Shiney Ahuja spoke to Subhash K Jha about the most important women in his life his daughter and wife on Saturday evening, a day before he was arrested
Shiney Ahuja spoke to Subhash K Jha about the most important women in his life his daughter and wife on Saturday evening, a day before he was arrested
SHINEY Ahuja is appalled by all the tales of his cold wars with his leading ladies. "I don't know where they start and I don't care where they end.
For me my most important woman isu00c3u00a2u00c2u0080u00c2u00a6 no, not my wife. My daughter Arshiya, who is all of one year and seven months. And my wife doesn't mind being secondary to this lady. She's now beginning to run and talk."
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Bad Reputation: Co-actors often complained about Shiney Ahuja's arrogant behaviour. |
Arshiya "apne kaam ke saare baat kar leti hai", added the fond papa. "I've become completely domesticated.u00a0 The evenings are completely devoted to my family.
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The minute she wakes up in the morning we start playing. Shiney, who shared a long-distance marriage with his wife Anu for three years, now keeps his family close.
"After I became professionally stable, she gave up her job in the US to be with me. Now, I like my wife and daughter to be with me as much as possible."
He reacts sharply to allegations that he doesn't get along with his leading ladies.
"Which ones? Have Esha Deol or Soha Ali Khan complained about my behaviour?
I know they don't have a word to say against me. I don't have to get along with everyone I work with. I never had a problem with any co-star."
But when told that Kangna Ranaut and Preity Zinta had complained about him, Shiney said, "I never had any problem while shooting with Kangna.
I only read about her grievances later. I suppose she was misquoted. We met at a party recently and hugged fondly.
"About Preity, I read that she said I was not in her list of invitees. That's true. We don't socialise. Strangely, I don't get linked with my co-stars.
I get written about for having fights with my leading ladies. My wife should be happy with that. She trusts me completely."
Shiney has almost completed Pritish Nandy Productions' Accident. He is now looking forward to starting work on his first American film Silvercord along with Shane West, Val Kilmer and Ving Rhames.
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"Though I'm the only Indian in the film I play an American. I've to adopt the entire attitude of a person who has lived in the US all his life.
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I need to understand the cultural mindset of an American. Yeah, I think I can look convincing as an American."
"We're shooting the film in the second-half of the year. I'm excited because Indian actors generally end up playing a taxi driver or restaurant owner in American cinema."
The director James Ordonez watched Shiney's films, including Hazaaron Khawhishein Aisi, Gangster, Life In A Metro and Hijack.
"In fact," confides Shiney, "after watching my films, James became interested in Bollywood films and got a little bit of a shock. Because my work is not the typical Bollywood fare."
Meanwhile, the actor is happy with his progress.
"I've learnt my lessons from my failures. From Hijack I learnt not to get into a script I didn't believe in. I had a problem with the script from the start. But the director was a friend and he had promised me it'd be ok."
Coming soon...Shiney has almost completed Pritish Nandy Productions' Accident. He is now looking forward to starting work on his first American film Silvercord along with Shane West, Val Kilmer and Ving Rhames.
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"Though I'm the only Indian in the film I play an American. I've to adopt the entire attitude of a person who has lived in the US all his life.
I need to understand the cultural mindset of an American. Yeah, I think I can look convincing as an American."
"We're shooting the film in the second-half of the year. I'm excited because Indian actors generally end up playing a taxi driver or restaurant owner in American cinema."
The director James Ordonez watched Shiney's films, including Hazaaron Khawhishein Aisi, Gangster, Life In A Metro and Hijack.
"In fact," confides Shiney, "after watching my films, James became interested in Bollywood films and got a little bit of a shock. Because my work is not the typical Bollywood fare."
Meanwhile, the actor is happy with his progress.
"I've learnt my lessons from my failures. From Hijack I learnt not to get into a script I didn't believe in.
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I had a problem with the script from the start. But the director was a friend and he had promised me it'd be ok."
