Naqaab is actually a shocking thriller : Akshaye Khanna
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Fresh
after
getting
rave
reviews
for
his
performance
in
Salaam-E-Ishq,
Akshaye
Khanna's
platter
is
full
of
films
coming
up
in
2007-
Naqaab,
Race,
Shortcut
and
Gandhi
My
Father.
This
equally
charming
son
of
actor
Vinod
Khanna
has
delivered
impressive
performances
in
Taal,
Humraaz,
Dil
Chahta
Hai,
Hungama
and
Salaam-E-Ishq
after
a
forgettable
launch
with
Himalyaputra
and
a
string
of
flops
that
followed.
A
rejuvenated
Akshaye
speaks
to
us
about
Naqaab
and
his
forthcoming
films.
Your
film
Naqaab
looks
similar
to
your
film
Humraaz.
It
may
be
because
of
you,
Bobby,
Abbas-Mustan
and
the
thriller
theme.
Can
you
tell
us
something
about
the
film?
Naqaab
is
a
thriller
and
this
is
what
Abbas-Mastan
are
specialized
in.
Every
director
has
his
own
forte
and
Abbas-Mustan
have
thrillers.
I
don't
think
anybody
can
make
thrillers
the
way
they
make.
You
can
say
Ram
Gopal
Varma
makes
good
underworld
movies
and
Yash
Chopra
makes
great
love
stories
just
like
Abbas-Mustan
make
great
thrillers.
I
don't
think
it's
anywhere
similar
to
Humraaz.
The
story
is
different,
characters
are
different
and
the
plot
is
also
different.
Everything
is
different
except
Bobby,
me
and
Abbas-Mustan.
There's
a
new
girl
called
Urvashi
Sharma.
Are
you
playing
a
negative
role
in
the
film?
I
cannot
reveal
the
shade
of
the
character.
I
am
playing
a
regular
guy,
who
is
struggling
to
become
an
actor.
It
is
just
impossible
for
me
to
talk
about
the
film
because
it
will
be
like
revealing
the
plot.
In
a
thriller,
the
whole
USP
is
its
plot.
You
know,
there
are
some
films
that
are
character
driven
and
some
are
plot
driven.
Naqaab
is
a
plot
driven
film.
We
have
tried
to
make
a
compact
film.
I
think
audiences
of
today
don't
have
patience
to
sit
for
three
hours,
so
we
made
a
compact
and
sleek
film.
This
is
second
time
you
are
working
with
Bobby
Deol.
Did
it
feel
like
going
back
to
Humraaz
days?
Bobby
and
I
are
friends.
He
is
one
of
the
nicest
people
that
I
have
met
in
the
industry.
He
has
got
a
very
clean
heart.
He
is
genuinely
a
very
nice
and
easy
person
to
work
with.
We
get
along
really
well.
So
it's
always
wonderful
to
work
with
him.
How
talented
is
newcomer
Urvashi
Sharma?
We
needed
someone
who
really
didn't
have
an
image
or
was
not
an
established
actress.
We
wanted
someone
new
and
Urvashi
is
really
good.
Her
work
will
be
appreciated.
Very
few
new
girls
get
a
chance
to
express
or
showcase
their
talent
fully
through
their
debut
film.
But
I
think
she
has
been
lucky
to
get
that
chance
in
her
first
film.
Here
in
this
film
she
has
been
given
a
role
where
she
has
scope
as
an
actress.
You
have
worked
with
Abbas-Mustan
in
several
films.
How
are
they
as
a
director-pair?
What
is
that
first
thing
that
comes
to
your
mind
when
they
come
up
with
a
script?
I
have
done
four
films
with
them.
We
have
built
up
a
tremendous
rapport
and
understanding
with
each
other.
I
understand
what
they
want
from
me
as
an
actor.
They
too
know
what
I
am
good
at
and
what
I
am
not.
There
is
lot
of
understanding
and
a
very
good
relationship
on
the
personal
front
also.
We
get
along
like
a
house
on
fire.
I
know
they
wouldn't
come
to
me
with
something
sub
standard
because
they
themselves
wouldn't
settle
for
anything
substandard.
When
you
work
with
someone
you
must
realize
that
it's
not
only
your
name
and
credibility
put
to
test,
but
it's
theirs
as
well.
They
have
never
come
to
me
with
anything
that
I
have
not
liked.
It
is
said
that
Naqaab
will
be
the
most
shocking
thriller
off
the
year.
Your
comment.
I
think
it's
a
very
great
tag
line.
Naqaab
is
actually
a
shocking
thriller.
I
think
it
should
live
up
to
its
tagline
and
it
will.