For
audience
which
would
be
stepping
into
Patiala
House
next,
it
would
be
time
to
enter
a
new
zone.
After
being
fed
with
humour
of
varying
flavours
in
films
like
Tees
Maar
Khan,
Action
Replayy,
Khatta
Meetha
and
Housefull
last
year,
it
would
be
a
far
subtle
'smile
through'
journey
that
audience
is
being
promised
in
this
Akshay
Kumar-Nikhil
Advani-Rishi
Kapoor
venture.
The
man
at
the
hot
seat,
Akshay
Kumar,
gets
talking
to
our
correspondent
and
explains
how
Patiala
House
isn't
quite
an
out
and
out
comedy
but
instead
has
a
lot
more
to
offer
with
a
strong
'family'
element
imbibed
in
the
proceedings.
If
I
have
to
talk
about
the
entertainment
quotient
of
Patiala
House,
it
is
pretty
apparent
that
the
humour
here
is
quite
different
from
the
kind
that
has
been
seen
in
your
last
three
films
like
Tees
Maar
Khan,
Action
Replayy
and
Khatta
Meetha.
Is
that
right?
If
you
go
back
and
look
harder
my
friend,
you
will
see
that
comedy
in
each
of
my
last
three
films
was
all
quite
different.
In
fact
Khatta
Meetha
was
pretty
much
a
chilling
situational
drama
with
an
edge
of
slapstick
comedy.
Action
Replayy
was
a
very
innocent
70's
harmless
comedy
film
whereas
Tees
Maar
Khan
was
in-your-face-line-after-line
smart
ass
comedy.
Now
Patiala
House
has
very
dry
quiet
comedy
aspect
to
it.
Dry
comedy?
Can
you
please
elaborate?
The
point
is
that
there
is
nothing
loud
about
it;
it's
all
about
sensing
the
tone
in
this
one.
But
please
don't
come
thinking
it's
an
out
and
out
comedy.
This
is
very
much
a
family
drama
orientated
film
with
cricket
as
its
portion
of
thrill.
So
bring
your
heart
with
you
and
not
your
funny
bone
(winks).
Going
by
the
promos,
it
also
seems
that
Patiala
House
has
a
definite
class
appeal
to
it.
However
there
are
bound
to
be
voices
that
could
well
be
challenging
the
film's
mass
viability
in
the
interiors
of
the
country.
How
do
you
address
that?
All
I
can
say
is
that
there
are
millions
of
families
all
over
India.
Patiala
House
may
not
be
a
typical
mass
commercial
film
but
it's
a
very
touching
one
for
sure;
the
kind
that
inspires
&
encourages
all
generations
with
all
kinds
of
hidden
problems.
I
cannot
drag
people
to
theatres
but
I
can
say
with
confidence
that
there
will
not
be
a
dry
eye
in
the
audience
that
night!
Akshay
Kumar
I
guess
incorporation
of
cricket
element
in
the
film
could
well
bring
in
masses
as
well,
right?
For
sure.
The
legendary
faces
you
will
see
me
bowling
to
in
this
film,
it
will
be
like
watching
the
IPL
on
the
big
screen
at
the
Oval
inside
the
cinemas.
As
much
as
the
film
is
about
relationships,
it
is
the
sport
of
cricket
that
not
only
makes
and
breaks
the
'Patiala' family
but
it
encourages
people
all
over
not
to
give
up.
Like...?
Even
if
the
fight
seems
impossible
in
life,
there
is
always
a
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel.
In
most
cases
it
tends
to
be
your
mother's
or
your
wife's
love
that
makes
the
impossible
become
possible
but
sometimes
all
you
need
is
a
'Chance'
(smiles).
Well,
talking
about
love,
in
the
film
you
have
Anushka
Sharma
as
your
co-star
who,
with
a
hat
trick
of
Rab
Ne
Bana
Di
Jodi,
Badmaash
Company
and
Band
Baaja
Baaraat,
has
proved
that
she
is
one
capable
actress.
I
am
sure
with
an
experienced
actor
like
you
opposite
her,
she
would
have
gone
an
extra
mile
to
make
an
even
bigger
impact,
right?
Ah
yes,
I
must
say
that
our
Anushka
has
a
vital
role
to
play
in
this
film.
She
is
my
shoulder,
my
brick
wall
and
my
unconditional
support
in
this
film.
She
is
an
extremely
talented
actress
who
has
even
shocked
me
on
the
sets
with
her
ability.
You
seem
to
be
quite
impressed
with
her.
Oh
definitely.
There
is
no
doubt
how
far
this
lady
will
go
in
this
industry.
If
she
keeps
intact
the
intelligent
and
calm
head
that
she
has
now,
she
will
most
definitely
be
sweeping
all
the
awards
one
day!
Story first published: Thursday, February 3, 2011, 17:47 [IST]