Karisma Kapur is hot: Ruslaan Mumtaz

Published: Monday, Apr 16, 2012, 12:23 IST

By Dippanita Ghosh Biswas | Place: Bangalore | Agency: DNA

He’s grown up idolising a lot of actors from the Hindi film industry and one of them has been Karisma Kapur. So, when film-maker Vikram Bhatt offered actor Ruslaan Mumtaz a role in Dangerous Ishq, saying no wasn’t an option. And every moment of shooting has been an experience for the young actor.

“I think Karisma looks hotter now than she did earlier. At the cost of sounding rude, I still say that I couldn’t take my eyes off her,” he confesses, adding, “ConsideringDangerous Ishq is a comeback film for her, it’s amazing to see the amount of hard work she’s put behind every scene. There’s so much to learn from her.”

An attempt to move on is thwarted and Ruslaan goes on, “What’s even better is how she successfully manages her kids and work; they would come to the sets at times and she would be the doting mom before shifting focus to the next scene. And when they weren’t around, she was always kept in the loop about them.”

Dangerous Ishq, a 3D film, boasts of an interesting ensemble cast.

“When Vikram approached me with the role, I was excited mainly for two reasons — first, working with Karisma and second, shooting on 3D. I had seen his Haunted on 3D and thought it looked even better because of the format,” he explains. Of course, working with an ensemble cast and Vikram were a bonus. “Vikram makes sure his actors are perfectly at ease and goes the extra mile to connect even beyond work,” informs Ruslaan, adding, “And having a set full of actors is always fun for a fresher like me. Not only do you get to learn so much from watching them, you also are more relaxed when it comes to work.”

Ruslaan, who made his debut in 2007 with Mera Pehla Pehla Pyar, has had just a handful of releases since then, along with a few television commercials. He also co-hosted the last season of IIFA.

Quiz him whether he should pull his socks up when it come to the number of films and he states, “Yes, at hindsight I think I said no to too many films. If I hadn’t done so, I would have quite a few releases by now. But it’s never too late.”

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