Child actors rarely make a successful transition as adults. However, Kunal Khemu is adamant on proving this adage wrong. The actor, who hails from a family that has more to do with theatre and parallel cinema, feels he knows now what it takes to make it in the commercial ambit. <img alt="Kunal Khemu" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/apr/Kunal-Khemu_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 796px;" /> Pic/Satyajit Desai Thrilled about his upcoming zombie-comedy film, the 29-year-old is as frank as they come. In a candid chat, Kunal talks about the past, the present and the future... Being a former child star, how different are things for you now as an actor? I just got lucky to be in brilliant films like Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Bhai and Raja Hindustani. And of course, Zakhm. I never took myself seriously as a child actor. Besides, there were like three or four kids back then. Now, I take myself a lot more seriously as an actor. What are your general criteria for a script? If I like the character offered, then I see who is making the film and whether the director will be able to do justice to what he&rsquo;s promising me. And lastly, I look for the producer because there&rsquo;s no point in putting in all the efforts for a film that doesn&rsquo;t get a proper release. When a film fails, how responsible do you consider yourself? While working in a film, you put in your everything, so you&rsquo;re already doing your job. Other than that, you can only promote it wholeheartedly which I do no matter what. And despite all these attempts, if a film fails, then there&rsquo;s little one can do. Do you face insecurities? Not really. I don&rsquo;t feel like I&rsquo;ve arrived so there&rsquo;s no scope for insecurities as such. I just feel happy doing what I&rsquo;m doing. And those who have arrived, they have to keep arriving again and again. There&rsquo;s a constant demand for numbers -- with R 100 crore club and all happening -- in the industry. To me, that&rsquo;s a scary place to be. I&rsquo;ve seen extreme happiness as well as hopeless void in my short career so that has only made me wiser. How is Saif Ali Khan as a producer and actor? He decided to produce this film when nobody else -- and I mean it -- was ready to make this rom-com film. Not only that, he also agreed to star in it, thus raising the value of the whole project. He&rsquo;s a very instinctive guy, funny and cool to work with. Lastly, your comments on the controversy surrounding your film&rsquo;s poster? I genuinely feel it&rsquo;s ridiculous. The whole idea of statutory warning is, in most cases, purely an act of formality. Aren&rsquo;t we mature enough to decide for ourselves what is healthy and what isn&rsquo;t? A film is supposed to be a film, right? u00a0

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