"If I am good then there is job for me" - Nakul Mehta
Q.:
What
about
your
character?
A.:
I
am
playing
the
character
named
Shekhar.
He
is
a
24
year
guy
with
mischievous
mind
accompanied
by
a
big
mouth.
All
the
girls
love
him.
Till
the
time
he
falls
for
someone,
he
has
no
realization
of
real
love.
His
life
suddenly
changes
once
he
falls
for
a
girl.
He
enters
into
absolute
matured
zone
of
life
from
his
absolute
frivolity.
Q.:
How
do
you
have
the
sense
of
responsibility
in
real
life?
A.:
I
am
very
much
responsible
in
my
real
life.
I
have
seen
much
in
my
small
yet
packed
life.
I
have
experience
of
working
in
theatre
for
three
years.
At
the
same
time
I
worked
in
fields
like
share,
marketing
and
IT.
My
father
was
in
Navy.
So
I
had
seen
the
whole
India
with
him.
I
personally
believe
that
an
actor
must
have
every
kind
of
experience.
Q.:
Was
it
easy
for
you
to
become
an
actor?
A.:
Not
at
all.
Whatever
I
have
achieved
are
only
through
hard
work
and
dedication.
My
father's
posting
to
Mumbai
proved
to
be
a
boon
to
me.
Once
I
reached
Mumbai
I
started
modeling
for
ads.
After
a
while
I
joined
Mujib
Khan's
theater
group
'Idea'.
After
getting
attached
to
theater
I
started
getting
offers
for
films,
too.
Slowly
and
steadily
I
continued
getting
closer
to
my
destiny.
In
the
mean
time,
apart
from
Mujib
Khan,
I
worked
for
Om
Katare
in
his
group
'Yatri'
and
staged
English
drama
for
Joy
Fernandez,
too.
In
this
way
I
just
continued
dragging
myself
up
and
now
you
can
see
me
in
front
of
you!
Q.:
How
did
you
bag
Haal-E-Dil?
A.:
Actually
Kumar
Mangatji
watched
me
in
an
ad
and
calling
me
to
his
office
he
introduced
me
with
Ajay
Devgan.
He
told
Ajay
that
he
wants
someone
like
me
for
his
daughter
to
appear
opposite
in
film.
Then
followed
a
four
hour
long
audition
in
which
I
had
to
go
through
several
tests.
Q.:
Both
Amita
and
Addhyan
are
new
for
audience
but
you
are
a
known
face.
Will
that
help
you
in
this
film?
A.:
If
few
people
know
me
and
if
because
of
that
they
come
to
watch
the
film,
it'll
surely
be
a
profit
for
my
film
only.
And
if
something
proves
better
for
my
film
then
it'll
be
good
for
me
also.
I
don't
consider
myself
separate
from
my
film.
Q.:
While
two
actors
share
screen,
audience
expect
much
competitive
drama
from
them.
And
this
is
first
film
for
both
of
you.
Competition
between
two
actors
must
be
higher...
A.:
Truly
speaking,
we
barely
had
chance
to
work
together.
I
know
very
little
about
him.
Still,
I
can
say
he
is
very
good
guy.
It
would
be
wrong
thinking
about
competition
after
knowing
someone
for
such
a
short
period.
It's
better
to
wish
all
the
best
for
Addhyan.
Q.:
How
do
you
believe
in
competition?
A.:
I
believe
in
it.
Many
people
are
joining
this
industry
everyday.
But
there
are
very
few
directors
working
here.
So,
only
better
actors
will
have
chance
to
work
with
them.
Q.:
As
you
have
mentioned
about
new
faces,
then
talk
about
them
nah...
A.:
For
the
time
being
I
can
see
only
three
new
faces.
First
being
that
of
mine
and
the
others
are
Amita
and
Addhyan.
Q:
There
are
many
new
faces
that
have
filmy
background.
How
do
you
think
of
getting
your
own
space
in
this
industry?
A.:
Watching
a
film
no
audience
think
about
actors
having
any
filmy
background.
They
look
only
for
acting.
Take
for
example
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Akshay
Kumar.
None
of
them
have
any
filmy
legacy.
If
I
am
good
then
there
is
job
for
me
and
I
am
not
afraid
for
any
reason,
at
all.
What
I
think
is
it's
better
for
me
that
I
don't
have
any
filmy
background.
Q.:
Have
you
signed
any
other
film?
A.:
For
the
time
being
I
have
no
more
film
in
hand.
I
took
so
much
time
signing
this
film
only.
I
will
sign
my
second
film
only
if
I
feel
confident
about
affording
eight
to
ten
months
from
my
life
for
that
film.
I
don't
want
to
just
sign
films
here;
I
have
to
build
my
career.