point
being
okay
with
mediocrity.
And
you
can
only
be
heading
towards
mediocrity
if
the
effort
isn't
collaborative
enough.
Do
you
feel
you've
so
far
achieved
what
you
set
out
to?
One
of
life's
greatest
lessons
is
that
you
never
reach
the
summit.
I've
seen
my
dad
achieve
more
success
than
anyone
else.
Mine
pales
in
comparison.
I
still
see
him
tensed,
fearful,
anxious,
unsure
and
ready
to
fight
every
time
he
starts
a
new
film.
I
don't
want
to
reach
that
summit
where
I
say,
'Ah,
I've
arrived'
Right
now,
that
place
doesn't
even
exist
in
my
head.