What did actor Imran Khan learn from the sets of "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara"? The way his co-star Akshay Kumar handled any distractions on the set.

"What I learnt from Akshay is that sometimes odd things start happening while shooting... a prop falls down or someone's phone rings... there are a hundred distractions.

"Normally, in these cases, we cancel the shot because something goes wrong. But Akshay can improvise the moment and he incorporates that distraction or issue in the scene," the 30-year-old said here while promoting the film at an event.

Imran also recounted one such instance.

"There's a scene where he is sitting and writing and I come in. He looks up and speaks to me, but then (when we were shooting it), the pen fell down. He didn't do anything, and just gestured me with his eyes to pick it up. I picked up the pen, saw it and handed it to him and kept the dialogues running," Imran said.

"This is (also) in the movie," he added.

Directed by Milan Luthria, "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara" is a period gangster film and also stars Sonakshi Sinha.

A sequel to Balaji Motion Pictures' 2010 hit "Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai", the movie hits the theatres Aug 15.

Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das is looking forward to "Punjabify" the forthcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) weekend and awards in Macau, along with his "Santa Banta" co-star Boman Irani.

Vir and Boman will host the Grey Goose IIFA Rocks, a music and fashion event, on day two of the Bollywood extravaganza, which starts July 4. They will also host a media briefing on the first day of the event.

Vir is excited about the whole affair.

"I think that IIFA is a great and sophisticated institution. That all needs to change. I'm looking forward to bringing some madness, misbehaviour and eventual apologies to this glorious institution. Sorry in advance, but IIFA is about the get Punjabified," said Vir.

The IIFA Rocks event will have ace fashion designers Shantanu and Nikhil pay tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema, while Dia Mirza, Sophie Choudry, Jacqueline Fernandes, Gauhar Khan and Hussain will take to the stage to perform.

The main awards extravaganza will be held July 6 at the Venetian Macao. The weekend is organised by Wizcraft International Entertainment.

Despite getting flak for playing women again and again on the small screen, Ali Asgar donned is again seen playing a female character in "Comedy Nights With Kapil". He says novelty is not always possible.

"It is not easy to do something new every time... We say that we should do something new but entertainment is an expensive medium. There is a lot of hard work and research," Ali, who also plays Juju in fun-fantasy show "Jeannie Aur Juju", told IANS.

"When channel people do something new, it is after a lot of hard work. It is also about getting acceptance from people," he added.

Having said that the actor tries not to repeat himself.

"I see that I don't repeat what I have done before. Also, it is important that I am entertained by the work I take up, then I will do it," he said.

"Comedy Nights With Kapil" went on air June 22 on Colors and praising the show, he said: "It has no similarities with other comedy shows. It is a new format on Indian TV. It has entertainment right from the beginning."

He also enjoys the lively atmosphere on the set.

"We are six to seven actors and we know each other very well. There is always improvisation happening," he said and added comedy is not an easy genre.

"We have dearth of comedy makers and talent... The talent that we have in India are seen in the show. Plus we have Mr. Sidhu (Navjot Singh Sidhu), who is famous for his oneliners," he said.

"Comedy Nights With Kapil" is comedian Kapil's maiden production venture and he too features in it.

After showcasing a unique spooky film like "Ek Thi Daayan", filmmaker Kannan Iyer is in no mood for any supernatural drama. He says he wants to work on a period drama, but for now, he just wants to enjoy a break.

If the grapevine was to be believed, a sequel to "Ek Thi Daayan" was in the pipeline, but Iyer told IANS: "I dont see a sequel to 'Ek Thi Daayan'. I need a break before I think of any supernatural drama. Let's see how things shape up."

So, what's next?

"Most probably my next would be a period drama as I have few ideas like a biopic, historical drama and some contemporary love stories," said Iyer.

"I'm scripting a few films and a couple of them are (in the space of a) period drama. But now I'm taking a break for two months," he added.

Salman Khan, one of Hindi film industry's commercially most successful actor, completes his silver jubilee in Bollywood this year. His younger brother, actor-filmmaker Arbaaz Khan says Salman's own decisions have helped his career to flourish all through the years.

"Salman has had a flourishing career by making his own desisions," Arbaaz told reporters here Thursday at the launch of Gillete Fusion Power.

Arbaaz says it's not wise to pinpoint the failures in one's career.

"Normally, most decisions you take may be right, but sometimes, you take the decisions that fail, like in between you do the films that don't work. But that doesn't matter! The average matters."

"Like in cricket, you have the average (score). So, same way in films, if you have done 10 films, (it matters depending) how many of them have been liked by the audiences, and have been successful," he added.

Talking about Salman's career in specific, the 45-year-old said: "If you see Salman's career graph, you will see that most of his films have worked, done well and that's why he is at this position today."

Salman made his debut in 1988 with the film "Biwi Ho To Aisi", but as the main lead his first film was "Maine Pyar Kiya" in 1989. He gave commercial hits like "Saajan", "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!", "Karan Arjun", "Judwaa", "Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya", "Biwi No.1" and "Hum Saath Saath Hain".

In recent hits, he cemented his position with five back-to-back blockbusters - "Dabangg", "Ready", "Bodyguard", "Ek Tha Tiger" and "Dabangg 2".

But Salman never turns to his brother for advice.

"Neither do I need to give advice to him nor he wants it realistically. He has now developed a kind of sense and judgement... in which image, which films and which people he has to work," he added.

Bollywood actress Dolly Ahluwalia who has been appreciated for her roles in films like "Vicky Donor" and "Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana", says that there are fewer roles for senior female artists nowadays.

The actress said that earlier roles for women used to be much stronger, but not anymore.

"There are not many roles for senior artists (currently) and the significance of mother in present films is lost. The mothers of the 1960s used to play central characters but now we are losing that,” she told IANS.

However Dolly calls this as a phase that will change with time.

“I will not count this change as wrong thing but it is a phase which one is travelling through. It will keep changing," she added.

The actress will be next seen in "Bajatey Raho". Directed by Shashant A. Shah, the film also features Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Tusshar Kapoor, Vishakha Singh and Ravi Kissen.

"I am playing one of the leads in the film and it was very enjoyable, refreshing and creative. It was entirely a different kind of film from what I have done earlier,” she said.

The actress has so far been seen in comic roles only. However she said that this has not been a conscious decision.

"Being an actor I enjoy everything. Surprisingly the kind of roles I did are of comedy. But this film is very different zone. I would love to do a serious film role as well," she said.

The actress is also a costume designer and said that she likes balancing this with acting.

"I have balanced it till date. Initially I was given chances to be in films, but due to technical reasons, I could not shoot. I was little switched off as my insights said that I had limited years. There was no point waiting so I took up costume designing," she said.

UTV Motion Pictures' domestic comedy "Ghanchakkar", that released Friday, has collected Rs. 7.2 crores in India on its opening day.

Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan play the lead role in the Rajkumar Gupta-directed film that was made under the budget of Rs. 20 crores.

"INDIA:#Ghanchakkar Fri Rs 7.2 cr (sic)," tweeted trade analyst Taran Adarsh.

Prior to the film's release, Emraan and Vidya were seen heavily promoting the film on TV shows like "Indian Idol Junior" and "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6", among others.

Actor Mahakshay Chakraborty, son of National Award winning actor Mithun Chakraborty, says he is learning the trades of production and would love to get into that area in the future.

"I want to concentrate only on acting and want to explore myself but yes we have our production house and I am learning the trades of production as well. In future I would love to get into production but right now I want to focus on acting," Mahakshay told IANS.

Mithun's wife Yogeeta Bali recently produced a film "Enemmy" that featured Mithun and Mahakshay.

Meanwhile, the actor says he has a long way to go and is happy that he is not typecast.

"I am happy with the roles that I am getting right now. I still have a long way to go and I am happy that I am not being typecast I the showbiz," he said.

Mahakshay debuted in Bollywood with the film "Jimmy" in 2008 which failed to click at the box office.

irrIrrfan loves his craft and aims to nurture his relationship with his fans by giving them "memorable films". As far as money is concerned, the Padma Shri winner's motto is to earn enough to enjoy life - and not to be the highest paid actor.

"I don't look at my life that way and that's not my goal. I don't want to be the highest paid actor. The only thing I want is that whatever work I am doing, it should give me enough to enjoy my life," Irrfan told IANS in an interview.

"I have a relationship with the audiences and I should keep giving them some films which should be memorable. That is my concern. I only look at the story and the script and see how much I can contribute to the film," he added.

Although he won plaudits for his work in both commercial and parallel cinema, Irrfan is not so choosy when it comes to scripts.

"...Whatever I feel is interesting, I choose. I am not choosy. The only thing I look for is what creative thing that I can explore in the film. I look for that and that is important. I see who the director is and what his vision is," he said.

After his performances in films like "Life...In A Metro", "The Namesake" and "Paan Singh Tomar", which won him a National Award for best actor, Irrfan has become a name to reckon with but he takes name and fame with a pinch of salt.

"I have this feeling that this is just the beginning and I have started getting the kind of work I want to do. I feel the change has come and it's for the good. Besides, I don't think I have created something too huge which I am scared of being demolished. I am not scared of losing anything," he said.

His next is action movie "D-Day" and Irrfan says it's unlike other Indian spy movies.

"Cinema is about escaping from life. It depends on filmmakers how they portray reality in the entertainment," he said, adding: "As far as 'D-Day' is concerned, I really liked the script and the way it was written."

Directed by Nikhil Advani, "D Day" features Rishi Kapoor, Arjun Rampal and Shruti Haasan.

"I have seen many Indian spy movies but they never give you an inside understanding of how it works, how they operate, how challenging it is or anything. This film gives you the drama of your life. I am glad that I agreed to do this film and am proud to see Nikhil experimenting with films," the 45-year-old said.

Southern filmmaker A. R. Murugadoss will wield the megaphone for a Hindi project to be produced by Fox Star Studios. The movie will release in 2014.

In 2011, a three-film deal of Tamil projects had been signed between the filmmaker and production and distribution giant, Fox Star Studios.

Murugadoss, who made his Hindi directorial debut with the 2008 Aamir Khan-starrer "Ghajini", a major hit, is happy to take the association forward.

"Working with a studio like Fox Star Studios has been a good experience for me. We are moving our partnership to the next stage now. I’m happy to confirm that I will be directing a Hindi film with Fox next year,” Murugadoss said in a statement.

“Besides Tamil, we are also looking forward to moving our production partnership in Hindi market to give a chance to young directors with strong scripts,” he added.

The partnership between the two started with breakaway hit, “Engaeyum Eppothum” in 2011, followed by power-packed action entertainer “Vathikuchi”, which hit the screens in March 2013. The third film of their three film deal in Tamil, Atlee Kumar’s “Raja Rani” is ready to release in September 2013.

Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios is confident that their association with Murugadoss “has ensured a great innings for us in Tamil cinema”, and it will continue to be so with the Hindi movie as well.

“Murugadoss is one of the finest storytellers , a gifted filmmaker and a professional producer. We are looking forward to working with Murugadoss in Hindi cinema as well and promise a film to watch out for,” he added.

The genre of the film is yet to unveiled.

Bollywood actor Shreyas Talpade truly believes that administrative support to sports other than cricket can help talent in fields like archery attain great success.

The actor inaugurated the Mumbai Mayor Cup National Indoor Archery Competition Saturday.

"The talent that we have in our country, in other sports as well,is unbelievable. If only the administration pays a little more attention to these sports, we truly can be world champions in everything and not only cricket," tweeted Shreyas.

Archery Association of India (AAI) president Vijay Kumar Malhotra RECENTLY slammed the government for its double standards with the sports body.

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Rituparna Sengupta, here, there, everywhere!

Actress Rituparno Sengupta often left the crew of her new film "Calapor" guessing about her whereabouts while managing her schedule very well.

It so used to happen that since "Calapor" was largely shot in Goa and Rituparna was simultaneously shooting for her other films and even promoting a film, was quite often seen shuttling between Goa and Kolkata.

A source told of how the actress would shoot her part in the film and then fly down to Kolkata via Mumbai the next day.

"She had to repeat this quite often as (one of) her film was around the release corner and pending projects had to be completed as she has committed to them.

No one from the production team would have any knowledge about her whereabouts whether she was in Mumbai or Kolkata," said the source.

But nobody ever had any complaint.

"She would always make sure to reach the sets on time," the source said.

"Calapor", produced by Prasad Creations and directed by Dinesh. P. Bhonsle, deals with the subject of reformation in jail. Releasing Aug 2, the movie also features Priyanshu Chatterjee, Raghubir Yadav, Harsh Chhaya, Binny Sharma, P.Subbaraju, Aziz Naseer and newcomer Aakash Sharma.

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In Ibiza, Dino parties with Nadal!

Actor Dino Morea bumped into a pleasant surprise while partying in Ibiza - Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal!

"Guess who just bumped into me. Hahaha. I wish. Big fan of the RAAFAA. Absolutely cool guy. At Lio's in Ibiza," Dino posted on Twitter with a photograph of himself with Nadal, who was recently ousted in the Wimbledon men's singles first round.

In the picture, Dino truly reflects the pride of a starstruck fan, while Nadal is seen smiling away.

Swara Bhaskar, who played Dhanush's friend Bindiya in "Raanjhanaa," reveals that the audience has loved her character so much that she has already got a lot of marriage proposals from fans.

"I have already got 8-10 marriage proposals. A lot of people have left me messages on the Facebook and have written 'Kundan was mad, marry us and we are serious'," Swara said here Friday in an interview.

"Some even said that we are not mad and not stalkers, we will take care of you. So anything else happens or not, I will definitely get settled in my personal life," she added.

After the success of "Raanjhanaa," Swara admits there is a challenge to only do better work now.

"There is a challenge that after 'Raanjhanaa' I don't want to step back, instead I now want to do only better work. After you do good work, your journey becomes even more tough because after that the audience's expectations also rise. I don't want the audience to say in a pityful manner 'This is what she has done after 'Raanjhanaa?," Swara said.

Swara was also seen in Aanand L. Rai's previous directorial "Tanu Weds Manu." She later played the lead in off-beat film "Listen Amaya."

Actress Richa Chadha and Kalki Kochelin will swap cultural identities in "Jiah Aur Jiah". While real-life Punjabi girl Richa plays a Tamilian named Jiah Venakatraman in the movie, Kalki, who was born in the south, will essay the part of a Punjabi named Jiah Garewal.

The announcement of the movie comes just days after the actress Jiah Khan's tragic death

A case of tapping the collective tear ducts of an emotional nation?

Filmmaker Mudassar Aziz, who is co-producing the film along with Sunil Bohra, vehemently denies that his double-heroine concept of Jiah has any connection with the real life Jiah.

"My film and its concept of two girls named Jiah from different cultural background coming together in unexpected ways for a road-travel movie,materialised long before the tragic death of Jiah Khan," he said.

However, Aziz admits Jiah Khan had approached him for a role.

"Regrettably she didn't fit the bill. I needed two actresses with very specific cultural backgrounds. It had to be Richa and Kalki. And I was sure I wanted them to swap their cultural identities. I wanted Richa to play the Tamilian and Kalki in the Punjaban. They are such deviously accomplished actresses. This is their chance to take another unexpected route," he said.

Interestingly, Richa would be spending time in Kalki's home space in Pudicherry and Kalki would be visiting Richa's home environment in Delhi, so that they can get a feel of each other's culture before plunging into their parts.

The film, to be directed by choreographer Howard Rosemeyer, will be shot in Sweden.

Aziz said: "Why a girl-bonding film shot in Sweden? You may well ask. Well,my counter-question is, why not? Why do we have to have only films about guys bonding? Don't girls have fun when they get together?"

Bollywood comedian Johnny Lever's daughter Jamie J. is all set to tickle your funny bone as a contestant in "Comedy Circus Ke Mahabali".

Her first episode will air July 19 on Sony TV channel.

The 25-year-old said that she went for an audition like any other participant instead of letting her popular father pull strings.

"I went for an audition. They (the selection board) liked my work and called me to attend a three-day workshop. It was a part of selection process during which they tested me. Then they finally selected me. It had nothing to do with me being his (Johnny's) daughter," Jamie told IANS.

She will be seen sharing platform with other stand-up comedians like Bharti Singh and Kapil Sharma and Jamie is excited.

"They are big and it would be amazing to share screen space with them," said the budding comedian.

Jamie has completed her Masters in marketing communication from London, but being on stage always thrilled her.

"I did plays in college. I realised that whenever I went on stage, it made me happy. So instead of continuing with marketing, I decided to do something that gives me joy," she said.

The trained singer can mimic actresses like Sridevi and Deepika Padukone, but she is confident about doing male roles too.

"I've done mimicry of singers like Kailash Kher and Bappi Lahiri. I know how to modulate my voice, so it's easy for me to do a male role," said Jamie, who is constantly guided by her father.

"He tells me how to be on stage and be spontaneous. He points out my weaknesses and strengths," said Johnny's daughter, who told her father about her inclination towards comedy in 2009.

At present, Jamie is occupied with this project till the time she gets evicted. But in future, she would like to do a show that is funny, yet conveys a message.

"I admire International talk show hosts Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres . Maybe, 20 years down the line I will host a show that is funny and also has a message," said Jamie.

Bollywood director Anand Gandhi, whose film "Ship OF Theseus" will be presented by Kiran Rao, says that he might work with the filmmaker again.

"We are talking about it enthusiastically. We enjoy working with each other and discussing ideas. In the past couple of months we have become good friends. I am happy that she is making her film, I am very excited about giving her ideas which would be useful," he told IANS.

Talking about the genre of their next film, Gandhi said that he is waiting for Rao to make the formal announcement.

"There is something which Kiran has in mind...it is better if we wait for her to announce it, whenever she does," he said.

In the meantime, Gandhi is also excited about his another film "Tumbaad" which is a period drama.

"There is another film which we just finished called 'Tumbaad'. It is in the final stages of production. It should be ready by the end of this year. it is a dark period fantasy," he said.

Imran Khan says his upcoming film "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara" has very catchy one-liners which the writer had even highlighted for the actors in the script.

"There are brilliant one-liners in this film. When I was reading the script, I was surprised by them," the 30-year-old said here here Friday while promoting the film at a radio station.

"Rajat Arora, our writer, wrote the one-liners in the script in caps so that everyone who is reading the script knows this is an important dialogue where you have to perform, where the shot will be low angle trolley shot, those are the lines," he added.

"Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai Dobara" is a period gangster drama and also stars Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha. It is a sequel to 2010 hit "Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai".

The film carries forward Ajay Devgn's famous dialogue from the first film "Dua Mein Yaad Rakhna" and Imran got to mouth it this time.

"We have maintained 'Dua Mein Yaad Rakhna,' that is my line. Then there are more like 'Aslam ko samajhne ke liye dimaag nahin dil lagta hai', this is my favourite. Then there is 'Khuda itni zehmat kar, bande par thodi rehmat kar.' Aslam has 2-3 pet lines," Imran said.

It hits theatres Aug 15.

Her performances were weak in the beginning of the show and though she was able to impress the judges with her performance last week, actress Ekta Kaul got eliminated from the dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6" Saturday.

The actress, who is known for her role as Sahiba in "Rab Se Sohna Isshq", got good comments from the judges for her performance in the 'Family Special' round, which she dedicated to her sister, but due to lack of votes she was in the bottom three contestants with her choreographer Tushar Kalia.

Followed by the elimination of actor-comedian Suresh Menon, former Indian cricketer Krishnamachari Srikkanth and actress Meghna Malik, Ekta was the fourth celebrity contestant to get eliminated from the show.

The other two contestants who were in the bottom three with Ekta were actors Siddharth Shukla and Aarti Chabaria.

This week saw some great performances by the contestants using some props that were assigned to them.

While the episode saw filmmaker Karan Johar grooving to the beats of "Radha" from "Student Of The Year", even actress Madhuri Dixit and choreographer Remo D'Souza danced on "Pyaar ki yeh kahani" from the film "Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd"

There was also a change in the choreographer alignment for actress Shweta Tiwari. Shweta was first seen with choreographer Sushant Pujari. Sushant cannot be a part of the show due to an injury. Savio Barnes, who was earlier partnered with actress Meghna Malik, has come back on the show as his replacement.

The remaining contestants now include actors Drashti Dhami, Shweta Tiwari, Karanvir Bohra, Siddharth Shukla, Aarti Chabaria along with singer Shaan, actress-dancer Lauren Gottlieb and "India's Got Talent" winners Sonali and Sumant.

The Colors' show is judged by actress Madhuri Dixit, filmmaker Karan Johar and choreographer Remo D'Souza.

Actor Abhishek Bachchan took a ride down memory lane and recalled his first release "Refugee", the buzz around his debut movie and the nervousness that he felt at its premiere 13 years ago.

The 37-year-old made his debut with J.P. Dutta's 2000 movie "Refugee", which also marked Kareena Kapoor's entry into filmdom.

"So, it's been 13 years to the day since my 1st film 'Refugee' released - 30th June, 2000. It's been a fun ride so far... Thank you all for the immense love, faith, belief, support and tolerance. I would not be here without you! Big love," Abhishek posted on Twitter.

"Memories of the premiere of the film are still so vivid. The great Liberty cinema, almost the entire film industry, the media. And amidst all this pageantry and excitement, two very scared, nervous and hopeful debutants, Kareena and myself. Great memories," he added.

So far the actor has been part of 50 movies, including hits like "Yuva", "Dhoom", "Bunty Aur Bubli" and "Bol Bachchan".

"13 years and just about 50 films, not bad! It's been a lot of fun. But not as much fun and promise that the coming year thes hold," he posted.

Last seen in Rohit Shetty's "Bol Bachchan", Abhishek will soon be seen reprising his role of ACP Jai Dixit in the third instalment of "Dhoom" franchise, which also features Aamir Khan and Katrina Kaif.

Writer Shagufta Rafique says her directorial debut, tentatively titled "Rose", will probably be produced by Pooja Bhatt. She also reveals that she is keen to work with Ajay Devgn or Emraan Hashmi in her maiden venture.

"Pooja is thrilled about my debut project and she had liked the script. She is keen to produce it. Talks are on, but nothing has been signed so far," Sagufta, known for writing "Raaz 3" and "Murder 2", told IANS.

"The film is tentatively titled 'Rose', and it's a thriller with a great love story. My script is ready, so let's see how we go ahead," she added.

Before becoming a filmmaker, Pooja worked as an actress and won laurels for her performances in "Daddy", "Dil Hai Ki Manta Nahin", "Sadak" and "Zakhm". As a director, Pooja has made films like "Paap" and "Jism 2" and also produced them.

When asked would Pooja make her comeback to acting with "Rose", Shagufta said: "I would love to cast her, but she is happy producing films. She has perhaps decided not to make a comeback."

With her script being in place, Shagufta is now busy finding the right cast.

"I am looking for the star cast and my wish list is ready. I would love to cast Ajay Devgn or Emraan Hashmi but lets see nothing is confirmed right now."

Ravi Kishan, superstar of Bhojpuri cinema, comes to Bollywood to play smaller roles and personal satisfaction.

"In Bhojpuri cinema, I have to play larger than life roles. Here (in Bollywood) I can play smaller characters. I do this for my own personal satisfaction. I get to play different shades. Right from 'Tere Naam', I have done different characters," Ravi told IANS.

In Bollywood he has done "Mere Dad Ki Maruti", "Zila Ghaziabad" and "Agent Vinod", among others, and says that despite doing so many Hindi films, "it is still different" and that the diversity of roles continues with "Bajatey Raho".

Directed by Shashant A. Shah, it also stars Dolly Ahluwalia, Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey, Tusshar and Vishakha Singh and hits the screens July 26.

Ravi will be seen as a cunning guy and confessed that after about 200 films, he has got an opportunity to do this kind of script.

"It was fun and a great experience. I really enjoyed it. I have never played this character before. When you have good co-actors, good script and good director, then it is good for any actor. The role was very good for me to perform. I have never done it before," said the actor.

"This is a fun crime story. It is a very fresh scripts. The USP of the film is the combinations of all actors," he added.

The only tough part was to speak like a Delhiite in the film.

"They wanted me to speak Delhiite Hindi, so that was tough for me. I observed a lot of Delhiites and the way they behave, talk, and their accent. It needed a little bit of practice, but Shashank really helped me. He was sure that I will suit the role completely," he said.