Q:Three releases in a month. Two much?

Nope, it’s a load of fun! It’s been a few months since my last release, I’ve averaged three or four releases per year. Now I’ve a tumble of releases because some of my assignments got delayed. Even My Wife’s Murder, No Entry and Chocolate were delayed. So they are coming together. I don’t mind since they’re all different from one another.

Q:You look different in them.

I’ve always tried to look different in films like Viraasat and Eeshwar. In Lamhe, I shaved off my moustache. In My Wife’s Murder, I’ve a common man workaholic’s look. I’m a character completely into his work. I look scruffy, like a man who sleeps, eats and wakes at odd hours. Spousal violence is the theme of My Wife’s Murder. Basically, it’s an emotional thriller. There’s no killing as such. Earlier we had two endings, and in one the husband killed the wife. But Ramu and I decided not to get gimmicky. When we saw the end-product we saw we were right. The film is fine. It needs no props. We decided not to do anything that would take audiences for a ride.

Q:What are your stakes as a coproducer in My Wife’s Murder?

My creativity, time and suggestions. I’m also the leading man. I was there for the production hands-on making sure money wasn’t wasted. Even when I wasn’t shooting I was there on the sets to see what was happening. I think my presence made a difference. Ramu and I will collaborate for more films.

Q:How adventurous has My Wife’s Murder allowed you to be?

I think this is my most adventurous film ever?even more than Musafir where we played safe by having songs?. Contrary to expectations, Musafir did well. It did much better than I expected.

Q:Unlike Musafir, My Wife’s Murder is your film?

Most of the films I’ve done have been my films. On the other hand, I’ve also done a Biwi No.1 where I had a cameo. I like to break the rhythm. In Musafir and Bewafaa, I was one of the main protagonists. In My Wife’s Murder, I am the main character.

Again, in No Entry, I share the screen with Salman, Fardeen, Bipasha and Lara. Chocolate too is a multistarrer?

Q:Multistarrer? With Emran Hashmi and Tanushree Dutta? I’m sure they gave you a complex!

(Laughs) I’m confidently complexed about everyone. I don’t have much scenes with them. Most of my scenes are with Irrfan. In case you’re wondering, Chocolate is a code-word for illegal arms. I play a lawyer practising in London. It’s a very slick film, again with a new director. I enjoyed working with Vivek Agnihotri and Jijy Philips. I was reluctant to work with them. But their scripts were so different. And I was hungering for new challenges.

Q:No Entry is your brother Boney Kapoor’s film?

Yeah, it’s a family film. It may look raunchy. But it’s actually a very clean family film. No double meanings. I’m paired with Lara Dutta. It’s a whacky comedy about male bonding. In My Wife’s Murder and No Entry, I’ve fulfilled two desires.

Q:Those being?

To kill one’s wife and to have an extra-marital affair. Both fulfilled within a month. Aren’t I lucky?