<p>   After being appreciated for your cop act in Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, you&rsquo;re playing a cop again in Jannat 2. How different is it?<br />   A cop is not a cardboard cutout which is the same everywhere. Every cop I play has a different character and personality. The cop in Jannat 2 is an alcoholic who has his own demons to fight. His journey is in conjunction with that of Emraan&rsquo;s (Hashmi) character Sonu Dilli KKC (Kutti Kameeni Cheez) as they both search for their jannat.</p>  <p>   <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/randeep-hooda_2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 386px; " /></p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>You seem to be betting heavily on sequels &mdash; Jannat 2, Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 2, Jism 2.</strong></h2>  <p>   Sequels cash in on the success of the previous film. In fact, I haven&rsquo;t seen Jannat (the first part) entirely; I have seen parts of it. But I do know that even if Jannat 2 were not called by this name, it would be a wonderful story to tell. The same is the case with the other sequels.</p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>How was it to work with Sunny Leone in Jism 2?</strong></h2>  <p>   It was good fun shooting with Pooja (director Bhatt) and Sunny although I did not have many scenes with her in this schedule. Sunny is finding her space and it is interesting to watch that unfold in front of your eyes. Jism 2 shows a different side of me &mdash; I am looking forward to it.</p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>You are also doing Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster 2. Is that also a sequel that just uses the name for a story about different characters like Murder 2 and Housefull 2? </strong></h2>  <p>   No. That movie will be a continuation of the previous story. It won&rsquo;t be out of context with the first part.</p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>But your character dies in the first film! </strong></h2>  <p>   Tigmanshu Dhulia is a great writer-director and I am sure he has thought out how to explain my presence in the second part.</p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>Are you worried about playing the second lead in Heroine? </strong></h2>  <p>   I have stopped looking at roles as first leads and second leads. I play a cricketer who gets involved with an actress.</p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>With several films in the kitty, your career seems to have finally turned around. </strong></h2>  <p>   My debut as a lead actor, in D (2005), won me a lot of acclaim, but I did not know how to be involved in the art and be an actor. I took a break from films for two years, though I kept doing theatre. Thanks to Naseeruddin Shah with whom I worked in the play Waiting for Godot, I realised one has to bag the kind of projects and roles that are remembered. Now, my gut feeling is steering me in the right direction and I am thankful to all those who have reposed their faith in me.</p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>Is Ketan Mehta&rsquo;s much-delayed Rang Rasiya getting a release this year?</strong></h2>  <p>   I do not know. It is one of my favourite films and Ketan is one of my favourite directors in the world.</p>  <h2 class="footer_style">   <strong>Comment on your relationship with Neetu Chandra.</strong></h2>  <p>   I&rsquo;d rather talk about my work. u00a0</p>  

Fortunes have reversed for Randeep Hooda after Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai and Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster. The actor, who was forced to take a hiatus from films for a couple of years, will now feature in several movies

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