Breaking
away
from
his
boy-next-door
image
Ali
Fazal
will
be
seen
in
the
role
of
a
brooding
lover
in
his
upcoming
Khamoshiyan
and
the
actor
says
he
is
happy
to
have
accepted
the
film
as
he
feels
it
has
come
to
him
at
the
right
time.
The
28-year-old
actor,
seen
in
light-hearted
films
like
Fukrey,
Sonali
Cable,
Always
Kabhi
Kabhi,
will
be
delving
into
the
thriller
genre
with
this
Mahesh
and
Mukesh
Bhatt-produced
movie.
"It
is
a
different
role
for
me.
Yes,
it
is
not
the
boy-next-door
that
I
have
done
so
far.
I
play
a
lover,
a
drunkard
writer,
who
is
on
the
edge
of
exploding.
The
entire
story
is
from
his
eyes.
"I
didn't
make
any
effort
to
do
a
different
kind
of
film.
I
didn't
give
much
thought
to
it.
The
role
came
my
way.
I
didn't
think
I
wanted
to
do
this
kind
of
film.
I
was
shooting
for
Bobby
Jasoos
when
I
was
offered
Khamoshiyan.
The
director
(Karan
Darra)
narrated
the
entire
script
over
the
phone
and
from
that
day
to
today
there
has
been
no
looking
back," Fazal
told.
Besides
role
reversal
on-screen,
the
actor
has
undergone
a
personality
change
thanks
to
producer
Mahesh
Bhatt,
who
is
also
the
presenter
of
the
film.
"Mahesh
Bhatt
has
changed
me
a
lot.
I
used
to
be
very
held
back
with
my
words.
He
has
made
me
open
up.
He
has
taught
me
how
to
say
what
comes
to
my
mind,
just
as
he
does.
I
have
in
a
way
become
much
more
upfront
and
I
like
the
new
side
of
me," he
said,
adding
that
the
filmmaker
was
a
great
mentor
on
sets.
'Khamoshiyan'
also
stars
TV
actor
Gurmeet
Choudhary
and
Sapna
Pabbi
and
will
hit
theatres
on
January
30.