8216;I am a perfect gentleman8217;

Other than Hrithik Roshan, you are the only real competition to the three Khans. Then why are you so underrated?My teacher once drew a small...

Other than Hrithik Roshan, you are the only real competition to the three Khans. Then why are you so underrated?
My teacher once drew a small line and asked me if I could make it shorter. I tried to cut it but it didn8217;t work. He then said if I draw a bigger line next to it, the first line would become shorter. I8217;ve been making my own line in the industry for 13 years and that8217;s what I8217;ll be doing till they shoot me down.

Aren8217;t the promos of Mujhse Shaadi Karogi Salman Khan-centric?
I saw the film while dubbing and was happy with my role. I follow a simple funda. The movie should run irrespective of how much footage I get in the trailers.

You and Salman have done a dance number wearing leaf skirts. What was the mood like while shooting?
Yeah, we dance to impress the girl. We weren8217;t feeling awkward because there is no scope for awkwardness in this line. We had to do a beach dance and couldn8217;t have worn a three-piece suit. I think Salman and I complement each other well. He8217;s very good looking, down-to-earth and fit. We have amazing on-screen chemistry.

Your personal life is still fodder for film glossies. Comment.
I think after my marriage, it has become 90 per cent less. It8217;s funny, but lots of times, these rumours are spread by colleagues. I can confront them, but I won8217;t.

Almost all your ex-girlfriends have spoken against you in print. You never react. Why is that?
Yeah, it8217;s happened sometimes that my love life has not been successful and the girl talks to magazines. But I can never do that because whenever I8217;ve loved someone, I8217;ve loved truly. So I won8217;t talk about it. I am a perfect gentleman.

How does your wife Twinkle Khanna react to all the gossip?
She handles everything with grace and laughter.

Do you recommend heroines to directors?
I never tell a director you have to take this girl or I won8217;t do the film. I see a lot of Gujarati plays and if I like the acting of any character artistes, I mention their names to my directors also. But people only talk about the heroines. And then a new story begins.

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Is there any awkwardness between you and Priyanka Chopra after the link-up rumours?
No, not at all.

What8217;s happening with the martial arts school you were planning to build?
I haven8217;t got any help from the government. But after the National Geographic show Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar, there has been a 20 to 30 per cent increase in enrollments for karate. That I could promote my art in some way has been the biggest achievement of my life. I8217;m doing something more, but it8217;s too early to talk about that.

When is your film with Jackie Chan rolling?
Too early to say8230; God knows. Let8217;s see.

Okay, set the record straight. Do you really take a bath with Bisleri?
Laughs I don8217;t know how this rumour came about. I have a lovely tap at home and a lovely building with 24 hours water supply. I don8217;t need Bisleri at all. Now if they8217;d said I take a bath with milk, that would have been something. Not that I use milk either.