DRJ is more of a spoof: Soha Ali Khan
Soha Ali Khan is someone whose mere smile electrifies the entire silver screen. Even though she has been around in the tinsel town for sometime now, she is making her way to the place where she rightly belongs- the Top! Soha will now be seen in the comedy Dhoondte Reh Jaoge in which she is paired opposite Kunal Khemu. The film also stars Sonu Sood, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Lever and Asrani.
In an exclusive interview, the young actress spoke about doing 'quality' films, the challenge of doing comedy and her love for journalism.
To
start
with,
these
days,
the
silver
screen
is
seeing
very
less
of
the
golden
actress
called
Soha
Ali
Khan.
Is
that
a
conscious
decision?
Hey!
That's
so
untrue.
I
had
two
releases
last
year
and
have
four
lined
up
for
this
year.
The
idea
is
not
to
do
too
many
films.
I
would
prefer
doing
quality
films
over
the
quantity
ones!
You
don't
get
the
right
kind
of
script
pretty
often.
You
don't
get
the
right
kind
of
script
that
convinces
you
totally.
I
would
much
rather
watch
a
film
or
maybe
hang
out
with
my
friends,
instead
of
doing
a
film
in
which
I
am
not
100%
involved
in.
How
are
you
feeling
now?
Nervous
or
excited
with
DRJ
releasing?
For
any
actor,
it's
pretty
natural
to
be
both
excited
and
nervous,
so
am
I!
I
try
not
to
think
about
it.
There's
no
point
worrying
too
much.
You
don't
want
to
put
your
heart
in
the
line
as
you
will
only
land
up
being
dejected,
if
the
audiences
do
not
reject
the
film.
For
any
film
that
I
do,
I
give
my
100%
and
after
that,
I
do
not
think
about
the
film.
But
I
will
want
to
know
what
the
audiences
think
of
the
film!
What's
your
role
in
the
film?
I
am
playing
someone
very
unlikely
in
the
film.
And
I
don't
think
that
I
have
ever
played
a
character
is
called
Neha
Chattopadhyay,
someone
who
is
so
far
removed
from
my
personality.
My
character
is
that
of
someone
who
is
into
street-theatre
and
who
stays
in
a
chawl
with
her
mama.
Every
time
she
gets
nervous,
she
breaks
into
Bengali
as
she
cannot
speak
Hindi
that
fluently.
How
much
of
your
role
in
the
film
do
you
identify
with?
The
dream
that
I
share
with
her
is
that
of
becoming
a
Hindi
film
heroine.
But
the
kind
of
film
that
they
go
on
to
make
is
something
that
I
have
never
been
a
part
of.
What's
the
film
all
about
and
what's
your
role
in
the
film?
The
film
is
more
of
a
spoof,
whereby
we
are
spoofing
from
all
the
films
from
Sholay
to
Lagaan.
With
due
respect
to
everyone,
you
can
see
me
playing
Basanti
of
Sholay,
Simran
of
DDLJ,
Amisha
of
Gadar
to
name
a
few!
A
very
impromptu
question.
While
'playing'
the
roles
all
the
leading
heroines
in
one
film,
did
you,
at
any
point
feel
a
particular
role
should
have
been
offered
to
you?
Actually
speaking,
these
roles
are
absolute
landmark
roles
and
have
been
such
brilliantly
played
by
the
respective
actors
that
I
just
cannot
imagine
the
role
of
Simran
being
played
by
anyone
but
Kajol,
Basanti
by
Hemaji,
so
on
and
so
forth!
Maybe when we interview any of the Gen-Next actress a few years down, your fans must be hoping that they will say that DRJ was a landmark film and that Soha's role was something that cannot be imagined being played by someone else! What say?
Thank you sooooo much for the compliment!
Your
last
film
Dil
Kabaddi
was
a
comedy
whereby
you
shared
the
screen
space
with
Payal
Rohatagi
and
in
Dhoondte
Reh
Jaoge,
it's
Deepal
Shaw.
Does
that
mean
that
you
are
open
for
multi-heroine
roles?
In
Dil
Kabaddi,
it
was
an
ensemble
cast,
where
various
characters
were
etched
out
for
those
roles.
I
like
mine
amongst
all
of
them.
As
far
as
Dhoondte
Reh
Jaoge
is
concerned,
it
has
a
number
of
characters.
I
was
initially
a
bit
apprehensive
about
doing
this
role.
But
it
was
a
kind
of
film
which
I
felt
that
I
might
land
up
regretting
of
not
having
done
it.
The
good
thing
about
this
film
is
that
though
they
have
multiple
characters,
I
am
the
only
girl.
While
all
the
prime
characters
like
Pareshji,
Kunal
Khemu,
and
Sonu
Sood
have
well-etched
roles,
I
am
the
only
girl
amongst
the
entire
lot.
There must have been lots of memorable moments during the shoot of the film? Please share some with us.
Since I haven't done any comedy before, this film had its memorable moments in terms of each and every frame.
Furthering
what
you
just
said,
since
you
have
worked
on
both
the
genres
(comedy
and
serious
roles),
which
of
the
two
do
you
find
tougher?
You
get
a
lot
of
dialogues
when
you
are
doing
a
comedy.
It
also
requires
a
certain
amount
of
comic
timing.
For
me,
it's
more
challenging
than
doing
serious
roles.
Because,
when
you
are
doing
serious
roles,
you
tend
to
get
lots
of
help
in
terms
of
lighting,
music
etc...
What
were
the
locations
wherein
the
film
was
shot?
The
chawl
that
we
shot
in
Worli
is
a
natural
chawl
in
itself.
There
are
lots
of
Mumbai
places
whereby
we
have
shot
the
film.
All
in
all,
it's
all
a
Mumbai-centric
film!
We
have
shot
a
few
songs
in
Malaysia.
How
was
it
working
with
Kunal
Khemu
as
your
co-star?
He
is
a
seasoned
actor.
He,
along
with
Paresh
Rawal,
has
done
theatre
before.
I
really
don't
know
if
they
have
worked
together
before
this
film.
Both
of
them
form
the
highlight
of
the
film.
The
film
will
work
because
of
Kunal
and
Paresh.
They,
according
to
me
are
the
lead
pair
of
the
film!
Your
last
film
was
Dil
Kabaddi,
a
comedy,
which
sank
at
the
BO.
What
according
to
you
are
the
factors
that
you
feel
will
make
DRJ
(which
again
is
a
comedy)
work?
I
think
that
the
timing
of
Dil
Kabaddi
went
against
it.
It
got
release
just
one
week
after
the
26/11
trauma.
Whereas,
the
best
part
of
DRJ
is
that
there's
no
other
comedy
that's
releasing
at
the
same
time.
Even
the
trailers
are
getting
a
huge
positive
and
encouraging
response!
At
one
point,
you
wanted
to
be
a
journalist.
So,
what's
it
about
the
journo's
job
that
you
like
the
most?
I
feel
that
my
skills
lie
in
my
research.
I
enjoy
reading
the
papers.
I
think
that
journalism
is
a
great
profession.
What
will
form
your
next
set
of
films?
There's
99
which
is
an
action
comedy,
followed
by
Tera
Kya
Hoga
Johnny
and
Kunal
Deshmukh's
Tum
Mile
with
Emraan
Hashmi.
Lastly,
can
you
give
us
three
reasons
for
the
cine
goers
to
watch
DRJ?
There's
the
storyline,
great
performances
and
superb
comedy!
One
needs
to
just
go
and
watch
this
film
for
sure.