Straight-talk with Bobby Deol
His words are crisp and blunt - but his work boasts of immense passion. Emerging as a better performer with each passing film, Bobby Deol has a lot to look forward in 2007 with three big releases (Shakalaka Boom Boom, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Apne).
You
play
an
established
singer
in
this
film...
Yes,
I
am
playing
a
singer.
For
someone
like
me
who
you
can't
sing,
it
is
a
great
opportunity
to
play
a
singer.
Actors
who
get
to
play
such
different
kinds
of
characters
are
indeed
lucky.
Himesh
Reshammiya
has
given
the
music
and
his
music
has
always
been
successful
and
good.
So
there
are
some
very
nice
tracks
in
film
like
the
title
track
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom
and
then
there
is
another
track,
the
slower
track
in
the
film,
that's
a
very
nice
song.
Do
you
have
negative
streaks
in
your
character?
Yes.
I
play
a
very
human
character
because
every
human
has
a
lot
of
negativity
inside
him,
and
it
depends
on
the
situations
and
the
predicaments
he
gets
into.
Accordingly
he
would
choose
to
use
either
the
evil
side
or
the
good
side
of
him,
to
come
out
of
a
situation.
Upen
Patel
is
playing
a
young
singer,
a
newcomer.
You
guys
have
some
kind
of
rivalry
in
the
film
There
is
no
rivalry
but
there
is
always
competition
in
any
profession
you
are
in.
Depending
on
how
people
you
interact
with
and
how
they
put
you
down,
you
react
in
a
very
negative
force
or
in
a
positive
force.
You
use
the
good
side
or
the
bad
side
to
get
back
at
that
person.
And
my
character
is
such
that
for
him
music
is
everything,
it's
his
passion,
it's
the
only
thing
he
ever
thinks,
breath,
eats,
lives
for.
And
so
if
someone
comes
in
his
way
he
is
so
obsessed
that
he
doesn't
think
that
he
is
wrong
in
his
approach
to
get
what
he
wants.
It's
being
rumoured
that
the
film
is
based
on
the
off-screen
rivalry
between
Big
B
and
SRK...
Based
on
the
rivalry
between
Big
B
and
SRK?
That's
bullshit
news...
it
is
completely
bullshit
and
utter
rubbish!
I
would
never
be
a
part
of
film
which
is
trying
to
show
other
people's
life
in
that
manner.
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom
basically
is
a
film
which
shows
that
in
every
profession
there
is
rivalry,
there
is
backstabbing,
there
are
opportunists,
and
there
are
manipulators.
These
characters
have
been
written
keeping
that
in
mind.
That's
how
life
is
and
so
that's
what
the
film
is
all
about.
People
can
identify
with
the
characters
in
film.
The
music
is
growing
on
people....
Well
there
are
certain
songs
which
are
according
to
the
situations,
so
they
grow
on
you.
There
are
certain
songs
which
are
instantly
liked
by
people.
There
are
some
songs
which
I
really
liked
instantly
and
there
are
some
songs
which
I
liked
more
after
listening
to
them
a
few
times.
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom
is
an
unusual
title.
What
was
your
first
reaction
when
you
heard
it?
The
amount
of
movies
that
are
made
in
Indian
cinema
is
so
large
that
people
are
running
out
of
titles.
And
to
get
a
great
title
for
a
film
which
goes
with
the
script
is
very
difficult.
But
I
think
the
title
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom
really
gels
with
the
film
because
it
creates
a
tension.
People
want
to
know
what
it
is
all
about
and
yet
it
is
like
a
very
musical
line.
So
it
goes
with
the
film,
and
it
is
based
on
the
music
world.
So
I
think
it
is
an
interesting
title.
Celina,
Upen,
Kangana...
all
are
newcomers.
How
was
it
working
with
them?
It
was
cool
working
with
all
of
them.
They
are
all
people
who
are
professional,
very
dedicated
and
they
are
very
chilled
out.
So
it
was
always
good
to
work
with
people
of
that
nature.
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom,
Apne
and
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom.
You
seem
to
be
having
a
great
year?
Right
now
I've
started
talking
only
about
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom.
Only
talking
about
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom.
Okay
what
was
your
reaction
when
you
heard
the
script
for
the
first
time?
Dude,
how
many
reactions
do
you
want
to
know
of
me?
We
know
you
in
many
ways
for
your
action
roles.
I've
not
done
an
action
film
for
a
very
long
time
actually.
My
last
film
that
was
a
very
big
hit
Dosti,
which
was
the
number
one
film
in
overseas
and
UK.
That
was
a
love
and
friendship
story.
What
are
your
expectations
from
Shakalaka
Boom
Boom?
I
expect
the
world
out
of
the
film.
I
wish
all
my
films
do
well.
A
film
is
like
your
child
-
you
expect
it
to
be
the
best
when
it
grows
up
and
when
it
comes
in
face
of
the
world.
So
for
me
every
film
I
do
is
like
my
baby.
But
that
depends
on
lot
of
factors
so
I
just
hope
and
pray
that
people
like
the
film.
We
put
in
a
lot
of
effort,
we
have
all
worked
hard
and
I
just
hope
that
we
touch
a
cord
in
your
hearts
and
you
like
the
film
because
it's
a
film
which
is
very
humane
-
which
is
about
people
in
real
life.