1.
Raees
Is
Not
A
Typical
Story
Where
A
Little
Boy
Grows
Up
To
Be
A
Don
And
Then
Beats
Up
The
Villain
I
was
just
finishing
Happy
New
Year
that
time.
It
was
a
happy-go-lucky,
over
the
top
dance
film something
which
we
were
assuming
that
people
would
enjoy
watching
during
the
holidays.
It
was
meant
to
be
an
event
film
where
everything
would
be
big,
action
would
be
larger-than-life,
there
will
be
ten
packs
instead
of
eight
packs
(smiles).
That
was
the
whole
idea.
I
was
doing
a
multistarrer
after
a
long
time.
So,
having
nearly
finished
working
on
it,
I
was
in
a
state
of
mind
where
I
just
wanted
to
do
something
which
is
grittier,
more
realistic
because
Happy
New
Year
happened
after
Chennai
Express
which
was
also
an
over-the-top
happy
film.
So,
as
an
actor,
I
was
feeling
that
I
should
be
in
a
film
which
is
more
cozy,
more
internalized,
deeper
and
filmmakers
like
Rahul
(Dholakia)
makes movies
like
that.
They
make
very
niche,
substance-oriented
films.
But,
he
was
very
keen
to
put
it
on
a
kind
of
platform
which
is
a
little
more
popular.
So,
he
spoke
to
Farhan
Akhtar
and
Ritesh
Sidhwani
and
I
liked
the
whole
idea.
I
am
more
of
an
urban
star.
That
suits
me
better.
But,
as
an
actor
I think
I
can
play
a
small-town
guy
and
do
a
more
realistic
cinema.
I
will
be
very
honest.
I
have
never
done
a
completely
niche,
offbeat
film.
I
perhaps
don't
understand
them
or
people
haven't
offered
me
them
yet.
Initially
I
did
a 'Maya
Memsaab'..but
still
I
am
more
keen
that
the
story
should
be
linear
and
there
should
be
more-story-telling.
I
believe
in
that.
So,
Raees
fitted
the
bill
for
me
as
an
actor
where
I
get
to
be
in
a
zone
which
is
not
perhaps
my
comfort
zone
but
something
which
is
very
well-written,
very
well
fleshed
out.
It's
not
a
typical
story
where
a
little
boy
grows
up
to
become
a
don
and
then
beats
up
the
villain.
It's
more
of
a
journey
of
a
man
from
the
age
of
7-8
to
about
45.
2.
I Felt
Bad
That
I
Had
To
Use
A
Body
Double
For
A
Few
Scenes
In
Raees
I
got
very
badly
injured
during
Fan.
Not
while
shooting
but
I suffer
from
a
knee
injury..my
patella
is
broken.
I
need
to
do
something
about
it.
Inshallah,
I
will
do
it
in
a
next
few
days.
It's
a
big
injury
and
gets
all
painful
when
I
work.
I
think
that's
why the
film got
delayed.
It
was
difficult
to
do
the
roof-top
chase
sequence.
I
have
used
a
body
double
for
a
few
scenes
and
I
feel
really
bad
about
it.
But,
I
couldn't
help
it
because
the
set
was
already
ready
and
I
had
to
finish
the
scenes.
So,
I
used
a
duplicate
for
the
long
shots.
The
chase
sequences
were
painful.
There
is
a
meat
factory
fight
sequence
in
the
film.
I
shot
that
post
my
surgery.
That
was
a
liitle
difficult
one
to
do. But
they
put
mattresses
on
the
ground
for
me
to
land
on.
3.
I
Choose
Films
By
My
Mind
And
Sometimes
It
Will
Not
Cater
To
Everyone
When
you
reach
a
stage
where
I
am
today,
you
have
to
assume
that
people
do
expect
a
lot
more
from
you.
Perhaps
even
more
than
what
you
can
do.
And
then
you
have
to
live
by
that.
If
I
have
become
a
star
with
limited
talent
or
whatever
I
think
of
myself
in
these
25
years,
I
need
to
believe
that
people
who
have
given
so
much,
expect
some
of
it
back.
But
I
choose
films
by
my
mind
and
sometimes
it
will
not
cater
to
everyone.
A
'Fan' may
not
cater
to
girls
who
wanted
to
see
a
love
story
or
a
song
and
dance.
'Happy
New
Year'
may
not
cater
to
someone
who
wants
to
see
me
in
a
film
like
'Chak
De
India'
or
'Swades'.
Similarly,
a
'Dear
Zindagi'
may
not
cater
to
someone
who
expects
me
to
sing
and
dance
with
Alia
(Bhatt).
So,
you
have
to
accept
the
fact
that
each
film
is
not
going
to
make
everyone
happy.
And
then,
you
do
try
once
in
way
to
achieve
that if
a
script
comes
along.
Over
the
25
years
I
have
learnt
to
accept
the
fact
that
I
am
going
to
disappoint
a
certain
section
of
people
who
love
me
because
the
film
may
not
be
able
to
cater
to
them.
Then
you
are
like
'I
will
try
in
the
next
one'.
But
I
can't
take
the
pressure.
Because,
as
an
actor
I
need
to
do
a
few
things
to
keep
myself
refreshed
and
do
things
which
may
not
cater
to
the
popular
audience.
I
did
'Fan'
because
I
really
wanted
to
do
it.
Working
for
25
years,
it
is
important
that
I
keep
myself
refereshed.
There
is
no
pressure
like
that.
But,
overall
I
know
that
when
I
sign
a
film,
I
know
whom
it's
going
to
cater
to.
4.
I
Felt
Awkward
Doing
Magazine
Covers
With
Heroines
Because
I
Thought
I
Was
Wasting
Their
Time
I
am
conscious
and
shy
of
posing
with
girls.
I
don't
think
people
have
sensationalised anything
about
my life.
More
or
less,
everybody
has
been
really
nice
to
me.
I
think
somewhere
people
also
understand
my
sense
of
humour.
I
felt
awkward
doing
magazine
covers
with
heroines
because
I
thought
I
was
wasting
their
time.
I
can
do
a
picture
very
nicely
in
a
character
like
Raees. I
am
even
awkward
posing
on
GQ.
I
find
that
very
odd
and
haven't
gotten
over
that.
But,
I
have
no
issues.
Most
of
the
girls
are
my
friends.
I
don't
have
worry
that
people
will
mistake
it
for
something.
If
it
is
not
in
a
film,
I
feel
awkward
because
I
don't
know
how
to
pose.
5.
I
Think
My
Co-Stars
Nawaz,
Mahira
&
Zeeshan's
Realism
Has
Reflected
In
My
Peformance
In
Raees
My
co-stars
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
Mohammed
Zeeshan
and
Mahira
Khan
come
from a
more
real
world
of
acting.
They
have
done
cinema
which
is
not
as
popular
as
what
I
have
done
pehaps.
They
will,
Inshallah!
But
so
far,
they
haven't.
So
they
come
from
a
very
real
zone
where
they
feel
the
zeal,
talk
about
it,
discuss
it.
I
am
not
playing
a
hero
type
in
Raees.
I
play
a
character.
It
was
very
important
for
me
to
be
surrounded
by
people
or
enact
with
people
who
approach
the
scene
very
realistically.
That
is
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
wanted
all
new
people
with
me,
who
haven't
acted
with
me
before.
So
I
think
when
Nawaz,
Mahira
and
Zeeshan
to
a
large
extent
did
scenes
with
me,
I
am
experienced
enough
to
understand that
they
approach
them
very
differently
to
what
I
am
used
to.
When
they
did
a
scene,
my
own
way
of
doing
that
scene
changed.
So
it
was
really
wonderful
to
work
with
them.
It
was
very
nice
to
have
actors
who
would
sit
down,
rehearse
and
work
out
new
things.
I
think
their
realism
reflected
in
my
performance.
6.
I
Can
Not
Only
Act
With
Kajol
But
Apply
It
In
My
Eyes
And
Look
Good
I
learnt
that I
look
very
sexy
in
a
Pathani
and
that
I
can
not
only
act
with
Kajol
but
apply
it
in
my
eyes
and
look
good
(laughs).
I
know
that
a
lot
of
actors
talk
about
discovering
things
when
they
are
in
their
roles.
But
I
am
not
like
that.
I
am
not
shallow.
I
feel
that there
is
so
much
that
I
know
of
life.
No,
I
am
not
being
pompous.
I
have
lived
a
very
full and
analytical
life.
I
like
mindsets
and
emotions.
I
read
and
write
a
lot.
So,
I
have
a
lot
to
say
through
my
characters.
I
am
very
glad
to
be
such
a
big
star.
But
maybe
sometimes
being
a
star doesn't
allow
you
to say
everything
because
there is
a
entrapment
of
stardom.
I
have
a
lot
more
to
say
in
life
as
a
person
from
my
experiences,
good
or
bad.
I
don't
take
back
anything
from
the
characters.
I
give
it
to
them.
I
have
a
very
different
system
of
working
in
roles.
It's
not
like
I
hear
about
somebody
and
get
impressed
upon
by
their
life.
It's
fantastic
if
people
are
able
to
do
it.
But,
I
think
that
I
have
a
lot
more
to
give
as
a
person
who
has
lived
life
into
the
characters
that
I
play.
I
look
more
forward
to
that
than
learning
from
it.
7.
I
Had
Thought
Of
Doing
A
Sequel
To
Ra
One
If
It
Did
Well
Don
is
the
only
one
which
perhaps
ends
like
that
everytime leaving
a
space
for
a
sequel.
I
think
that
Farhan
has
no
story
for
Don
3
right
now.
Maybe
a
sequel
to
Ra
One.
But
I
have
no
idea
if
we
have
a
story
for
that
either.
I
had
thought
of
making
a
sequel
to
Ra
One
if
it
did
well.
But
it
didn't
work.
It's
an
expensive
preposition.
You
need
to
have
two
years
of
prep
time
for
that.
The
VFX
and
all
that
it
demands
is
possible
today
but
there
has
to
be
a
story.
8.
I
Have
Read
The
Script
Of
Sahir
Ludhianvi
Biopic
And
Liked
It;
But
Nothing
Is
Confirmed
Yet
I
have
read
the
script.
It
was
offered
to
me
three-four
years
before.
Red
Chillies
was
doing
it.
Now
I
am
glad
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali
has
taken
it.
I
met
him
twice
and
he
showed
me
the
script
and
I
have
liked
it.
I
really
liked
the
story
but
we
haven't
confirmed
anything
yet.
I
am
going
to
meet
SLB
after
Raees on
27
or
28
if
he
is
free
from
Padmavati.
He
has
a
couple
of
stories
for
me.
One
of
them
is
the
Sahir
Ludhianvi
biopic.
I
had
heard
it
two
years
ago.
9.
Don't
Judge
My
Friendship
With
Someone
(Salman
And
Aamir)
On
The
Basis
Of
My
Cameos
In
Their
Films
Don't
judge
our
friendship
by
the
cameos
that
we
do
for
each
other's
films.
You
can't
judge
my
friendship
with
someone
by
the
cameo
I
do
for.
Having
said
that,
I
and
Aamir
had
done
a
cameo
for
Ashutosh
Gowariker's
Pehla
Nasha.
You
should
love
Ashutosh
Gowariker
for
that.