In B-town, Gerard Butler is popular as Priyanka Chopra&rsquo;s best friend from Hollywood. However, across the globe, he is known for essaying Leonidas in 300. Having starred in over 25 films so far, the grey-eyed Scottish actor is thrilled about his forthcoming romantic comedy in which he&rsquo;s playing a football coach and romancing Jessica Biel. In a tete-a-tete, Gerard talks about life, cinema, music and a lot more... <img alt="Gerard Butler" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/dec/Gerard-Butler.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 412px;" /> You are a huge football enthusiast yourself, how much did that help you in getting into the skin of the character? For this movie, I really started playing football a lot. It was a lot of work. I was very active when I was younger. That was my sport. I was a great player but I wasn&rsquo;t a skillful player who can do all the tricks and keep it up but now I am a guy who can do tricks and keep it up too! Did the father-son kinship portrayed in the film help you cope with your own past? (He met his father for the first time at the age of 16.) Yeah. Whenever I hangout with kids especially cool kids like Noah (Lomax, co-star) who is truly an amazing child. He&rsquo;s just so sweet, funny, humble and smart. When I was spending time with Noah, I used to think, &ldquo;Oh God, I would love to have a kid like this!&rdquo; Wouldn&rsquo;t it be cool to be a father? You recently turned 43. Any plans to settle down? Absolutely, I would like to have a family. I find it very appealing. And while shooting for this film, you were writing songs and recording an album? I was actually writing a few songs at that time and Johnny Depp and I&rsquo;ve jammed a few times before and that&rsquo;s how he introduced me to Marilyn Manson and Jack Black. There were also reports about you checking into rehab... Well, I&rsquo;m not an alcoholic. I haven&#39;t had a drink in 15 years. You&#39;ve been to India and were supposed to revisit last month. Are there any plans to be here anytime soon? I am hoping to visit India soon and I hope I get a visa at least this time around! Do you see yourself acting in a Bollywood film? Why not? Indian film industry is great. If I get an opportunity, I&#39;ll definitely grab it without a second thought. Lastly, are you in touch with Priyanka Chopra? Priyanka&rsquo;s been a great friend and we are in touch all the time.u00a0

The British actor refutes recent reports on his drinking problems while talking about his upcoming film 'Playing For Keeps'

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