There is a time in every actor’s life when he feels the need to step back and reflect upon his choices. And it looks like Prateik is going through a similar phase in his life. With his last three solo outings — My Friend Pinto , Ekk Deewana Tha and Isaaq — all crashing at the box office, the actor is leaving no stone unturned to make sure that his future projects don’t meet a similar fate. The conversation we have at Prateik’s new house — he shifted out of his maternal house a couple of months back — is sprinkled with terms like ‘ being more cautious’ and long periods of silent contemplation. He’s slightly under the weather, and his barely audible voice is not just because of the cold. Prateik has always been a ( very) soft- spoken guy and we often have to resort to lip- reading during the interview.