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For that `D' day

Rahul Bose talks about rugby and "Pyar Ke Side Effects"

PHOTO: R.V. MOORTHY

MULTI-TASKING Rahul Bose believes in doing many things together

When you watch Pyar Ke Side Effects you may be misguided by that funny picture of Mallika Sherawat in a wedding costume riding a bike with a wounded Rahul Bose as a pillion rider. Be warned: You will not find the scene in the film. "It is shot just for the promos. The photo is actually reflective of the film. It metaphorically conveys what happens when a woman gets ahead of a man. He is wounded mentally and physically. ," says Rahul Bose. This is his first comedy film, and that too opposite Mallika Sherawat.

Nonetheless, Rahul is very happy. "This is not a completely mainstream film. I would call it an urban comedy. This is so far the best-written comedy. It offers me a role that I have never tried. I play a DJ who has a girlfriend, played by Mallika. He has a cool attitude and loves to hang out with her. But he freezes when she proposes marriage. He tries to find an escape. The underlying theme is that women want to marry and men try to run away from it. They don't want to undertake responsibilities."

Apart from observing some DJs and how they mix music, Rahul didn't actually have to work on the role. "A DJ's growth is in his design of music and not actually how he looks. That way the role wasn't challenging as such. For me a challenge comes when I have to play a Malayali in a Punjabi film. For instance, I have six get-ups in Kaalpurush. I play a Malayali villager of 1937. It is about two friends who meet after 10 years," he says. On working with Mallika. "Mallika has three good qualities as a co-actor. She is willing to interact, is hardworking and has a comic style. So, there was no discomfort at the work level. Importantly, the film is not about romance. It is a heightened comedy made plausible through moments of romance and escape."

In the film, Rahul tries to escape to bachelorhood. But in real life, his best escape from hectic reel life is rugby. He has just finished two test matches in Malaysia and Thailand. "I missed one but I will try to make it up in my next test match in Sri Lanka this year-end," he says.

He loves to multitask. "I am very greedy. I manage time for everything by sleeping less!"

No side effects?

RANA SIDDIQUI

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