There
is
a
lot
more
to
Jiah
Khan
than
just
a
babe
in
the
bikini
from
Housefull.
She
is
fullness
personified.
A
great
dusky
figure,
a
heavy
British
accent,
a
super
sex
appeal
and
of
course,
oodles
of
talent.
Of
course,
she
is
undeniably
beautiful
-
like
a
cross
between
a
Vargas
girl
and
a
Disney
cartoon
with
big,
brown
eyes
and
a
wide,
easy
smile
-
and
I
can't
help
but
wonder
whether
male
television
executives
have
simply
been
too
hypnotised
by
her
dazzling
physical
attributes
in
her
previous
films
to
bother
listening
to
anything
she
has
to
say.
She
is
far
more
animated
and
witty
in
conversation
than
she
appears
on
screen.
She
may
look
like
the
Halle
Berry
coming
out
of
the
water
in
a
Bond
film
but
she
doesn't
sound
like
one.
She
sounds
a
lot
sweeter,
and
that
makes
you
fall
for
her.
Is
it
her
accent?
Who
knows?
But
one
thing's
good
about
this
girl.
She
does
know
that
being
a
beautiful
celebrity
isn't
a
bed
of
roses.
UK's
Harrow
Observer
columnist
and
Bollywood
Hungama's
London
correspondent
chats
with
Jiah
Khan
on
her
first
comic
film
Housefull,
what's
she
been
up
to
these
days
in
London
and
much
more
in
this
quick
chirpy
chat.
Sajid
Khan
calls
you
sweet
and
hot.
So
what's
the
general
perception
here?
Hot
or
sweet?
(Laughs)
You
know,
I
can't
really
compliment
myself
on
this
one.
That's
really
nice
of
Sajid
Khan
to
have
said
this
about
me.
But
my
perception
is
the
'sweet'
one
rather
than
the
'hot'
one.
Ever
since
Nishabd
released,
the
heads
have
turned
critically.
Then
followed
Ghajini
and
the
commercial
heads
turned
too.
You've
got
both
-
critical
and
commercial
acclaim.
What's
Housefull
going
to
bring?
Oh
my
god!
Housefull
will
prove
that
I
can
do
comedy
as
well.
I
try
and
do
very
different
roles
from
all
my
previous
films.
This
again
is
very
different.
I've
never
attempted
comedy
before
and
I'm
sure
that
audiences
are
going
to
like
this
one
too.
Your
director
is
also
raving
about
the
fact
that
he
has
made
you
all
do
some
maddening
stuff.
How
was
it
going
mad
with
Sajid?
(Laughs)
I
think
you
should
be
asking
this
to
Sajid.
I
don't
know
(laughs).
I
don't
have
that
much
experience
working
with
directors
who
turn
you
mad
(laughs).
My
previous
two
directors,
Ram
Gopal
Varma
and
Muragadoss
had
failed
to
make
me
mad
(laughs).
Sajid
really
guides
you
into
the
scene
if
you're
an
actor.
He
is
so
light
hearted
on
the
sets
that
it
helps
us
with
the
comic
roles.
As
far
as
Sajid
doing
something
mad
and
different,
well,
he
made
me
wear
a
bikini.
British
comedies
are
so
famous.
Then
there
are
stand
up
comedians.
As
a
person,
what
sort
of
comedy
films
or
tele
series
or
stand
up
comedians
has
inspired
you
in
your
growing
up
years?
To
be
honest,
I'm
not
a
huge
fan
of
comedy.
I
am
a
sucker
for
psychological
thrillers.
If
anything
I'd
associate
myself
to
is
sarcastic
humour,
which
I
think
is
very
British
and
comes
from
my
upbringing.
Nothing
specific.
I
haven't
been
into
comedy
ever.
Housefull
is
my
first
ever
experience
and
I
don't
even
watch
comedy
films
and
tele
series.
I
don't
watch
too
much
television.
If
there
is
any
comedy
I
was
a
witness
to,
it
was
a
Sajid
Khan
film
Heyy
Babyy.
I
loved
the
film.
After
having
worked
with
the
best
in
business,
Mr
Amitabh
Bachchan,
how
did
Akshay
Kumar,
Arjun
Rampal
and
Riteish
Deshmukh
come
across?
For
me,
the
actors
you've
mentioned
are
huge
stars
in
India.
They
have
done
so
much
in
their
life.
Yes,
there
is
a
sense
of
nervousness
in
me
when
I
work
with
established
and
famous
names.
All
three
were
light
hearted.
They
cracked
jokes
and
played
pranks.
With
Mr.
Bachchan,
you
get
to
see
a
much
superior
personality
with
immense
respect.
He
is
a
little
more
serious
too.
The
Housefull
gang
was
fun
and
frolic.
We
became
family
and
were
travelling
together
out
of
India
most
of
the
time.
Tell
us
something
about
Lara
Dutta
I
loved
Lara
Dutta
in
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom.
I
think
she
was
hilarious
in
the
film.
She
looks
gorgeous.
We
didn't
really
sit
together
and
exchanged
acting
tips.
It
didn't
happen.
But
yes,
we
did
a
lot
of
shopping,
diet
and
exercise.
And
with
Sajid
Khan
around,
you
don't
have
time
to
sit
down
(laughs).
And
Deepika
Padukone?
Deepika
is
a
much
focused
actress.
She
is
very
young
and
it's
good
to
see
the
youngsters,
including
me,
who
are
focused
about
their
profession.
She
is
achieving
so
much
at
an
early
age
that
is
mystical.
Let's
talk
about
marriages.
Marriages?
(Laughs)
Hey,
don't
worry.
I
know
marriages
will
make
you
dizzy.
But
what
sort
of
guy
would
be
interested
in
you?
A
guy
interested
in
me?
That's
a
tough
question
(laughs).
My
god!
That's
the
hardest
question.
The
right
kind
for
Jiah
would
be
easy
to
answer.
I
am
very
similar
to
my
character
in
Housefull.
I
want
a
man
to
come
on
a
white
horse
and
rescue
me
away.
I
am
shy
and
reserved
and
a
diehard
romantic.
I'd
expect
a
lot
from
my
man
(laughs).
So
what
if
Arjun,
Akshay
and
Riteish
came
on
a
white
horse.
Who
would
you
pick?
(Laughs)
This
is
insane.
Well,
it
would
not
be
me
picking
the
guys.
It
has
to
be
the
one
who
grabs
me
first.
How
can
I
pick
up
a
guy?
Don't
guys
actually
pick
up
on
girls?
By
the
way,
Arjun
Rampal
is
really
good
looking,
isn't
he?
(Laughs).
In
three
years
career,
is
Jiah
Khan
going
to
stay
here
for
good?
Or
are
you
planning
to
go
the
Freida
Pinto
way?
I
don't
really
think
about
things
like
these.
When
we
make
plans,
it
sometimes
doesn't
work.
Nothing
is
planned
and
nothing
is
in
our
hands.
But
at
the
same
time
I
was
in
New
York
when
I
got
a
film
like
Nishabd.
I
want
to
wake
up
in
the
morning
and
start
work
as
soon
as
possible.
That's
what
I
want
to
do
and
keep
on
doing.
More
films.
In
terms
of
my
films,
I
can't
really
say
what
films
I'm
going
to
sign
and
where
they'll
land
me
to.
You
speak
a
heavy
British
accent
and
look
unconventional
too.
So
are
you
going
to
be
a
lucky
mascot
for
Akshay
Kumar
just
like
your
compatriot
Katrina
Kaif?
(Laughs)
I
can
never
say
anything
like
that.
A
lot
of
people
want
to
see
more
of
me,
I
agree.
Let's
see
how
Housefull
does.
Currently,
I'm
working
on
a
film
in
London.
It's
a
British-American
film
and
hopefully
it'll
be
my
next
film
after
Housefull.
In
terms
of
getting
lucky,
again,
it's
not
planned.
But
yes,
I'd
love
to
work
with
Akshay
Kumar
again.
So
what
has
Jiah
got
on
to
the
table
in
Housefull?
Mostly
people
vision
me
as
a
sensuous,
out
there,
wild
and
a
carefree
girl.
But
Sajid
thought
otherwise.
He
went
the
other
way.
I
was
so
closer
to
the
role
I
was
portraying
that
even
Sajid
was
unaware
of.
So
I
got
a
lot
of
the
gestures
and
dialogues
on
to
the
table
because
that's
how
I
am.
I
liked
that.
People
who
are
close
to
me
will
relate
to
my
character
but
those
who
aren't
will
think
it's
a
different
role
which
Jiah
Khan
is
portraying.
Anybody
in
particular
you'd
like
to
work
with
in
Bollywood
as
far
as
directors
are
concerned?
Yes.
I'd
like
to
work
with
Mani
Ratnam.
I
love
his
movies
and
I've
been
seeing
all
his
films
from
childhood.
I've
grown
up
watching
Mani
Ratnam's
films.