Indian star Barun Sobti invades Dubai television

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Indian star Barun Sobti invades Dubai television. Indian star Barun Sobti meets his Arab fans in Dubai and attends special screening of his hit Hindi show Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam Doon? (What shall we call this love?). See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00This came as a surprise, but come to think of it, there's not much difference in cultures.

00:16So the tendency would be that people would like it.

00:20They don't talk much.

00:22They just want pictures.

00:24They just want pictures and they want to shy away and giggle and that's it.

00:29It's pretty sweet.

00:34This guy sounds really good, but how do I answer that?

00:38What Indian language do you not know?

00:40Do you know Telugu?

00:41I don't know Telugu.

00:42Okay, so if I was to record this interview for you and put a Telugu voice in there, that's exactly how it feels.

00:48It's funny to me, but the guy is doing a good job.

00:52In case you minus the words and it becomes only the sound for you, the voice really matches the character.

01:00I know what people want me to say.

01:03People want me to say that it was me and Sanaya and our chemistry and all of that stuff, which is true.

01:08It's true in that only dynamic.

01:11There's a million other dynamics as well.

01:13Yes, we might be a good-looking couple or well-enacting, probably good actors, if I may take the liberty of saying, compared to the other people.

01:24But at the same time, we couldn't do the job of the direction department.

01:28We couldn't do the job of the writers.

01:29We couldn't do the job of the producers for that matter, or anybody for that matter, even a spot guy, if I was getting any help from someone.

01:37There has to be everyone, I'd say.

01:39For me to say something that's going to look good on screen or for an emotion to come out, it has to be written.

01:46Otherwise, I couldn't come out and start saying my own thing.

01:50It wouldn't make any sense.

01:52Why do I want to miss out the good stuff that's on TV?

01:54I mean, a character has to be good.

01:56That's what I'm saying.

01:57A show has to be good.

01:58There's a few makers that I have an enormous amount of trust in.

02:01And I'm sure that they will make good stuff.

02:04So, yeah, the medium doesn't matter to me.

02:06The content has to be challenging, intriguing.

02:12I should know I have things to do that I've not either figured out by myself or things that I've not done so far, but I know can do well.

02:22So, I think that's that.

02:24Nothing to do with TV or films.

02:30I think you want to ask me, what would you prefer, being a star or an actor?

02:34I came here to act, yeah.

02:38First, an actor.

02:40First, an actor.

02:42That's the only mandate I have.

02:44I mean, my own conscience won't allow me to carry on doing films that I thought were bad but were making a lot of money.

02:56Professionally?

02:57I have no idea, man.

02:59I have no idea.

03:00I have no idea.

03:01I have no idea.

03:02I'm actually...

03:05Let's say, practically answering that, a lot is going to depend on what kind of cinema the audience in India is responding to.

03:16Practically, that is.

03:17Hopefully, I want to be...

03:23Actually, I'm doing that right now.

03:24I mean, if I was going to say, I want to keep doing the films that I only want to do.

03:30Whatever I have in my storage right now is stuff that I'm really, really proud of.

03:35So, okay.

03:36I'm okay being Varun Sobti in five years from now.

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