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Sporting a new look Atul Kulkarni in New Delhi

It is a supernatural thriller with a lot of special effects. “Working with special effects was a newer and very exciting experience,” he relates. “I had to feel that the glasses were breaking next to me, or say a shadow passing by. The special effects were added later. To coordinate both was an interesting task. I am not a great believer in supernatural things, so it was difficult to convince the actor in me,” he adds.

As Sudeep, the father of seven-year-old Shivani played by Rushita Pandya, he is also a caring patriarch and as husband to Roshni, his wife played by Rituparna Sengupta. Playing all these emotions in one film was what attracted him to this role. “Sudeep loves the life around him till one incident happens that lands his entire family in trouble. I am happy I could emote so much in one role. So far, I have been a constant in my emotions throughout my films,” he says.

Sporting a new look without moustaches, and a gym-honed physique, Atul is now looking younger and more spirited. Taking the compliment modestly, he says, “This look is for my next forthcoming film Rakyesh Mehra’s Dilli 6.”

After Mehra’s Rang De Basanti, Atul says he has been fairly considered for the so-called mainstream films. N. Chandra’s Breaking News, Farukh Kabir’s Allah Ke Bande,and Sagar Bellary’s Kacha Limbu are among them.

When not busy in films, Atul loves to do theatre.

“I am going to do Kharashain, a play based on Gulzar’s Saab’s poems. But I would love to play Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq.

Atul, who has been swearing by films like Bhoomika and is in love with films like Saanwaria is now also looking for roles of “a full-time hero”. “Not that I am vary of smaller roles but I would like to carry one complete mainstream film on my shoulders. Gone are the days when filmmakers needed a certain ‘hero look’ for his main character. I fully enjoyed the central character in Gauri. I would not mind doing more such roles,” he shares.

Is filmdom listening?

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