It’s Don,Again

Barring Emraan Hashmi’s character from the first part (which is played by an older Kumar in the sequel),everything else is being claimed to be new. “The first part was about lust and war for power apart from control over city of Mumbai. The sequel is about lovers and a triangle and control over hearts,” explained Khan. It is also about confidence and swagger,especially from Kumar,with his slick gelled back hair,thick moustache and dark sunglasses. No,he insists he is not copying and ‘D Don’ and all three are fictitious characters. Speaking of his experience of playing a “desi boy” in the film,Khan,who holds Delhi Belly close to his heart,said,“I did it because I was convinced,and also Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola gave me enough experience.”

Sinha said that films for her are all about good,substantial scripts while Kumar talked about risk and experimentation,something he said has got him this far. “It’s been a long,tough and challenging journey full of struggle and I have my parents and producer Pramod Chakravarthy to thank. Pramod taught me my first three Hindi sentences and paid me my first cheque of Rs 5001. I started with B-grade films,no director wanted to work with me,and that is when I decided to make my own house and team and not associate with any camps for they are small and claustrophobic,” shared Kumar,who still flies in desi ghee from hometown Amritsar and credits it for his good health.

The critics gave OUATIM part one a thumbs up,so are the actors confident about the sequel? “Critics are the smallest section of an audience. Put the entire country’s critics in one hall and it will still not fill up. It is the audience we need to please,” summed up Kumar.