'I believe I have it in me as an actor' - Himesh Reshamiya

Music director Pritam often complains that he has too much work on his hands and that he wishes Himesh Reshammiya would make a comeback as a music composer and lessen his burden.

Many Himesh fans feel the same too. After all, Himesh gave 36 hit songs in a row as a music director and singer. Then all of a sudden, in 2007, he left music director to pursue a career in acting. The only time he scores music is when they're picturised in his movies.

While his music career was an upward graph, his acting career has been a bumpy ride. His debut film Aap Kaa Surroor was a big hit while his second film, Karzzzz, flopped. Now, he's ready with his third film, Radio, releasing on December 3.

Himesh talks shop with Syed Firdaus Ashraf.

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Karzzzz released in October 2008. We haven't seen you since then.

I completed four films in this one year gap. Radio will release in December. After that, there's Unplugged, Kajra Re and John Mathew Mathan's Love Isshtory. That's why I was absent -- so that I could complete these films.

We hear that Radio has recovered its cost before it even hit the screens.

Radio has been made at a budget of Rs 6 crores. The producer Ravi Aggarwal has recovered the money from music sales and satellite rights. Whatever comes from theatre will be profit.

But I will be truly happy if people enjoy the film and like my performance. I have tried to be as natural as possible. Director Ishan Trivedi has done a fabulous job. My character Vivan is very relatable -- he's like the boy-next-door.

Radio deals with the relationships of today's times where issues like compatibility and closure have been handled in a light-hearted manner. I pray that the film works.

There are two heroines in the film -- Shehnaz Treasurywala and Sonal Sehgal. Is it a love triangle?

My character Vivan Shah is an RJ and he solves other people's problem. His wife has left him and he's scared of relationships. He meets another RJ (Shehnaz). With the background of a radio station, the film talks about today's times.

What made you choose this subject?

After Karzzzz, I felt I must do a subject which would suit me. I must do a believable role. That's why I took it up.

Creatively, I have done this film differently. My songs, looks and styling are different. The film is targeted at the multiplex audience.

Also, I felt that I should start thinking like a businessman. I hadn't done that during Karzzzz. Karzzzz gave the producer Bhushan Kumar (T-series head honcho) and me a lot of money. But Reliance lost out due to high pricing. Though the film did big business, it lost money because it was sold at a high price.

What went wrong with Karzzzz?

The pricing, the sensibility and the fact that it was a remake. I should have not done a remake. The sensibilities of the 1980s didn't work. It was not marketed the right way. There were 5,000 shows; 1,400 prints were released. That was not right. The pricing was too high.

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