Article Updated 19 April, 2006 10:04:51 PM IST   Fardeen Khan: I am doing a film with Sushmita Sen By Vickey Lalwani ©2006 Bollyvista.com   Vickey Lalwani caught up with Fardeen Khan on the eve of his film 'Pyare Mohan' set to release on Friday. Your next release is 'Pyare Mohan'? Yes, and it's quite a challenging role. It's not easy to play a blind person. Most of the time, I have worn dark glasses. And it was not easy to shoot wearing those glasses at night. During the action sequences outdoors, especially when I was running in some scenes, it was not easy to avoid obstacles in the way. Vivek Oberoi was given the role first. Would you have preferred to play the deaf person instead? I wouldn't have minded playing a deaf person. I think that both the roles are equally challenging. How was it working with Esha Deol as your lover? That's a good question. It wasn't easy to be romantic with Esha because we are very good friends. So, there were scenes, even dramatic ones, where we cracked up. It was difficult to believe that we were behaving in a manner, which was so unlike us in real life. How did you and Esha become such good friends? It has been a long association. She and her mother (Hema Malini) have received many clothes made from my mother (Sundari Khan). So the families have known each other for years. Then she starred in my cousin Zayed's first film 'Chura Liya Hai Tumne'. After they'd pack up, she, Zayed and I used to hang out together. You are doing a film with the makers of 'Being Cyrus'? Yes. It is titled 'Idhar Udhar'. I have known Ambika Hinduja (Being Cyrus producer) since a long time; we are friends. Unlike 'Being Cyrus', this one is a Hindi commercial masala film. Sushmita Sen and Riteish Deshmukh will be my co-stars. You have put on a lot of weight in the recent past? Yeah. It's due to the extended honeymoon I had, I guess. But I am getting back in shape. I am working out a lot now. I am confident that these extra kiols are just a matter of time. Is Priyanka Chopra doing Zeenat Aman's role in the 'Qurbani' remake? So far, only three actors have been decided, dad (Amjad Khan's role), Saif Ali Khan (Vinod Khanna's role) and myself (dad's role). Nothing is final as yet on who will play Zeenat Aman's role. However, we shall make an official announcement regarding that very soon.   close   Print this Article http://www.bollyvista.com   http://www.bollyvista.com/article/a/34/6513