He might be 69, but he's surely not the Bbuddah of Bollywood. The man who made his mark in the industry as the 'Angry Young Man' is back with the same image, after a gap of 40 years, with his forthcoming movie Bbuddah...Hoga Tera Baap.
What is this film all about?
My character in the film is called Viju, he's an ex-gangster from the city. As far as his character is concerned, he's flamboyant, arrogant and edgy, but at the same time, he is a very cool and relaxed kind of a guy. He's been living in Paris and runs his own clubs. Until he's called back to Mumbai for a mission. It's a lighthearted entertainment film; there's song, dance, humour and action. It covers everything I've done in the past, except that there's a difference of almost 40 years!
Would you term this film as a complete action film?
Everybody calls Deewaar an action film when there was just one fight scene in it (Laughs). It's about one's perception. It does, however, have all the elements of a commercial film.
Did you have any inhibitions about the audience accepting you in this avatar?
I would rather pay more attention to the script, to the maker, to my own role and then worry about what the audience thinks. There have been few instances in the past where I have gone wrong. When I did Nishabd and RGV'S Aag, people didn't watch the films purely because my roles were negative and they can't imagine me doing something like that. While I enjoyed those roles, I think these factors do count. As an actor, I will have a desire to play many diverse roles but sometimes when I do something against the audience's temperament, they do get disturbed.
How necessary is it for an actor to relate to the kind of roles he plays?
There are two different schools of thought as far as acting is concerned. Either you go through the methodology of method acting where you believe that you are in the character you are playing. And then you are reminded of this fantastic instance from the film Marathon Man where Laurence Olivier said to Dustin Hoffman "You should try acting, my boy. It's much easier". I don't know how to get into method acting. There were few occasions in my earlier films when I perhaps tried something like that, but it didn't work out.
Do you think the information overload about films during releases creates fatigue for viewers and readers?
The medium of communication has increased and everybody wants to use it. Earlier, it was only restricted to advertisements on screen-paper and hand-painted posters. Today, a destiny of a film is revealed within six hours after its release. With all due respect, none of the films are remembered more than a week or two later. It's the rapidity with which communication is increasing that's changing the way we think. Today, viewers don't want to hear two-page dialogues, one line is enough.
What are your views on escapist cinema?
I went abroad for the first time in 1973 and since then Hindi cinema has been described as escapist. I feel (pauses) irritated. I want our country to be known as a developed nation. And often enough, everywhere you go, everybody in the west will pronounce our language in a manner that is convenient to them. It is always a comparison to somebody in their hemisphere. They call Shahrukh Khan the Brad Pitt of India. Why should they? He is the Shahrukh Khan. Period. Tumhara hoga yaar koi Brad Pitt, humko kya maloom. Usko bolo ki India mein aake Chinchpokli mein ghume, koi pehchaanega bhi nahi (You may have a Brad Pitt, we don't know. Tell him to walk on the streets in India, nobody would even recognise him). I hate the word 'Bollywood' but now since it's been registered in the Oxford dictionary, I guess, we're stuck with it.
How do you keep yourself updated on the internet?
When people respond to me on twitter, blog, etc. and if I do not understand a particular word, I ask Abhishek (Bachchan) and he guides me through it. You know young people use words like "LOL and ROFL". Kabhi kabhi toh pata nahi chalta ki yeh bol kya rahe hai (sometimes I do not understand what they are saying). And I need to be updated because if tomorrow somebody writes to me like this, I want to make sure he/she is not abusing me (Smiles).
And how is the grandfather-to-be feeling at the moment?
There is a feeling of continuity as my grandson/daughter is going to be a 'Bachchan'
Story: Jai ( Zayed Khan) and
Naina ( Dia Mirza) may have chosen their respective partners, but it
doesn't take long before they realise they have made the wrong choice. A
friend's extended Punjabi wedding makes it even more easy for the
sparks to fly between the two and bring them close to each other while
their partners are busy with their worldly affairs. Will it be breakup
(with their old partners), love and zindagi ever after for the twosome?
Wait and watch. 
Bollywood actor Vijay Raaz, who has received accolades for his performance in Aamir Khan's Delhi Belly, seems to be acting pricey, according to director Anand Kumar who was to make Zilla Ghaziabad with him. 
Abhinay Deo’s “Delhi Belly” isn’t your average Bollywood film. For one, it can hardly be called a Bollywood film, because the primary language isn’t Hindi, it’s English. Like most Bollywood films, this is also not a “family film”.
in Murder, a few years back, did make a statement in those times. Where she made the men go weak in the knees with her curvaceous body and sizzling love making scenes, the film did create a buzz. And, if you think that it was all that the Bhatt camp could offer. Then, you surely have no idea as to what need Jacqueline Fernandez has to offer in Murder 2.
First Look: Miral Review: As part of the Chicago Palestine Film Festival, filmmaker Julian Schnabel and writer Rula Jebreal were in town last night for a screening of their new film Miral. It's the kind of movie that garners buckets of senseless political backlash, a lot of it from people who have never even seen it and have no intention of doing so. Well, we saw it and found it unexpectedly moving.
Sonakshi Sinha and Akshay Kumar shoot together for 'Joker': Another pic of Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha having fun on the set of Joker has been released! Tees Maar Khan director Farah Khan and her husband Shirish Kunder have decided to be the first movie makers to come out with one of India's first 3D films! Directed by Shirish Kunder, Joker started filming in February in Chandigarh and Ludhiana. The project stars Akshay Kumar and Dabangg actress Sonakshi Sinha with Shreyas Talpade in a supporting role.
Ajay Devgn & Kajal Aggarwal act together in Rohit Shetty's film: Ajay Devgn is taking a special interest in mentoring his Singham co-star Kajal Aggarwal, the South actress, who makes her debut in the Hindi remake directed by Rohit Shetty. Ajay has never taken an interest in promoting his lead heroines. With Kajal, he feels that there needs to be a proper strategy in place to help launch her in B-Town.
