Ramu knows Fardeen best

Fardeen Khan is excited about his forthcoming venture Darling with Ram Gopal Verma. "Yes, I did my second film Jungle and now Darling is my 21st venture," he says, about his experiences with Ramu. "What’s exciting is Ramu knows me well as an actor and brings out something in me that others don’t manage to. We have a great rapport and he doesn’t cast me in any stereotypical roles. He just sees them differently and he envisions me differently too," adds Fardeen.

So what genre does Darling belong to? "Darling has a supernatural element in it. The film is a paradox between two women. The word Darling can be quite threatening at times. I can’t categorise this film in any genre — it will make you laugh and cry and it’s exciting. There is a lot of intense acting and high tension drama," he reveals.

Is the film based on Fatal Attraction, we ask. "Well the attraction is ‘fatal’ in the film," is all he’s willing to say.

"I like to work at my own pace. It’s not about being the number one or number two. I work on projects I like and the people I like to work with. I work on what makes me happy. I don’t lose sleep over it. I have been happy with the films I have done. I have tried all genres — romance, comedy and a bit of action. The characters have to appeal to me," says Fardeen.

When asked about his home production Qurbani, Fardeen says, "It’s certainly a remake of the original. We are still working on a perfect script. Puneet Sera is writing the screenplay. We have to update the action scenes since the film was made 27 years ago. Four songs have been recorded by Anand Raj Anand."

The actor now has three films on the anvil — Sajid Khan’s Hey Babyy where he plays a flamboyant millionaire playboy, Muddasir Aziz’s Dulha Mil Gaya with newcomer Ishita, and Jai and Veeru by Puneet Issar with Dia Mirza and Kunal Khemu, where he plays an undercover cop.