Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Thursday,
December
14,
2006
Arshad
Warsi
looks
the
part
in
his
film
Kabul
Express.
Facing
death
threats
in
bad
weather
conditions
and
terrains,
Arshad
acted
in
the
film
which
was
shot
almost
entirely
in
Afghanistan.
You
have
always
been
hounded
by
the
media
so
what
was
it
like
playing
one
of
them?
I
was
just
playing
the
role,
there
was
never
an
incident
in
the
film
where
one
was
questioning
people,
or
there
was
an
interview
happening,
so
it
didn't
feel
that
way.
I
felt
a
little
different
because
of
covering
and
all
that
and
a
camera
in
front
of
my
face,
but
there
was
never
much
of
a
difference
actually.
You
are
now
so
well
known
as
Circuit
so
do
you
think
people
will
accept
you
in
this
completely
different
image?
I
think
so,
I
think
Circuit
is
just
a
character
that
I
played
in
one
movie
and
everybody
loved
it
so
much
that
therefore
it
stuck
in
people's
head,
but
I
have
to
keep
continually
doing
films
and
I
feel
an
actor
only
gets
accepted
or
not
depending
on
the
work
he
does.
So
if
I
have
done
a
good
job,
people
like
my
work,
yes
I'm
accepted
no
matter
what
character
I
am
playing.
What
was
it
like
working
with
John?
With
John
it
was
absolutely
fantastic,
it
might
sound
very
clichÉd
that
one
actor
says
this
about
his
co-star,
but
John
is
absolutely
a
wonderful
man.
He's
really
really
a
pleasure
to
work
with
and
a
great
human
being.
I
am
happy
I
am
doing
another
film
with
him,
and
hopefully
a
few
more.
The
feeling
I
get
working
with
John
is
the
feeling
I
get
working
with
Sanju.
They
are
pretty
much
alike,
in
the
sense
John
does
his
work,
comes
to
the
set,
he
has
no
hang
ups,
he
has
no
problems.
I
like
that.
I
like
the
fact
that
everybody
should
come
do
their
job
and
go
back
and
cut
out
all
the
crap
that
really
goes
around.
Kabul
Express
has
been
to
several
festivals
like
Toronto,
PUSAN,
London,
what
was
it
like
representing
Indian
cinema
in
the
international
forum?
Very
nice.
In
fact
I
am
very
proud
that
the
first
film
that
I
have
done
went
for
the
international
festival,
and
it
was
Kabul
Express,
because
I
personally
am
a
bit
against
art
films
that
happen
and
go
for
the
festivals.
They
normally
portray
India
in
a
very
very
sad
manner.
It's
always
poverty
and
about
huts
and
bullock
carts.
The
misery,
that's
all
one
sees.
I
am
very
proud
that
Kabul
Express
gives
people
an
idea
that's
not
what
India
is
all
about.
Just
two
regular
guys
who
are
regular
people,
we
are
educated,
we
live
in
cities,
yes
we've
got
airports,
we
have
everything.
I
feel
really
bad
because
what
we
give
out
is
what
people
accept,
that's
the
picture
they
always
get,
is
that
this
is
what
India
is
all
about...
misery.
Kabul
completely
negates
that,
and
we
really
know
what
India
is
all
about,
so
yes,
I
am
really
proud
of
the
fact
that
I
am
a
part
of
Kabul
Express
and
that
it
was
shown
in
all
the
festivals.
What
was
the
reaction
of
your
family
when
they
heard
that
you
would
be
shooting
in
post
Taliban
Afghanistan?
My
family
actually
consists
of
Maria
and
Zeke,
so
Maria
was
a
little
apprehensive,
but
not
quite.
She
knows
me
and
she
knows
Kabir,
and
she
knows
that
Kabir
will
not
jeopardize
anybody's
life
in
the
unit.
Yes,
there
was
always
tension.
There
has
to
be
because
you
are
going
to
a
place
which
has
been
fighting
for
years
25
years
so
yes
there
is
going
to
be
fear
which
I
knew
I
would
do
it
anyway
because
I
like
the
script
so
much
no
matter
what
Kabir
said
you
knew
about
Kabul
Express
rite
from
the
scripting
stage?
What
is
it
about
the
film
that
excited
you
at
that
stage?
I
had
heard
another
script
from
Kabir.
It
was
his
film
Forgotten
Army
and
it
was
an
outstanding
script
and
I
know
I
am
capable
and
aware
of
Kabir's
capabilities
so
that
the
script
was
so
good
that
I
knew
whenever
this
guy
ever
makes
a
movie
he
will
make
a
very
good
film.
He
started
writing
Kabul
Express
and
before
even
he
could
finish
it
I
was
on
and
I
said
yes
I
would
do
it
because
I
knew
he
would
always
write
a
very
good
sensible
script
and
he
will
always
make
a
very
good
sensible
cinema.
Tell
us
a
little
about
your
experiences
while
shooting
in
Kabul
for
Kabul
Express.
It
was
exciting,
I
will
be
very
honest
and
I
had
a
blast.
I
enjoyed
myself
in
spite
of
the
fact
that
we
were
confined
to
one
hotel
where
you
could
not
step
out
and
there
was
nowhere
to
go.
We
used
to
just
get
into
the
car
to
go
to
the
location
for
the
shoot
and
get
back
to
in
the
hotel.
I
enjoyed
myself
and
was
so
excited
going
to
Kabul
because
it
was
a
place
one
would
never
go
ever.
I
was
going
to
a
place
which
I
would
be
going
for
the
first
and
last
time
in
my
life
so
I
just
wanted
to
soak
into
everything
that
was
there
like
a
punch
which
I
did.
I
went
out
to
the
markets,
to
the
streets,
to
the
street
vendors
and
chatted
up
with
the
people
and
I
did
everything
that
nobody
would
really
do.
I
love
the
place,
the
people,
everything
over
there.
I
was
so
fascinated
with
Afghanistan.
There
are
ten
year
old
kids
with
maturity
on
their
face
of
a
fifty
year
old
man.
There
are
fifty
year
old
men
who
behave
like
children.
It's
outstanding
how
they
constantly
face
the
fear
of
death.
You
will
never
see
them
unhappy
or
sad
ever
as
they
are
always
smiling.
There
is
so
much
of
trouble
that
you
can
see
more
AK
47
then
mobiles
phones.
From
the
promos
what
ever
we
could
make
out
you
come
across
as
playing
a
comic
character
can
you
tell
us
more
about
your
character.
I
am
playing
a
character
who
has
a
sense
of
humour.
He's
not
comical.
It's
just
that
he
has
a
good
sense
of
humor
and
he
cracks
his
little
fatas
here
and
there.
Apart
from
that
Kabir
really
wanted
that
light
heartedness
in
the
film
because
the
story
is
so
grim
and
serious
that
he
wanted
that
aspect
of
comedy.
I
will
not
say
this
character
is
funny
he
has
his
moments.
He's
sad,
he's
got
all
the
expressions
and
yes
he
does
has
a
sense
of
humor.
Does
this
film
signify
the
trends
of
different
films
that
you
would
be
doing?
No.
I
am
very
clear
with
my
perspective
and
everything.
And
I
know
I
will
do
the
film
that
will
excite
me
that
I
would
like
to
watch
and
that
makes
me
feel
good.
That
is
irrespective
of
what
genres
it
comes
in
and
what
kind
of
film.
Is
it
comedy,
or
is
it
serious,
or
it
is
a
crossover
any
kind
of
cinema
I
don't
have
those
kind
of
demarcations.
I
look
at
a
film,
I
hear
the
story,
I
see
the
film
in
my
mind,
if
I
like
the
film
I'll
do
it,
if
I
don't
like
it
I
won't
do
it.
You
have
worked
with
several
first
time
directors?
What
was
it
like
working
with
Kabir?
Kabir
didn't
look
like
a
first
time
director
at
all
from
any
angle.
He
looked
like
a
very
experienced
man
who
knew
his
job
absolutely
well.
He
knew
his
shots,
he
knew
everything
and
I
think
that
comes
from
all
the
experience
he
has
with
documentary
film
making.
I
think
that's
a
very
tough
school
because
you
don't
get
a
second
chance
when
you
are
making
a
documentary.
You
have
to
capture
the
moment.
For
a
film
like
this
I
realized,
that
he
knew
what
we
wanted
from
the
onset.