
You made Priyadarshan wait for four years before agreeing to Garam Masala.
Yeah, in a way. Priyan narrated the script four years ago and was very keen that I do the film. But I just couldn8217;t make time, so I told him to go ahead with another actor. But Priyan was adamant that if he makes the film then it would be only with me. When you see the film, you8217;ll know that Garam Masala is the most difficult role I8217;ve ever attempted.
How come?
It8217;s a role close to my heart since I8217;m playing Akshay Kumar as he was five years ago. This is a frame-by-frame rerun of my Casanova days. It8217;s not easy to convince five women at the same time that I love you and no one else.
Sounds risky.
But I always took risks during action shoots. This is just another kind of risk. To be honest, playing Casanova came naturally to me. Laughs
You8217;ve said 8216;I love you8217; to five girls at once?
Not five. But definitely two to three girls. But that8217;s no big deal, right? Every guy goes though a wild phase. The difference is that others want to hide it whereas I8217;m honest about it.
So, you are a flirt?
I was. And I8217;m not ashamed of it. But now everyone knows that I8217;m married. Ab toh sab khatam ho gaya hai Now everything has stopped.
Are you scared of wife Twinkle8217;s reaction to your antics in the film?
Arre, my wife knows everything. I told her that Garam Masala is a gift to my Casanova image.
Apparently, you had lots of suggestions for the five-timing scenes.
Yeah I had done a lot of research, so I used it. There are many tricks that we8217;ve included in the film. If anyone wants to see what I was like five years ago, they should watch this film.
Is that why co-star John Abraham calls you guruji?
Yeah, he calls me that. But if I8217;m guru, he8217;s guru ka guru.