After having won accolades playing the romantic hero in ‘London Paris New York’, Ali Zafar is all set to try his hand at some hardcore action buff. Buzz has it that the actor has been pencilled in to play one of the leads in the Hindi remake of the Tamil action flick ‘Vettai’, and will essay the role played by Madhavan in the original. Zafar is training for the action sequences to prepare for his part. When asked about the venture, Ali diplomatically replies, “I can only comment on it in due time.” He, however, adds, “I would love to explore the action genre. In fact, I used to create and write comic books as a child. Action gives me a high.” Meanwhile, the actor is looking forward to David Dhawan’s ‘Chashme Buddoor’, remake of the 1981 cult film. “I have just completed the film. I’ve seen the original, and though I have enacted Farooque Shaikh’s part in my own way, I’ve retained the character’s earthiness,” he smiles. Zafar has also sung a few numbers in the comedy flick. “But why only sing? Didn’t I write, compose and sing for ‘London Paris New York’? I believe in being versatile,” he says. Talking about that film, was he comfortable doing the intimate scenes? “The scenes were shot in extreme close-up, so my discomfort did not come across on screen!” he laughs. “The kissing scene was done by somebody else too,” he grins. Ah, finally a confession.
