By:
Upala
KBR,
Mid-Day
Tuesday,
June
19,
2007
A
day
before
Father's
Day
(June
17),
Bobby
Deol
was
surprised
to
get
a
call
from
good
friend
Karan
Johar.
No,
it
wasn't
to
invite
him
for
a
party
but
to
praise
him
for
his
'endearing'
performance
in
Jhoom
Barabar
Jhoom.
Says
Karan,
who
is
currently
in
London,
"I
called
him
the
moment
I
saw
Jhoom.
Bobby
was
superb
in
the
film.
His
comic
timing
and
dialogue
delivery
was
extremely
endearing.
I
thought
the
film
was
s
lot
of
fun
and
the
entire
cast,
including
Abhishek,
Preity,
Lara
and
Bobby,
did
very
well.
They
all
executed
(director)
Shaad
Ali's
vision
perfectly."
Damn,
I'm
blond!
Has
he
ever
thought
of
working
with
Bobby
in
a
Dharma
Productions
film?
"I
would
love
to
work
with
him
and
am
looking
forward
to
it.
Bobby
is
a
dear
friend
and
an
absolute
gem
of
a
person.
I
wish
him
all
the
best," says
Johar.
Bobby,
for
his
part,
says,
"The
reaction
to
my
role
has
been
amazing.
Karan
was
so
proud
of
me.
He
said,
'You
were
so
amazing
and
endearing.' His
compliment
is
special
because
he
is
one
of
the
people
who
wanted
me
to
do
this
role.
I'm
happy
I
haven't
let
him
down."
Initially,
Bobby
was
apprehensive
about
his
suave
look
in
JBJ.
"It's
thanks
to
(designer)
Akki
Narula
that
my
blond
curly
hair
has
been
appreciated.
I
was
apprehensive
about
it.
Since
my
character
is
part
Indian-part
British,
they
decided
I
should
have
blond
hair.
When
I
first
got
my
hair
dyed,
I
was
like,
'Dude,
this
is
not
happening.
This
not
me!'
But
seeing
the
response,
I
am
very
happy.
The
character
is
so
well
written."
The
compliments
are
a
blessed
relief
from
the
days
when
bobby
was
known
as
a
'wooden
actor'.
He
says,
"When
people
make
negative
remarks,
it
hurts
but
makes
you
want
to
work
harder.
Everyone
believes
that
you
don't
have
it
in
you,
so
all
you
want
to
do
is
prove
a
point
to
yourself."
Family
time
So
what
did
he
do
on
Father's
Day?
Says
Bobby,
"That's
a
very
Western
concept
and
we
Deols
are
a
simple
family.
One
should
take
care
of
and
respect
one's
family
and
make
them
feel
special
every
single
day.
Why
reserve
that
only
for
Father's
or
Mother's
Day?"
On
June
16,
Bobby
celebrated
his
son
Aryaman's
birthday
with
a
family
get-together.
Talking
about
his
role
as
a
father,
Bobby
says,
"I
try
not
to
spoil
my
children.
I
discipline
them
but
I
can't
be
as
strict
as
Tania
(his
wife).
Also,
I
never
raise
my
hands
on
my
them
as
my
father
never
hit
me.
However,
I
do
scold
them
when
they
take
things
for
granted.
I
indulge
them
but
never
spoil
them."
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