Aftab
Shivdasani's
only
film
as
the
main
lead
(not
counting
Indra
Kumar's
Daddy
Cool
which
also
has
Suniel
Shetty)
Aloo
Chaat
with
TV
actress
Amna
Sharif
is
complete.
Even
as
the
suddenly-reclusive
Aftab
Shivdasani
turns
producer
to
create
an
interesting
acting
opportunity
for
himself
in
a
couple
of
months
with
a
film
to
be
directed
by
Glen
(one
-half
of
the
Glen-Ankush
duo
who
directed
Aftab
in
the
little-seen
sci-fi
cloning
tale
Jaane
Kya
Hoga
with
Bipasha
Basu),
the
actor
quietly
took
off
for
LA
to
shoot
for
Sajid
Nadiadwala's
much-publicized
Kambhakth
Ishq.
And
he
plays
Akshay
Kumar's
chota
bhai
in
the
film.
Both
the
actors
are
cast
as
stunt-men
in
Hollywood
and
have
a
lot
of
scenes
together
where
they
perform
some
unbelievable
high-flying
scenes.
Says
a
source,
"We
keep
reading
about
Akshay
Kumar's
exploits
at
LA,
how
he
performed
various
stunts,
how
he
met
Sylvester
Stallone,
etc.
But
Aftab
has
done
the
same
stunts
and
also
shared
screen
space
with
Stallone.
He
sees
no
reason
to
tom
tom
his
work.
His
logic
being,
'When
the
film
is
released
everyone
will
know
anyway.
What's
the
point
of
talking
about
it.'
In
fact,
Aftab
has
withdrawn
into
a
shell
ever
since
he
broke
up
with
Yana
Gupta.
He
refused
to
talk
about
it
even
when
he
was
offered
front-page
coverage
by
papers.
That
required
guts
when
your
career
isn't
going
great
guns.
And
when
his
career
didn't
seem
to
be
getting
anywhere
he
quietly
decided
to
produce
a
film
and
create
an
exciting
opportunity
for
himself."
Aftab
admits
he
isn't
inclined
to
promote
his
cause
these
days.
"I've
been
shooting
for
Kambhakth
Ishq
in
LA.
Yeah,
I
play
Akshay
Kumar's
sibling.
We
both
play
stuntmen.
So
it
kinda
runs
in
the
family
and
it's
a
family
that
kinda
runs
fast.
The
role
requires
considerable
physical
skill
and
energy."
Aftab
underwent
rigorous
training
to
look
and
feel
fit
enough
to
pull
off
those
daring
stunts
at
Universal
studios.
"The
stunts
are
dangerous.
But
everything
is
so
professional
here
in
Hollywood.
Safety
while
doing
action
scenes
is
top
priority
not
just
for
the
lead
stars
but
also
for
the
stunt
men.
Otherwise
the
experience
of
working
at
Universal
is
no
different
from
the
studios
back
home," Aftab
says
in
a
matter
of
fact
tone.
He
enjoyed
working
with
Stallone.
But
doesn't
think
it's
no
reason
to
call
up
key
journalists
back
home.
"I've
scenes
with
Sylvester
Stallone.
He
was
a
pleasure
to
work
with,"
is
all
Aftab
will
say.
As
for
the
perception
that
he
has
moved
to
the
second
lead
Aftab
chuckles,
"I
don't
know
about
that.
Everyone
is
entitled
to
his
or
her
perception."
Story first published: Monday, August 18, 2008, 14:23 [IST]