He
is
an
unconventional
star
who
can
act
and
also
boasts
of
a
huge
female
fan
following.
As
Aslam
in
Rang
De
Basanti
he
won
tremendous
accolades
but
his
next
release
Hattrick
didn't
do
anything
to
further
his
career.
Now,
he
is
ready
with
a
Yash
Raj
Film
directed
by
Perfectionist
Sarkar,
Pradeep
Sarkar.
Although
Laaga
Chunri
Mein
Daag
is
touted
to
be
a
Rani
Mukherji
film,
this
thinking
Kapoor
hopes
to
leave
a
mark
of
his
own.
This
is
also
for
the
first
time
that
he
gets
to
do
song-n-dance
the
traditional
way
and
yes
he
has
also
fulfilled
the
fantasy
of
singing
in
the
Swiss
Alps.
In
this
interview,
he
tackles
a
cross
section
of
illustrious
people.
There's
Jaya
Bachchan
who
brought
great
food,
Konkona
who
performed
brilliantly
with
an
efficacious
ease,
the
dance
lessons
from
Rani
Mukherji
and
frothy
fun
of
Abhishek
Bachchan.
Of
course
he
has
peculiar
tales
to
tell
about
the
director
too.
Time
to
dig
in
guys...
What
do
you
think
about
the
music
of
Laaga
Chunri
Mein
Daag-Journey
of
a
woman?
What
I
like
about
the
music
is
also
what
I
like
about
the
film
which
is
that
Dada
has
this
unique
quality
that
he
brings
a
certain
simplicity
and
honesty
almost
an
innocence
into
the
movies
that
he
does.
It's
very
strong
in
soul
and
I
think
the
music
is
just
an
extension
of
that.
The
music
is
very
simple
it's
very
honest
and
different
from
what
you
get
to
hear
nowadays
because
the
instrumentation
is
very
simple
and
there
is
more
emphasis
on
the
words.
The
words
are
written
keeping
the
characters
in
mind
they
are
not
random
words
they
are
written
keeping
the
story
in
mind
so
I
think
it's
very
different
from
any
sort
of
music
that
you
hear
in
the
market
now
days.
What
is
your
favourite
track
from
Laaga
Chunri
Mein
Daag-Journey
of
a
woman?
My
favourite
track
actually
should
be
my
track
which
is
'Ek
teekhi
teekhi
si
ladki'
but
it's
not.
My
favourite
track
is
which
the
sisters
have
'Hum
to
aise
Hain
Bhaiya'.
I
love
the
way
its
shot
and
I
love
the
song
itself.
Like
I
said
it
depicts
the
characters
really
well
and
its
very
simple,
honest
and
it
touches
the
heart
its
not
gimmicky
song,
it's
a
song
that's
telling
you
a
story
and
that's
what
makes
it
interesting
and
after
that
its
my
song
of
course.
Can
you
tell
us
something
about
your
character
in
Laaga
Chunri
Mein
Daag-Journey
of
a
woman?
The
character
I
play
is
of
Vivaan.
He's
a
creative
director
in
an
Advertising
agency.
He's
a
lazy,
laid
back
sort
of
a
guy
and
the
way
I
look
at
him,
he
knows
he's
attractive
so
he
does
not
make
the
effort.
So
somewhere
this
whole
laid
back,
lazy
attitude
makes
him
attractive
because
he
knows
he
does
not
have
to
try
too
hard
and
also
he's
a
bit
of
a
space
cadet.
He's
always
on
his
own
trip
so
he's
pretty
much
like
me.
In
fact
I
think
the
first
time
when
dada
saw
me
I
asked
him
what
are
the
kinds
of
clothes
I
am
suppose
to
wear.
He
said
the
character
of
Vivaan
is
very
lazy,
laid
back
so
just
be
yourself,
behave
like
yourself
and
wear
your
own
personal
clothes
and
you
will
be
perfect
so
that's
how
Vivaan
is.
I
think
what
gets
him
about
Konkana's
character
is
that
he's
used
to
getting
a
lot
of
attention
but
he
is
not
used
to
somebody
coming
in
and
being
super
confident
and
having
her
own
mind
and
telling
him
exactly
what
to
do.
That's
what
attracts
him
to
Konkana's
character
because
he
has
never
ever
met
somebody
who
knows
her
mind
so
well.
And
here's
this
girl
from
Banaras
who
has
come
into
the
agency
and
she
is
new
to
the
agency
and
she
walks
into
his
office
and
she
tells
him
that
you
are
wrong
and
that's
what
gets
him
because
he
is
so
used
to
getting
attention
and
so
used
to
being
right
that
he's
never
had
somebody
come
across
to
him
and
tell
him
that
listen
you
are
wrong
as
well.
I
found
that
relationship
also
very
interesting
because
it's
always
like
a
one
up
sort
of
a
relationship
even
when
they
are
in
love
they
are
always
playful
and
trying
to
get
the
better
of
each
other.
What
made
you
decide
to
do
this
film?
How
did
it
all
happen?
I
think
for
me
the
deciding
factor
obviously
was
the
role
since
it
was
very
interesting.
It
was
something
that
I
had
never
done
before.
I
have
done
Meenaxi
and
Rang
De
Basanti
and
both
of
them
have
been
rather
serious
sort
of
characters.
They
both
had
characters
which
had
a
certain
weight
to
them
and
they
had
certain
seriousness
to
them.
Vivaan
is
completely
different
there
is
nothing
really
dramatic
or
serious
about
him.
He's
a
light
hearted
chap
and
secondly
I
have
always
wanted
to
work
with
Pradeep
Sarkar
after
I
had
watched
Parineeta.
There
were
a
couple
of
people
who
I
had
in
mind
whom
I
wanted
to
work
with
and
Dada
was
one
of
them,
so
when
I
got
a
call
from
him
I
was
really
excited.
But
I
don't
think
dada
was
convinced,
like
I
said
he
had
seen
Meenakshi
and
Rang
De
Basanti
and
he
was
like
I
don't
think
this
guy
can
be
light
hearted
and
have
fun.
He's
good
for
serious
roles
so
he
did
a
screen
test
and
he
liked
the
screen
test
which
is
why
I
am
here
today
and
it
happened
rather
fast.
I
got
a
call,
did
the
screen
test
and
the
next
day
I
was
on
for
the
film.
What
was
it
like
working
with
Pradeep
Sarkar?
Well,
different
days
different
strokes.
I
will
need
an
entire
book
to
tell
you
how
it
is
to
work
with
Pradeep
Sarkar
because
he's
got
many
moods
and
different
facets
to
his
personality
so
its
very
difficult
to
describe
it
in
couple
of
words.
Firstly,
he
is
extremely
passionate
about
what
he
does;
he
is
a
taskmaster,
he
is
not
going
to
let
you
go
till
he
knows
he's
got
the
shot
that
he
wants.
There
was
one
scene
in
which
I
am
supposed
to
eat
a
hamburger
and
there
is
some
mayonnaise
that
needs
to
fall
on
my
jacket
and
I
don't
think
I
have
eaten
so
many
burgers
in
my
life
put
together
because
I
had
like
some
16
Burgers
and
3
bottles
of
mayonnaise
so
if
somebody
thinks
doing
an
action
film
is
risky
they
should
actually
try
doing
a
scene
which
involves
Pradeep
Sarkar
and
a
Ham
burger
because
that
is
really
risky
for
your
health.
What
is
really
nice
about
working
with
Dada
is
that
you
know
that
he's
not
going
to
let
you
go
until
and
unless
he
has
got
the
perfect
shot,
so
as
an
actor
you
feel
very
assured.
You
come
to
the
set
and
you
know
that
you
are
taken
care
off.
There
are
some
directors
that
let
a
lot
of
things
pass
but
Dada
will
not
let
anything
pass
that
gives
you
a
lot
of
confidence
as
an
actor
because
you
know
that
you
are
in
the
right
hands
and
you
have
a
director
that
cares
about
every
character.