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Apparently in Kabhie Alvida Na Kehna you play a character close to your heart?
Actors always bring a lot of themselves into their characters. At the end of the day, the character is being performed by the actor, the character must therefore have elements of the actor. Karan knows me well, so he used a lot of my personality for my character in KANK.

How did it feel to work with Shah Rukh Khan in KANK?
Only after you work with Shah Rukh do you truly understand why he enjoys the position he does. He’s a humble and unassuming person. He deserves his superstardom. When you work with him you realise he’s amazingly good at what he does.

So now you have two antithetical films, Umrao Jaan and KANK coming up one after the other.
It’s only after I did my first period film Umrao Jaan that I realised how modern we are in our everyday conduct, as individuals. I had to try and forget my natural body language and demeanour, and reacclimatise myself. It was a challenge. Interestingly, I came to shoot for Umrao Jaan straight from KANK, straight from New York in recent times to Lucknow in the 19th century.

Why are you suddenly doing so many endorsements?
My criterion for endorsing a brand is simple. Would I use the product and am I comfortable endorsing it? I believe in the products I endorse.

Are very conscious of your public conduct?
You’ve to be true to yourself in your private and personal conduct. We have to realise we’ve a huge responsibility towards the public. They look at us to set examples and we have to be conscious of that. Having said that, I must say that I am what I am and I behave the way I’ve been brought up to behave.

Looking relaxed and chic in an upturned collar jacket, Abhishek Bachchan was at his charming best at the announcement of the actor as brand ambassador for Motorola phones. Though his interaction with select media was brief, here’s what Bachchan had to say about phones, films and spoofs before heading back to Chennai to resume shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Guru: On his first phone: “Dad gifted me a Motorola 12 years ago when I was in college so I have an emotional connect with the brand.” On his current phone: “Motorola V3 and L7. I like the charcoal colour the best but I am going to gift the pink one to my sister.

I’ve also just been given sunglasses with a cell phone attachment, but since I can’t wear those in the dark, I can’t use them all day.” He uses the phone to: “Play games on, listen to iTunes (I already have 50 songs downloaded) besides the obvious uses.” On his current projects: “I’ve been busy shooting for Mani Ratnam’s Guru for two months and have anther month to go.” On MTV spoofing Dhoom as Ghoom: “Have they? I have not seen it! I must.” On being called Abhishek Bachao in Ghoom: “Is that what they have called me? Well, I get that a lot: ‘Abshishek…. bachao…!” On attending IIFA and the premiere of Provoked starring Aishwary Rai in Dubai: “Is it premiering there? Ok. I am only taking a day off from Guru to attend IIFA on the last day.” Coming up: “Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna in August and J P Dutta’s Umrao Jaan will be my next releases.” He’s also got Dhoom 2 and Shaad Ali’s Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, besides Guru (co-starring Aishwarya Rai).