By Devansh Patel, October 5, 2010 - 13:03 IST
My director: the visionary Priyadarshan

While working with Priyadarshan, I've come to know that Aakrosh is one of the most beautifully shot films I've been a part of. He understands small nuances so well. No matter how many comedy films Priyan has made, his forte is realistic films with a message. His forte is films like Aakrosh.

My country, my issues

Yes, as a citizen of India, we are lacking behind in a lot of things. It is happening due to some sort of corruption we have in our system, and what's worse is the fact that we've accepted that too. With the kind of intelligence and the people we have and the kind of people we are, we could be ruling the world.

My research

I haven't done any research for Aakrosh but whatever I've been reading in the papers, it's so sad. The film is about one incident and how the CBI tries to solve it in spite of resistance. The most powerful people in the areas affected support honour killing. So what can one do to stop it is what the film is all about.

My audience

The audiences are aware of what's happening outside the world of films too. They read the newspapers; watch the news on the television and so on. The intelligence of the audiences has changed. They have become more literate. Their exposure to international cinema and television is highly commendable too. So Aakrosh is going to be a film which will attract intelligent audiences.

My unprepared role

Even before the shot I was not sure what I'll do and how I'll do it. It is my instincts and it has always worked for me. If I get into method acting, I won't deliver. It's great if actors can pull it off but I can't.

My genres

I'm trying to do everything. I'm not boycotting anything as far as my choices are concerned. I do an action film and then again switch back to comedy, then again a drama, a romantic film, etc. But the intention is that the audiences want to see a different actor than a different character sometimes. For me, if I keep doing the same old thing, there is no fun working.