Ashmit Patel's success mantra
Q.
In
the
month
of
March
three
of
your
movies,
Toss,
Kabhi
Kahie
and
The
Flag
are
due
to
be
released.
Can
we
say
you
are
all
ready
to
bounce
back
in
Bollywood?
A.
All
of
the
three
films
were
due
to
be
released
since
a
long
time,
but
some
or
the
other
problems
came
across.
Well,
you
can
say
that
I
am
bouncing
back
in
Bollywood
as
for
a
long
time,
I
wasn't
seen
on
celluloid.
Q.
How
would
you
differentiate
your
characters
played
in
these
movies?
A.
Flag,
a
period
film
is
based
on
the
1942
era
in
which
I
play
a
villager
called
Dev.
Kabhi
Kahie
is
about
two
guys
wherein
I
play
a
wealthy
young
boy,
not
happy
with
the
business
he
is
doing.
This
movie
is
basically
a
journey
of
two
friends,
whereas
in
Toss,
I
will
be
seen
playing
the
character
of
a
marketing
executive
in
an
ad
agency,
who
takes
all
the
important
decisions.
Q.
How
is
your
working
equation
with
your
co-stars?
A.
It
was
great
working
with
all
the
three
co-stars
in
the
films.
Madhurima
in
Toss
and
Sheetal
Shah
in
The
Flag
are
freshers,
and
have
got
a
great
future
ahead.
Tulip
will
be
seen
against
me
in
Kabhi
Kahi.
Again,
she
is
a
very
talented
actress.
We
two
share
a
great
rapport
with
each
other.
Q.
Do
you
feel
nervous
or
excited
prior
to
the
day
your
film
is
about
to
release?
A.
You
can
say
both.
I
never
hold
lot
of
expectations.
Expectations
mostly
lead
to
disappointments.
Q.
Any
interesting
incident
that
you
can
re-call
happening
on
the
sets?
A.
We
were
shooting
in
Bhuj
for
The
Flag
in
which
there
was
a
scene
to
be
shot
in
the
lake.
We
started
our
shoot,
but
soon
we
all
were
shocked
to
find
a
crocodile
in
the
lake,
after
which
the
scene
was
called
off,
and
we
shot
the
same
scene
in
Mumbai,
away
from
any
lake.
Q.
What
were
you
doing
all
these
days?
A.
I
was
shooting
all
the
time
for
these
films.
I
like
to
travel
and
fortunately
my
work
helps.
Also
whenever
I
get
some
time
from
my
work,
I
enjoy
hiking
and
try
other
adventures
sports.
Q.
You
assisted
director
Vikram
Bhatt
in
Awara
Pagal
Deewana…Any
plans
of
getting
into
direction...
A.
No.
I
don't
think
direction
is
my
ball
game.
Yeah,
maybe
in
the
future,
you
can
see
me
getting
into
the
shoes
of
a
producer.
Q.
What
according
to
you
is
a
mantra
to
success
in
Bollywood?
A.
There
is
no
mantra
as
such
for
success.
Sometimes
even
a
good
script
with
a
good
director
and
big
stars
falls
flat
at
the
box
office.
Q.
After
achieving
business
degree
from
Texas,
you
had
planned
to
work
in
a
corporate
set-up.
What
made
you
to
change
your
mind
and
choose
acting
as
your
career?
A.
I
at
first
joined
my
family
business
before
working
in
a
corporate
sector.
But
frankly,
I
didn't
enjoy
it.
Then
of
course,
I
was
exposed
to
the
world
of
Bollywood
and
decided
to
try
my
luck
in
it.
Q.
Which
are
the
other
projects
you
are
working
on?
A.
At
present,
I
am
busy
with
dubbing
and
post
production
of
my
upcoming
films.
There
isn't
any
other
project
in
my
hand
yet.
Q.
Many
stars
have
started
working
in
small
screen.
Can
we
expect
to
see
you
too
on
television?
A.
No,
I
don't
plan
any
such
thing.
As
I
said,
I
love
traveling,
so
if
I
get
to
do
a
travel
show
or
something,
I
may
consider
doing
it.