I've broken the jinx once: Kunal Khemu

Actor Kunal Khemu speaks to Sujata Reddy on superstitions, his forthcoming film Super Star and super sucess.

Even after doing performance-oriented roles in the films

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Kalyug

and

Traffic

Signal

, actor Kunal Khemu still needs to break the jinx at the box-office by giving a hit film. The actor speaks about his forthcoming film

Super star

.

Isn't it a little too early to attempt a double role?

Isn't it good that I'm being offered such challenging roles so early in my career?

Hasn't

Super Star

been in the making for a long time?

We began filming last June and completed the film by September. The first rushes were shown with

Jab We Met

. At the time, we were busy with post- production. The release date was finalised recently .

Isn't Star a jinxed title?

Super Star

is an apt title. You'll agree when you see the film. If we took the superstitious route, the title would've begun with ‘K'. (Smiles)

It was said that child artistes don't succeed as actors. With

Kalyug

, I've broken the jinx once already.

The songs haven't caught on.

Ajnabee

shaher

has caught on, the others will too. The promos have just come out. It's not being aggressively promoted. We are doing the best we can. The rest depends on the film and the audience.

You've had one release every six months. Is it deliberate?

Doing one film helps me focus. I have time on my side. I can take it easy. My next release, a comedy, will come around August.

Kalyug, Traffic Signal

and

Super Star..

all three have been small budget movies.

The scale isn't important, the role is. Later, I will start working with big banners too.

Shouldn't you be playing lighter roles?

The characters that I essay are young but mature.

Dhol

was fun. Even

Kalyug

was the story of a 22-year-old boy.

Didn't you feel cheated when Madhur Bhandarkar didn't repeat you in

Fashion

?

Tabu was brilliant in

Chandni Bar

, but I don't see Madhur repeating her either.

It's said that you have an attitude problem.

I can't help it if people judge me on the basis of their first impression. I'm a shy guy, I can't open up to everyone.

What's happening to the long-in-the-making Bhatt movie?

There was a film,

Friends

, with Emraan Hashmi. The title was later changed to

Awarapan

. They started work on it but the idea didn't develop well. So another

Awarapan

with Emraan as the hero was made. Right now, the Bhatt's don't have a script for me. When one comes up I'm sure Mahesh Bhatt sir will call.