Rahul Bose says he would love to explore the action genre but admits that action films have big budgets which need more saleable stars
After garnering rave reviews for his superb performance in I AM , Rahul Bose will be next seen in a diametrically opposite role in the romantic-comedy Kucch Luv Jaisa . He plays a smalltime crook in the film. "I play a passport forger who leads a solitary life and has a deep sense of pain inside him. He believes that the world can be bought and sold. But he is an honest criminal", reveals Rahul. "The story of the film starts when he meets a housewife (Shefali Shah) and experiences fundamental changes in his life".
Known for playing sophisticated and suave characters, Rahul Bose will be speaking street-smart Mumbaiyya lingo in this film. "The dialect of my character is party derived from his village, partly from the Mumbai street language and partly from filmi dialogues. I mean who speaks lines like ' Kaan ke neeche bajaa dalunga '. It's all shown in films which people like to imitate. My character is a mishmash of all these three".
Was this linguistic trait in his character a completely new ballgame for the actor? "I would say it was as easy or as difficult as playing the character of Snehamoy in The Japanese Wife . It took me 29 days to dub for that film. I know kids from the slum who pick up lines from films instantly".
Nevertheless, other than how the character speaks, he hardly speaks in the film." In a line from the film he says, ' mujhe bolna toh bahut hain, par sunne wala koi nahi '. There is a tragic innocence about him", says Bose.
Though from its promotions Kucch Luv Jaisa might appear a female-centric film, Rahul Bose insists that it's just a marketing strategy and the perception would change, once the film releases. He will be teaming up with Shefali Shah again after 15 Park Avenue . "Frankly that didn't even come to my mind. You see actresses like Shefali, Konkona, Tabu are so instinctive, intuitive and have a rhythm that words are not necessary to explain their talent", says Rahul.
The actor is equally comfortable at doing both serious and funny roles. "I started doing comedy on stage so it comes to me instinctively. But otherwise I have done buddy films, love stories, social dramas and attempted almost every genre". Action is one genre that he would love to explore. "But action films are mounted on huge budgets and so they need more saleable stars and not someone like me", confesses the actor candidly.
Rahul Bose sounds excited about his next two films. "One is called ' Traveling with Mohammad ' which is about the Hindu-Muslim divide. Arun Asthana is directing the film which also stars Om Puri. Then there is 'Jeene Do ', a love story directed by Varun Malhotra. The idea is to do interesting stuff", reveals the actor who is also scripting a film which he wants to direct. "But I am not divulging anything about it now", signs off the actor on a smiling note.
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