'I
Felt
Like
Jumping
Off
From
The
48th
Floor...'
Q.
Fukrey
was
quite
well
appreciated
by the
audience,
and
now
it's
a
franchise.
How
excited
are
you
about
its
sequel-
Fukrey
Returns?
A.
It
feels
great! We
are
excited
about
this
film
not
just as
actors
but
also
as
audiences,
because
this
is
one
of
our
favourite
films.
So
it
was
very
exciting
to
know
that
finally
it's
happening
and this
is
what
the
story
going
to
be. In
fact, the
moment
when
I
got
to
know
that
the
narration
of
Fukrey
Returns
is
happening,
I
was
at
the
48th
floor,
and
I
was
so
excited that
I
felt
like jumping
from
that
floor.
Q.
When
Fukrey
released,
people
didn't
expected
it
to
be
a
super-hit
movie.
It
started
slowly
at
the
box-office,
and
then
it
showed
some
big
numbers.
So
what
was
the
reaction
after
that?
Any
feedback
or
anecdote
you
would
like
to
share?
A.
The
reaction
after
that
was
something
we
were
hoping
for,
where
the
slow-start
was
something
which
we
were
not
hoping
for.
So
the
reaction
was
more
to
the
slow-start.
But
then
from
Monday
or
Tuesday
level,
it
went
to
just
another
level.
And
we
were
happy
with
that
finally!
'The
Trend
Of
Slice-Of-Life
Comedy
Started
With
Dil
Chahta
Hai'
Q.
From
Fukrey
to
Fukrey
Returns,
many
films
have dabbled
with
more
or
less
similar
theme,
and
so
we
can
say
that
it
started
a
trend.
So
what
kind
of
change
you
see
in
the
scenario
of
such
films
released
after
Fukrey
in
terms
of
content?
A.
There
should
be
a
great
balance
between
a
content,
cinema
and
commercialism.
The
trend
started
actually
with
Dil
Chahta
Hai,
where
it
changed
the
content
scenario
in
films.
Writers
then
stopped
using
those
slapsticks
elements.
Similarly
with
Fukrey,
I
think
the
comedy
started
turning
towards
slice-of-life
comedy
rather
more
than
towards
gags
and
slapstick
kind
of
comedy.
And
this
is
what
people
have
started
making
film
with
such
elements
after
Fukrey.
But
when
they
tried
to
do
that,
they
must
have
realized
that
it's
not
an
easy
content
to
work
with.
'We
Tend
To
Generally
Emphasis
More
On
Star
Power
Than
The
Content
&
Characters'
Q.
Fukrey
is
also
best
remembered
more
for its
characters
than
the
story.
So
what's
your
take
on
that?
A.
We
generally
see
these
things
happening
in
world
cinema,
but
when
it
comes
to
us,
we
emphasis
more
on
star
power
than
the
content
and
characters.
I
believe
that
if
the
content
and
characters
are
not
working,
than
nothing
else
is
going
to
work.
And
that
we
are
quite
lucky
with
Fukrey
and
hoping
for
the
same
in
Fukrey
Returns.
'Fukrey
Returns
Is
A
Sequel
In
The
Truest
Sense'
Q.
It's
been
said
that
the
essence
of
first
film
has
been
completely
retained
in
this
one.
So did you
expect
any pressure
as
an
actor
in
terms
of
performance?
A.
Firstly,
in
our
industry
we've
not
been
witness
to
a
lot
of
sequels.
We've
been
witness
to
a
lot
of
series,
where
a
film
comes
out
with
a
totally
different
setup
and
just
the
original
cast
retained.
Maybe,
one
of
the
cast
members
also
changes.
We
tend
to
forget
the
difference
between
a
sequel
that
takes
the
first
film
forward
and
a
series
on
the
same
theme
as
the
first
film.
A
series
can
be
similar
characters,
similar
kind
of
environment,
but
in
a
different
setup.
In
a
sequel
though,
the
story
moves
forward,
and
that's
what
we've
done
in
this
film.
This
is
a
sequel
in
its
truest
sense,
where
we've
moved
forward
from
where
we
left
Fukrey."
So
when
you
work
on
a
sequel,
there
are
different
kinds
of
expectations.
But
if
you
concentrate
on
the
core,
then
it's
quite
a
sorted
film.
For
me
it
was
quite
simple,
where
director
and
the
writer
narrated
the
situations
and
I
have
just
acted
according
to
it.
And
that's
why
I
didn't
felt
any
pressure.
As
long
as
you
have
grasp
of
your
character,
it
just
goes
very
smoothly.
'If
I
Am
Working
On
Something
With
Passion,
Today
Or
Tomorrow,
It
Will
Definitely
Work'
Q.
Your
last
film
didn't
quite
work
well
at
the
box-office.
So
how
do
you
deal
with
such
kind
of
failures
and
what
motivates
you
to
keep
going
in
such
times?
A.
Not
every
article
penned
down
a
journalist
will
be
read
by
everyone.
So
that
doesn't
mean
you
have
failed.
I
generally
maximize
my
enthusiasm
on
my
passion.
So
if
I
am
working
on
something
with
passion,
today
or
tomorrow it
will definitely work.
Also,
I
don't
take
my
failures
ahead;
I
take
my
success
ahead
to
a
certain
point.
Because
after
that
point,
if
I
take
my
success
ahead,
then
it
becomes
ego,
and
if
I
take
my
failure
ahead,
then
it
becomes
a
burden.
So
I
just
want
to
concentrate
on
my
work
and
passion.