"Heroism isn't just beating up the bad guy" – Abhay Deol 
By IndiaFM News Bureau, November 21, 2006 - 11:38 IST
Neha Dhupia and Abhay Deol recently shot for a promotional music video for Ek Chalis Ki Last Local at the Kamalistan Studios. Ek Chalis Ki Last Local is the directorial debut of Sanjay Khandoori that talks about two strangers Nilesh and Madhu played by Abhay and Neha. They both miss their 1:40 am last local train. The movie is about two strangers who end up making their wait worthwhile as they fall in love and earn some money along the way. Well, not really some, but sufficient money. “Dhai Ghante mein Dhai Crore”, says Abhay Deol.
The Kamalistan Studio resonated on the beats of the promotional song ‘Laree Chhootie’. Ganesh Acharya maneuvered this foot-tapping song by famous Pakistani group “Call – The Band”. And the lead cast Neha Dhupia and Abhay Deol along with twenty other dancers set the floor ablaze. This shoot was set with the Moroccan theme in the ambiance of a disco theque with lights flashing and blazing the entire set.
Neha Dhupia was dazzling in a white top and jeans along with the shy Abhay Deol breaking away from this image looked stunning in his casuals and cool look with a spellbound performance. To join the fun on the sets was another innocent face Soha Ali.
Apart from ‘Call’, the music in the movie has been composed by Sandesh Shandilya. Debutante Ankur has also done a song and the remix is by famous DJ Suketu.
Neha Dhupia had put behind her glam-doll image in Chup Chup Ke. Even in this film she plays a girl next door character. “I am clad in Salwar Kameez and that’s my look for the entire film. I think that’s the only advantage of being an actress, you get to play different roles. I was stuck in an image but that doesn’t mean that I’ll follow it. I don’t want to have an image of sex symbol or girl next door. I just want to be known as a good actress, who can play different kind of roles and that’s what I am trying to achieve. I am experimenting with different kinds of roles”, says Neha.
Abhay Deol adds, “I play an idiotic fun loving guy, who works in a call centre. I can’t reveal much about the story but yes this is about how two people come across a situation where they have to spend a night together. It may sound quite unique that the film does not talk about the characters but situations.”
Abhay looks stunning in this film. He reveals that he likes to play those roles that give him an opportunity be real. “Larger than life characters can be tiresome. We have done so much about the hero, who comes to save all; he looks great, he dances and shows his big muscles. Such roles are tiresome. I don’t mind playing heroic roles but I like to do roles where perhaps you have to face obstacles. Heroism isn’t just beating up the bad guy. Heroism could also be about mounting problems. I like the role that can push the boundaries”.
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