I am mentally prepared to act now: Kunal Kohli

Mumbai: In a conversation, Kunal Kohli talks about his next film ‘Phir Se’ which marks his debut as an actor, his experience working with Jennifer Winget and more.

It was an unfortunate incident. I won’t say I paid compensation to her but it was more like a settlement between us. I don’t want to drag it.

I am obsessed about films. Be it direction or acting, I enjoy the evolutionary process. I thought this was the right time to act in the films and also I was mentally prepared to act on big screen. I contacted Barry John and took a professional training. Moreover, I suited the role in ‘Phir Se’ so I took it up. It’s been a great journey so far.

I don’t think I was ready for any roles I had written so far. I had better actors to play them. It’s all about the role. I had always focused on directing films but now I can focus on acting too. I feel, these days industry and the viewers are much evolved and are more accepting.

I wanted someone known but on small screen. I never wanted to overshadow my individuality under a bigger female lead in my very first film. Just like Farhan worked with Prachi Desai in ‘Rock On’ and later with Deepika and Priyanka Chopra, I too wanted to follow the same footsteps. I felt that Jennifer and me are very similar in terms of popularity. She is very beautiful and hard working girl. We share a great chemistry in ‘Phir Se’.

When I was about to begin “Phir Se’, I met Kabir Khan at the airport lounge. He gave me a piece of advice. He said, “Since I have known you as a director and now you are debuting as an actor, never bother about anything around you when you are giving shot”. I always remember his words.

Yes, I am working on a script but it’s little too early to talk about it.