Uday Chopra is back in new avatar as writer-producer

Actor Uday Chopra who took a three-year sabbatical after Dhoom 2 is back in a new avatar, that of a writer-producer of forthcoming film Pyar Impossible, releasing on January 8.

However, Uday refused to say that Pyar Impossible is his comeback film, in which he also plays the lead opposite Priyanka Chopra.

"I had not given up acting, even though I was contemplating to do so, as right offers were not coming my way. All offers were like that of Ali from Dhoom and Dhoom 2," the younger son of filmmaker Yash Chopra said.

Uday says he identifies with the geek character of Abhay in Pyar Impossible.

"I consider myself as one, and have gone through similar experiences in love. Like Abhay, I am too a homebody who is into technology, loves a girl who does not bother to give him a second look," the actor turned writer-producer said.

Uday said he decided to play the role because he realised that he could do it as easily as anybody else. "I felt I was living my life while writing and making the film," Uday said.

"I was working in the internet division of Yash Raj films for three years when my brother encouraged me to try a hand at writing. The film's director Jugal Hansraj helped me improvise my script," Uday revealed.