Friday,
August
10,
2007
Despite
a
series
of
flops
at
the
box-office
in
the
recent
past,
Sunny
Deol
has
reason
to
rejoice
following
the
critics'
verdict
on
family
drama
Apne
and
for
his
role
of
a
Pakistani
freelancer
in
the
forthcoming
Kafila.
Now,
the
actor
wants
to
try
his
hand
at
direction.
He
talks
about
Kafila
bridging
the
gap
between
India
and
Pakistan,
his
experience
of
working
in
it
and
his
aspirations
in
the
field
of
direction.
What
did
you
like
the
most
in
Amtouz
Mann's
film
Kafila?
I
liked
the
story
which
is
based
on
the
problem
of
illegal
immigration.
These
days,
people
move
to
foreign
lands
with
the
help
of
visas.
This
results
in
intellectual
immigration.
At
the
same
time,
there
are
others
who
migrate
illegally
in
search
for
a
better
life.
But
they
end
up
residing
in
the
foreign
country
like
thieves.
Have
you
ever
met
a
person
who
had
migrated
illegally?
No,
but
then,
playing
a
character
doesn't
require
meeting
the
persons
on
whom
the
characters
are
based.
As
an
actor,
it's
my
duty
to
make
the
job
of
the
director
easy.
Tell
us
about
your
character
in
the
film.
I
play
a
Pakistani
in
the
film,
who,
like
a
freelancer,
roams
through
Afganistan,
Rajasthan,
Bulgeria,
Russia
and
other
places,
with
a
group
of
nomads.
What's
the
reason
behind
playing
a
Pakistani
character
in
the
film?
(Laughs)
Yeah...
it's
quite
an
interesting
question
but
you
have
to
ask
it
to
my
director.
It's
said
that
by
playing
a
Pakistani
character
you
want
to
please
the
Pakistani
audiences?
I
don't
want
to
please
anyone.
I'm
an
actor
and
it's
my
job
to
portray
every
kind
of
character.
I
don't
know
who
is
spreading
such
rumours
about
me.
Maybe
the
people
who
are
doing
this
want
to
give
me
some
message.
There
were
one
Bulgarian
and
two
Pakistani
actors
in
the
film.
How
was
your
experience
of
working
with
them?
I
enjoyed
working
with
them.
I
would
like
to
mention
that
all
of
them
were
newcomers.
So,
they
had
the
liveliness
and
enthusiasm,
and
an
intention
to
learn
new
things.
Is
the
film
going
to
be
released
in
Pakistan
too?
So
far,
whenever
we
have
interacted
with
Pakistan
it
has
been
either
for
banduk
or
for
business.
It's
a
pleasure
for
me
to
state
that
nowadays
it
is
more
for
business.
And
it
is
a
part
of
our
movie
business
to
get
our
films
released
in
Pakistan.
It's
better
to
forget
the
past
and
move
ahead.
It
is
said
that
the
completion
of
Kafila
took
a
long
time?
Who
says
so?
There's
nothing
like
that.
And
even
if
there
was
any
delay,
it
was
not
due
to
me.
If
people
still
believe
otherwise,
it's
fine
by
me.
Your
last
film
Apne
couldn't
leave
a
mark
at
the
box-office?
Apne
couldn't
prove
itself
at
the
box-office,
but
film
critics,
as
well
as
the
audience,
liked
it
very
much.
My
dream
came
true.
Why
are
you
doing
very
few
films
these
days?
Yeah,
I
have
reduced
my
working
hours
because
of
my
health.
Nevertheless,
I
have
played
small
roles
in
several
films
in
the
last
two
or
three
years.
I
had
undergone
three
operations
for
my
backache
and
in
that
situation,
my
first
priority
had
to
be
my
health.
We
heard
that
you
are
going
to
direct
films?
Yeah,
we
are
going
to
shoot
four
films
in
the
coming
year.
The
first
one
is
titled
Man,
in
which
I
am
assisted
by
Neeraj
Pathak.
I'm
also
playing
the
lead
role
in
it,
but
the
leading
lady
has
not
been
decided
yet.
The
second
film
is
Chamku
named
after
the
lead
character
of
the
film,
played
by
Bobby.
It
will
hit
the
floor
within
a
month
and
a
half.
Kabir
Sadanand,
the
director
of
Sahar,
will
assist
me
in
that
film.
Will
the
three
of
you
Deols
come
together
again
after
Apne?
Absolutely.
It'll
be
in
the
film
Masters,
directed
by
Apne
director
Anil
Sharma.
People
actually
complained
to
us
that
we
have
made
them
cry
in
Apne.
So,
keeping
that
in
mind,
we
have
decided
to
make
them
laugh
in
Masters.
Your
father,
Dharmendra,
was
supposed
to
publish
his
poetry
(shayaree).
Please
tell
us
about
that.
It's
true
that
he
has
penned
his
experiences,
both
on
and
off
screen,
in
his
shayaree.
He's
going
to
publish
them
very
soon.
Do
you
enjoy
writing
too?
It's
difficult
giving
my
experiences
a
written
form.
Maybe
after
reaching
his
(Dharmendra's)
age,
I
shall
also
start
writing.
As
of
now,
it's
tough
to
comment
on
it.
What
would
you
like
to
do
besides
acting
in
the
near
future?
I
want
to
be
an
outstanding
director.
I
have
a
dream
project
that
I
wish
to
accomplish.
But
it's
better
to
keep
mum
about
it
right
now
as
it's
too
early
to
speak
on
the
subject.