'Hopefully,
I
Won't
Repeat
Those
Mistakes...'
Q.
It
is
felt
that
you
have
been
away
from
your
core
audience
for
some
time
because
if
we
look
at
big
hit
films
of
yours,
they
were
hard-core
masala
entertainers...
A.
Milap
(Zaveri)
must
have
told
you
this.
(laughs)
I
have
heard
this
before
from
my
director.
He
says
that
audience
loves
me
in
films
like
'Ek
Villain',
'Brothers'.
I
believe,
'der
aaye
durust
aaye'.
But
I
am
back
and
with
a
bang.
Marjaavan
has
double
dhamaka,
action
and
intensity.
I
genuinely
enjoy
action.
I
am
not
against
the
genre.
In
fact,
I
am
a
big
fan
of
action
films.
I
think
it
was
the
matter
of
getting
the
correct
script.
I
met
Milap
a
year
ago,
before
'Satyamev
Jayate'
released.
I
told
him
that
I
wanted
to
do
a
love
story
and
he
was
working
one.
This
film
happened
to
have
intense
action
and
a
very
new
villain.
I
was
like
'wow'
and
felt
that
it
was
a
great
script
and
had
enough
to
be
an
entertaining
film.
Milap's
dialogues
and
his
treatment
to
films
were
also
the
reasons
why
I
agreed
to
be
a
part
of
this
film.
We
decided
to
make
a
love
story
which
had
a
style
of
the
70s-80s
cinema.
We
have
tried
to
recreate
the
larger-than-life
aura
of
those
times
in
our
own
way.
Marjaavan
is
a
very
intense
love
story
with
that
kind
of
flavour.
Q.
You
have
been
part
of
big,
successful
films
in
the
past.
But
when
you
do
a
film
like
'A
Gentleman'
or
'Aiyaary'
which
were
good
films
that
failed
to
perform
at
the
box
office,
what
motivates
you
to
keep
going?
A.
As
a
creative
person
and
as
a
team,
you
want
your
films
to
be
accepted,
liked
and
also
make
money
at
the
box
office
and
that's
where
experience
comes
in.
I
feel
you
learn
so
much
from
a
film
that
doesn't
go
your
way.
For
me
as
an
outsider,
I
have
learnt
much
more
from
my
failures.
Every
film
which
wasn't
in
my
favour
has
taught
me
new
things
about
every
department.
It
has
made
me
realize
the
importance
of
having
the
correct
trailer,
release-date,
music
and
production.
There
is
no
formula
to
make
good
movies.
I
feel
I
have
learnt
something
from
every
film
of
mine.
For
me
as
an
outsider,
it's
a
great
experience
because
I
wouldn't
have
learnt
these
things.
Hopefully,
I
won't
repeat
those
mistakes
whenever
I
have
a
control
over
a
project.
'Every
Film
Is
Challenging
And
Is
About
Reinventing
Myself'
Q.
After
seven-eight
years
in
the
industry,
why
do
you
still
call
yourself
an
outsider?
A.
I
am
an
outsider
in
the
sense
that
if
I
don't
go
through
these
films,
there's
no
one
else's
experience
that
I
can
understand
or
learn
from.
There's
no
reference.
But
if
I
was
well-informed
earlier,
I
would
have
fought
my
way
and
said,
'Don't
do
this'.
Q.
What
challenges
do
you
face
as
an
actor?
A.
As
an
actor,
every
film
is
challenging
and
about
reinventing
myself.
I
love
doing
different
kind
of
roles.
I
wrapped
up
'Marjaavaan' and
am
shooting
for
'Shershah'
which
is
a
biopic.
To
reinvent
yourself
with
every
film
is
challenging.
I
also
find
that
process
very
fulfilling
by
the
end
of
it
regardless
of
the
way
the
film
is
received.
'I
Am
Not
Insecure
About
Doing
Two-hero
Films'
Q.
Your
last
film
'Jabariya
Jodi'
didn't
do
well
at
the
box
office.
The
film
starred
you
and
Parineeti
Chopra
and
people
loved
you
both
in
'Hasee
Toh
Phasee'.
On
the
other
hand,
you
received
some
good
reviews
for
your
performance
in
'Jabariya
Jodi'.
Did
you
introspect
about
what
went
wrong
with
the
film?
A.
Definitely.
The
producers
and
distributors
shifted
the
release
date
which
I
think,
wasn't
a
wise
decision.
I
was
not
for
it.
But
again
trusting
that
they
would
know
better,
I
agreed.
But
it
didn't
work
and
we
only
got
six
days
of
free
release
dates.
Then
of
course,
as
collectively
and
creatively,
I
am
sure
something
must
have
lacked
in
the
film.
But
first,
I
believe
a
film
should
have
a
correct
backing
by
a
producer,
distributor
and
everyone
as
a
team.
That
has
been
a
learning
for
me.
That's
the
first
take-away.
It's
a
learning
and
I
don't
want
to
dwell
over
the
failure
for
that
long.
As
you
see
very
soon,
I
am
back
with
another
film
and
it's
a
new
beginning.
Even
in
every
superstar's
career,
only
a
handful
of
films
have
gone
their
way
completely.
The
hit
to
not-so-hit
films
ratio
is
uneven.
One
should
keep
working
and
look
forward
and
not
let
your
failures
hamper
your
present
choices.
Q.
'Brothers'
brought
back
the
concept
of
two-hero
films
which
was
quite
prevalent
in
the
70s
and
80s.
Now
with
the
success
of
Hrithik
Roshan-Tiger
Shroff's
'War',
will
we
see
you
take
up
such
films
as
well?
A.
Absolutely,
I
have
never
shied
away
from
two
hero
films.
I
have
been
a
part
of
ensemble
films
and
even
did
a
film
which
had
Akshay
Paaji
(Akshay
Kumar)
as
the
hero
in
it.
Definitely
if
there's
a
script.
Me
and
he
keep
joking
about
coming
in
a
different
avatar
together,
maybe
a
comedy
or
something
else,
it
would
be
wonderful.
It's
just
a
matter
of
getting
the
correct
director
and
story
which
gives
us
enough
to
perform.
I
was
launched
in
'Student
Of
The
Year'
and
worked
in
'Kapoor
&
Sons',
'Ek
Villain'.
I
have
always
had
actors
playing
important
and
good
roles
in
my
films.
These
things
don't
worry
me
and
I
am
not
insecure
about
it.
Otherwise,
I
won't
have
done
those
films.
Q.
But
do
you
agree
that
people
have
loved
you
more
when
you
shared
screen
space
with
other
actors
in
these
films?
A.
In
my
earlier
years,
it
helped
me
to
up
my
performances.
But
I
think
everyone
evolves
as
an
actor.
I
am
still
learning.
Hopefully
in
the
future,
I
will
be
a
more
evolved
performer
as
well,
because
that's
the
whole
game.
I
think
you
never
stop
learning
in
acting.
But
after
a
certain
age,
you
do
figure
out
about
what
you
want
to
do
and
how
you
want
to
portray
a
character.
Right
now,
I
am
doing
solo
films,
hoping
that
they
appeal
to
a
larger
audience.
A
film
like
'Marjaavaan'
and
'Shershah'
is
built
for
pan-Indian
audience
who
wants
to
be
entertained.
That's
one
thing
that's
changed
and
I
want
to
cater
to
a
larger
audience
and
entertain
them.
'When
I
Do
Romantic
Roles,
People
Believe
It
So
Well
That
They
Think
Something
Is
Brewing'
Q.
Speaking
about
changes,
now
when
you
attend
a
film
party,
do
you
connect
with
the
people
there
more
or
do
you
still
feel
like
an
outsider?
A.
Outsider
not
in
the
sense
that
people
treat
you
that
way.
I
meant
outsider
in
the
sense
of
being
alien
to
the
business.
That's
what
I
was
referring
to
earlier.
But
as
relationships,
not
at
all.
I
think
they
are
close
and
friendly
people
for
many
years
and
I
have
worked
with
some
of
them
including
producers,
actors
and
directors.
So
yes,
now
we
are
like
colleagues
and
there's
no
discomfort
at
all.
Q.
You
are
always
linked
with
every
actresses
that
you
work
with;
be
it
Alia
Bhatt,
Kiara
Advani
or
Tara
Sutaria...
A.
(laughs)
I
think
I
am
partly
a
method
actor.
Whenever
I
do
romantic
roles,
some
people
believe
it
so
well
that
they
think
something
is
brewing.
So
when
I
am
spending
so
much
time
and
doing
so
convincing
as
a
romantic
hero
that
it
trickles
away
and
I
think
it's
a
compliment.
'I
Want
To
Surprise
The
Audience
With
Roles
That
I
Haven't
Done
Before'
Q.
Siddharth,
you
have
always
associated
with
characters
that
are
stylish,
suave
and
are
expected
to
behave
in
a
certain
way.
On
the
other
hand,
'Marjaavaan'
has
your
playing
someone
who
is
unabashed
and
mouthing
massy
dialogues.
At
any
point,
did
you
ever
feel
that
this
was
a
big
gamble
and
you
are
taking
a
big
risk?
A.
Every
film
has
a
risk
factor.
Especially
in
my
career,
I
have
always
taken
up
something
which
is
challenging;
be
it
'Baar
Baar
Dekho'
or
'A
Gentleman'
and
the
same
goes
with
'Marjaavaan'
as
well.
Because
I
haven't
done
something
like
this
before,
it's
also
giving
a
fresh
angle
to
it.
That's
what
I
like.
I
want
to
surprise
the
audience
with
roles
that
I
haven't
done
before.
I
think
that's
exciting
as
an
actor.
To
be
accepted
or
not
in
that,
is
a
different
conversation.
But
in
'Marjaavaan',
I
think
I
have
'jhalaks'
of
say,
'Ek
Villain'
and
'Brothers'
as
well
but,
we
have
taken
it
a
notch
higher.
I
had
a
director
who
was
extremely
convinced.
So,
it
is
coherent
in
the
way
that
you
will
get
to
watch
what
you
have
seen
in
the
trailer.
This
film
is
made
for
a
specific
cinema-loving
audience
and
we
are
excited
with
the
kind
of
response
that
you
have
got
till
now.
I
am
looking
forward
to
see
how
this
risk
pans
out
on
November
15.
Q.
These
days,
many
actors
are
choosing
to
do
remakes
of
South
films.
Do
you
have
any
plans
as
such
as
well?
A.
They
make
some
really
good
entertaining
films
with
good
concepts.
I
think
we
have
recently
seen
the
result
of
one
(Kabir
Singh).
I
have
seen
a
few
and
we
are
in
talks.
If
something
might
happen,
I
will
announce
it.
'Today,
The
Audience
Isn't
Listening
Critics'
Q.
In
'Marjaavaan',
you
are
reuniting
with
Riteish
Deshmukh
after
'Ek
Villain'.
How
was
your
equation
with
him
this
time?
A.
I
got
half
of
Riteish
Deshmukh
this
time
(laughs).
Don't
get
fooled
by
his
size
in
the
film;
he's
more
menacing
than
the
previous
one
(Ek
Villain).
Ritesh
had
a
great
energy
on
the
sets
and
after
Ek
Villain,
we
had
some
good
will
in
terms
with
working
with
each
other.
It's
very
odd
to
have
this
pairing
with
an
antagonist.
We
both,
are
in
different
avatars.
In
Ek
Villain,
even
I
was
in
a
bit
of
grey
shade.
This
time,
it's
more
good
versus
evil.
To
shoot
with
him
for
this
role,
was
a
bit
tedious.
Sometimes,
he
would
frame
and
I
couldn't
look
into
his
eyes.
Instead,
I
had
to
look
almost
at
his
crotch-level
and
say
the
lines
(laughs).
It
was
very
distracting
for
a
hero
to
say
threatening
lines
while
looking
at
the
crotch.
That's
how
the
camera
works.
Sometimes,
he
would
be
on
his
knees
and
looking
up
to
me
and
I
would
only
see
lines
to
the
green-screen.
So,
it
was
interesting
and
a
good
learning
experience.
I
think
Riteish
is
very
entertaining
in
the
film.
He
is
a
big
highlight
and
people
will
really
like
his
new
avatar.
Q.
Lately,
it
has
been
observed
that
many
films
which
were
panned
by
critics,
have
done
well
at
the
box
office.
What's
your
take
on
it?
A.
I
think
to
each
his
own.
Today,
the
audience
is
not
listening
to
them.
I
think
that
trend
is
changing.
The
audience
can
sense
a
film
from
day
one.
Today,
everyone's
cell
phone
has
the
medium
to
see
a
trailer.
So,
I
think
very
soon,
the
middlemen
thing
which
the
critics
used
to
fill
up,
will
go
away
because
we
are
giving
more
extensive
trailers
and
songs.
We
are
really
telling
them
what
the
film
is
about
and
not
leaving
anything
as
mystery,
be
it
in
our
case
or
any
other
films'
case.
So,
when
the
audience
watches
this
content,
they
already
make
up
their
minds
regardless
of
the
middle
person
telling
them
a
yes
or
a
no.
I
have
nothing
against
critics.
But
unfortunately
or
fortunately,
that's
the
trend.
So
tomorrow,
people
might
just
skip
the
middle
person
and
come
and
see
the
film
and
give
their
own
ratings
They
might
have
one
medium
where
they
all
click
or
vote.
That
would
be
interesting.