Twisted Stories

“My character in the film is quite cynical, is a flirt,and keeps making imprudent jokes about love stories in general,” says Khan in his standard comical tone,as he begins to speak about his role in the film. Khan who was in the city to promote the film along with the director of the film Punit Malhotra,feels that while the film is a classic romantic comedy the treatment to it is very different. “Working with Punit on the film was a unique experience because he had a clear idea of his version of making a film like this. So even though it is a standard issue romantic comedy,the cheeky treatment and the dry and subtle humour of the film give it a refreshing twist,” he adds.

The love story that is set against the backdrop of a film set revolves around the lives of the characters played by Khan and Sonam Kapoor who are diametrically opposite human beings. “That is the whole point of the film,” says Khan excitedly,adding “It’s about making jokes on other romantic films and labeling them as corny and tacky,whilst subtly weaving a sub-plot of its own,which incidentally is a love story.”

Speaking about returning back to the chocolate hero storyline that had made him famous with his maiden film,Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Naa he says,“It was not a conscious decision to come back or anything of those sorts,because for me as an actor it is very important to keep on reinventing myself and experimenting with different roles. Also when I sign a film I make sure it satisfies three criteria that I look for in it- a good script,a good director,and a good producer.And thankfully since I got all three of them I jumped on to the offer of doing this film.”

Another thing that Khan feels was a very important factor during the making of the film was his co-star Sonam Kapoor. Speaking about it he says,“Sonam is an incredible actor who is completely sorted out. And since I depend heavily on all my co-stars to ensure I get my timing as an actor right,it was amazing working with her.” “More importantly it allowed me to get away with being a little disorganised and also with my occasional mood swings,” he adds after considerable after-thought.