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An actor and a gentleman
The critics' unstinting backing and the audiences' appreciation is what's keeping Jimmy going. 'I don't think anybody can blame my choice of films and roles,' he says. 'It's only that my films haven't done too well at the box-office. You can never really say what will work at the box-office and what will not. Nobody can. If we could, 95 per cent of the films wouldn't bomb.' 'Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar is a very different film. It has that feel-good quality in abundance,' says the actor about his latest film. Shot in the USA by an NRI,
Rahul Dholakia, Kehtaa Hai…is a love story. 'I signed this film
because I liked my character,' Jimmy elaborates. 'I play a simple guy
whose only dream in life is to find the kind of love that will make his
life complete.' A tailor-made role for Jimmy with his lover-boy image.
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'Apart from the role,' Jimmy goes on, 'there were other attractions. I got an opportunity to work with an actor like Paresh Rawal who is so incredibly talented. The film was shot in a single schedule in America. The producer was so organised that doing the film was a pleasurable experience.' Jimmy Shergill first made his presence felt in Gulzar's highly acclaimed film, Maachis, where he played a recalcitrant youth who takes to terrorism. Jimmy is now looking forward to Haasil, directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, a one-time assistant to Shekhar Kapur. It's a love story set against the backdrop of campus politics. 'Tigmanshu is a director to watch out for. He is very perceptive. After Haasil he will be counted among the best in our industry,' Jimmy asserts. 'Haasil again is an unconventional film. It is the story of this boy in college who gets involved in college politics and is then forced to take on the bigwigs in society.' An interesting aspect of Haasil is the climax shot during Kumbh Mela. 'It was an exhilarating experience,' says Jimmy, recalling an amusing incident that happened during the shoot. 'I had to hold Hrishitaa's hand and run through a crowd. Some people thought I was actually in trouble and was running away with the girl. After some initial commotion, we managed to pull of the shoot the way we wanted.' Hrishitaa Bhatt, incidentally, was Jimmy's co-star in Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar as well. 'Hrishitaa is a sweet girl and I am comfortable working with her. And we look good together on screen.' But he is quick to brush aside any suggestions that there is more to the pairing than meets the eye. 'Don't forget that I am a happily married man!' Jimmy married his girlfriend of seven years, Priyanka, early this year. He is determined to confine films and his professional associations to the sets. 'I love acting and want to enjoy my vocation without mixing it with my personal life.' We too hope it remains that way. — Leisure Media News |
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is the sophisticated and suave face of Hindi film industry. Jimmy
Shergill doesn't believe in mixing his personal life with professional. Mere
Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, Dil Vil Pyaar Vyaar and the just-released
Kehtaa Hai Dil Baar Baar may not have set the box-office ablaze,
but they have one feature in common: outstanding performances by Jimmy
Shergill.
What is so special about Kehtaa
Hai Dil Baar Baar? 'Of course, my role,' he insists. 'I play this
guy who runs a restaurant, sort of cafeteria-on-wheels. He dreams of
finding this girl whose love will make his world go on a spin. And he
does spot such a girl. And every time he sees her he runs after her,
trying to talk to her. And when he does win the girl over, he has to
convince her father that he is the right guy for his daughter.'