Kunal
is
doing
a
lot
of
ads
these
days.
He
says
he
made
no
conscious
effort
to
build
a
cool
suave
image
through
the
ads.
"For
me
choosing
the
ads
that
jell
with
my
temperament
taste
and
morality
is
as
important
as
choosing
the
right
films.
If
you're
particular
about
the
movies
you
do,
you
extend
the
same
attitude
to
ads.
My
first
ad
for
a
brand
of
shirts
was
followed
by
a
cola
ad.
In
the
new
shirt
ad
which
I
just
shot
I
go
into
normal
places
like
in
a
bus,
etc.
I
guess
I'm
a
regular
kind
of
guy.
But
I
become
very
emotionally
attached
to
the
brand
that
I
endorse.
I've
to
believe
in
what
I
endorse.
Again,
it's
the
same
as
a
movie
where
we
become
one
big
family
as
long
as
we
shoot." Ads,
says
Kunal,
provide
much
less
satisfaction
than
movies.
The
year
2007
has
so
far
been
a
mean
year
for
the
lean
actor.
"But
you
know,
a
lot
of
people
liked
me
in
Laaga
Chunari
Mein
Daag
even
better
than
Rang
De
Basanti.
Personally,
I
enjoyed
doing
the
film.
But
after
Rang
De….I
had
raised
my
own
bars
for
success.
That
standard
in
my
head
wasn't
matched
by
Laaga
Chunari's
box-office." Fow
now
Kunal
is
work-less.
Why
so
choosy?
"I
look
at
a
character
and
find
some
quality
that
I
love.
My
character
Aslam
in
Rang
De…
was
sincere.
Sabby
in
Hat
Trick
was
juvenile.
I
found
him
funny.
Others
didn't,
ha
ha.
In
Laaga….I
was
very
laidback.
I've
to
feel
for
the
film
and
my
character."
From
Aslam
to
the
hoodlum
in
Aaja
Nachle.
"Ha,
Imran
is
a
bit
of
a
hoodlum.
A
bully….He's
a
powerless
small-
town
goon
who
likes
to
throw
his
weight
around.
Konkona
was
again
my
co-star
in
this
film
after
Laaga
Chunari…Though
we
share
a
very
different
relationship.
So
the
equation
was
different."
Madhuri…..Ah,
Kunal
sighs.
"I've
worked
with
a
lot
of
actors
whose
fans
I
am.
But
Madhuri
was
extra-special.
I
told
her
I've
seen
Hum
Aapke
Hain
Koun
as
many
times
as
M.F
Husain
saab.
It
took
me
a
while
to
realize
she
was
a
normal
human
being.
For
a
while
I'd
be
shocked
when
she
would
get
sweaty
while
working.
How
can
Madhuri
Dixit
feel
the
heat?
She's
too
normal."
Of
the
four
films
he
has
done,
Kunal
says
he
has
never
had
so
much
fun.
"At
the
last
count
we
had
32
wrap-up
parties.
We've
celebrated
any
and
every
thing
we
could
think
of.
Aditya
Chopra
calls
us
a
love-sick
unit
because
everyone
seems
to
be
in
love
with
one
another.
It's
great
fun
in
an
ensemble
cast.
Both
Rang
De
and
Aaja
Nachle
have
been
very
special.
Aaja
Nachle
could've
been
a
very
dramatic
film.
Our
director
Anil
Mehta
has
kept
it
very
light."
Kunal
calls
Anil
Mehta
'Buddha'.
"I
want
to
know
what
goes
on
inside
his
head
beneath
that
calm
extrerior."
Aaja
Nachle
has
been
a
party
for
Kunal.
"Ranbir
Shorey
and
Vinay
Pathak
had
us
in
splits.
Since
they're
best
friends
off
screen
they're
a
laugh
riot
on
the
sets.
What
a
pair
they
make!"
Hrithik
is
Kunal's
best
friend.
"I've
grown
up
with
him,
though
I
was
never
part
of
the
industry.
I've
friends
like
Amrit
Sagar,
Goldie
Behl
and
Abhay
Deol.
The
building
I
stayed
in
had
a
lot
of
film
folks.
So
I
was
never
star-struck…unless
it's
Madhuri
Dixit."
Story first published: Thursday, July 21, 2011, 16:47 [IST]