I choose a film, not just a role: Aftab Shivdasani

His latest film promises to hold the audience’s attention with its plot and comic timing, says actor Aftab Shivdasani, whose comic flick Bin Bulaye Baarati will hit the big screen mid June. '

The film, which boats of an assortment of actors like Rajpal Yadav, Om Puri, Johnny Lever, Gulshan Grover, and Shakti Kapoor, has Aftab playing the lead, but the actor says he doesn’t see his part as the only central character.

“The movie is about an interesting plot and intriguing characters who come together to rescue a village and there’s much laughter along the way,” he says.

Bin Bulaye Baarati also has an item number by actor Mallika Sherawat, which is already garnering an interest. So why did he choose a multi-starrer, over a lead role, to make his presence felt after a gap? “I choose a film and not just a role,” the actor says, adding that he decided to act in Bin Bulaye Baarati because of its great line-up of actors, a funny and interesting plot and the potential for commercial success.

“It’s all about character-driven films now as audiences want to be able to relate to what they see on screen, rather than just a predictable love story,” Shivdasani offers.

Shivdasani, who took a break from Bollywood for some self introspection and personal travel, says, “I had been working for 11 years before that and I really needed a break,” he says.