Ticket to Bollywood

He will also lend his voice for the upcoming rom-com. He had sung two songs in Tere Bin Laden — Ullu da pattha and I love Amrika with music composers Shankar,Ehsaan and Loy.

“It makes sense for the producer to have an actor who can also sing in the film,” adding that it will give his fans a chance to see him act and sing in the same movie. “I am very passionate about music. And I don’t want it to take a backseat. Singing for Bollywood will give me a chance to pursue both my passions; acting and singing,” the artiste adds.

Ask him about his stint with Bollywood and the kind of roles he would love to do and a confident Zafar quips,“It’s not that I’m choosy about the roles I get. I prefer doing intelligent cinema. I would also like to work with Govinda and Akshay Kumar. I like their comic timing. I never felt like an outsider and was treated very well during my first film. It did come as a surprise for me that my debut movie did business way beyond the expectations. Tere Bin Laden had six to seven weeks of run in India. It’s still playing in a couple of theatres in Delhi. Such kind of success is a big achievement for me,” he adds. However,the film was banned in Pakistan as the local authorities felt that its release might have untiward effects.

Speaking about his future plans,Zafar says that he plans to release his music album this year. He will also focus on reading scripts.

The actor has also been actively involved in raising funds for the floods in Pakistan. But once that’s done,Zafar will try setting up a pad for himself in India.“If I have to go through scripts and seek roles I’ll have to spend a lot of time in India.”  

So will his Pakistani fans support his decision? “It shouldn’t bother them. Let me put it this way. I’ll have two bases; one in Pakistan and the other in India. As long as I’m wanted here for work I’ll be here.”