Sid: KRK has no right to comment on our personal aspects

Fawad Khan and Sidharth Malhotra share screen space for the first time in Kapoor & Sons. With less than a day to go before the release of the film, SpotboyE caught up with the two actors as they spoke about the family drama, Karan Johar and dealing with female adulation. Excerpts:

Which one of you was signed first for Kapoor & Sons?
Sidharth: Shakun (Batra, director) was trying to finalise the cast for this movie for quite some time. It was very difficult to get actors on board because it was an ensemble cast. I think I was signed before Fawad. When I came on board, it created a ripple effect and everybody started coming in.


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You two play brothers in the film. How different are the two brothers from each other?
Sidharth: Very different. Fawad plays my elder brother, who is more successful. I play the black sheep of the family, who is not so focussed. The only common thing between us is that we are both aspiring writers.
Fawad: My character has the ‘perfect son’ image and he is expected to do the right thing, take care of everything in the right way.


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And Alia comes between the two...
Fawad: This film is not a love triangle. It’s one of the veins in the film. The main vein of the film is relationships inside the Kapoor family and outside it. It’s more of a sweet, coming-together kind of story. I am not drawing comparisons, but this film is like a Wes Anderson, Woody Allen, Peter Bogdanovich movie. It’s very light and real at the same time.

Fawad, you have a major female following...
Fawad: I am definitely flattered and I usually tend to blush on such occasions. I choose to stay a bit unaware about it. The more aware I become about it, the more chaos will ensue. I may have a charming effect on women, but I think I am like any other person.


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Has your wife come to terms with this? You had said she used to get annoyed initially...
Fawad: I am happy she is possessive about me, because otherwise I’ll think something is wrong with our marriage. Having said that, my wife (Sadaf) is a very strong person, she knows how to take things in her stride. But obviously, such situations are a part and parcel of my profession. At times, they can cause disturbances, but that’s more when you are in public interactions and it starts to have an effect on your personal life. But if you are suggesting that we are going through a bad patch or discussing divorce, there’s nothing like that. She is quite happy and proud of me.

You have outstation shoots, you are constantly in the company of beautiful women...we have never heard a link-up about you. How do you avoid temptation?
Fawad: That’s a good sign, na? I know how to keep the lid on the gossip.

So, are you really a good guy or are you a smart player?
Fawad: That’s for you to guess (smiles).

What do you do when a girl crosses her limit?
Fawad: That’s never happened with me because for me, crossing the limit would be somebody ripping my clothes away. I have performed on stage and there used to be mob moments. But then, you are able to escape because you will have proper security and all that. I have not received letters written in blood or someone slashing her wrist.

  

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But guys do cross limits. Sidharth, KRK posted some really nasty tweets about Alia Bhatt, your co-star in Kapoor & Sons…
Sidharth: Everybody has the right to comment on our work, but not on personal aspects. Making cheap remarks about a photo shoot is not called for. I know KRK because we have worked together in Ek Villain. Hopefully, he’ll understand what I was trying to say.


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How do you deal with the fact that everyone calls you Karan Johar’s blue-eyed boy?
Sidharth: I think there’s nothing wrong with it because Dharma is among India’s leading production houses. I am getting to work with them on some interesting scripts. At the same time, I am also working with other banners like Excel (Baar Baar Dekho). I am simply looking for content.

Fawad, what’s your Bollywood plan from here?
Fawad: My plan is that I never have a plan. To be frank, I am a very lazy worker. I’ve never put too much on my plate. I would like some character-based work, where you have to transform yourself. And by that, I don’t mean just physical transformation, but the way films used to be made in the past. I think Peter Sellers (English film actor, comedian and singer) has done fantastic work. Be it Mehmood in India or Moin Akhter in Pakistan – when they got scripts, they would find ways to add their interpretation to it and make it more interesting. That’s what I would like to do in the future.

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