Ali
Zafar
found
fame
in
Bollywood
as
a
romantic
hero
but
the
Pakistani
singer-actor
is
now
keen
to
change
that
image
with
his
gun-toting,
gangster
avatar
in
his
upcoming
release
'Kill
Dil'.
Zafar,
34,
has
turned
gangster
in
the
upcoming
Yash
Raj
film.
The
'Mere
Brother
Ki
Dulhan'
star
said
he
took
up
the
Shaad
Ali-directed
film
as
he
was
quite
bored
of
his
earlier
image.
"It
was
a
conscious
decision
to
opt
for
'Kill
Dil'
to
change
that
image.
I
wanted
to
do
something
different
because
I
want
to
be
known
as
a
versatile
actor.
I
don't
like
to
play
safe.
I
like
to
experiment
with
my
looks,
acting
and
projects.
I
want
to
create
a
niche
for
myself.
In
this
film,
people
will
see
a
different
side
of
me," Zafar
told.
The
'Tere
Bin
Laden'
star
did
not
watch
any
Hollywood
or
Bollywood
gangster
drama
as
he
wanted
to
bring
in
a
certain
originality
to
the
character
of
Tutu
in
the
film,
releasing
on
November
14.
"I
wanted
to
create
a
very
original
role
for
myself
which
I
would
always
be
remembered
for.
It
would
be
my
own
creation.
Hence,
it
is
not
inspired
from
anyone," Zafar
said.
The
actor
started
off
his
career
in
showbiz
as
a
successful
musician
and
shifted
to
Pakistani
TV
soaps
before
making
it
big
to
the
Hindi
film
industry
with
debut
satire
film
'Tere
Bin
Laden'.
"The
journey
has
been
fantastic
so
far.
I
was
one
the
first
ones
to
come
from
Pakistan
and
start
a
fantastic
journey
here
in
Bollywood.
Out
of
the
five
films,
I
have
given
three
box-office
hits
and
the
sixth
one
is
looking
very
promising," he
said.
Zafar
feels
lucky
that
Aditya
Chopra
and
Shaad
gave
him
an
opportunity
to
star
in
'Kill
Dil'
which
is
different
from
his
previous
rom-coms.
"I
got
a
call
from
the
studio
and
Adi
told
me
about
the
film.
He
said
that
the
film
would
be
directed
by
Shaad
and
asked
me
to
meet
him.
I
met
Shaad
for
narration
and
I
liked
the
script.
It
was
an
honour
for
me
to
star
in
this
project
as
it
is
contrary
to
my
romantic
guy
image
in
Bollywood," he
said.