Turning to television for the first time Hrithik Roshan is on a high these days. He is not only having a great time judging the dance reality show, Just Dance, but is also very excited about his next film ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'.
* How is TV different as a medium?
TV is an entirely different platform. I am still nervous about how I will come across as a judge and if I really deserve to be a judge of such a show. But the people have been really nice and I hear the TRP has touched 4.1, which is fantastic. I don’t really think the TRPs have anything to do with my presence on the show.
* You learnt sign language to communicate with one of the participants’ mother?
Oh yes. This boy comes from a family where his parents and sister are deaf and dumb. But if you see this guy, he is such a confident, well brought up child. Coming from such a background, he could have easily taken the wrong path.
I wanted to thank the mother for bringing him up so well. And I wanted
to speak to her in her language. So I learnt the sign language for half a day so that I could compliment her personally.
* How good a judge would you say you are?
I am not sure. The first time I had to eliminate, there were these two girls and I had to ask them to go.
I went and hugged them and I felt so emotional when I saw them crying that then I asked the organisers if we can give them another chance. They asked me to shut up. (Laughing) So I am not really sure how good I am as a judge.
* Did Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara... take you back to those carefree bachelor days?
We all huddled together and took the road trip, and it felt like we three friends are actually taking the road trip, with a camera crew just filming us. Not really the bachelor kind of freedom, but it inspires me to take more road trips.Probably the next one with my family. In fact, Suzanne was so excited about this concept. She was the one who loved the script and got me to sign this film.
* And you also sing in the film...
Well, I was tricked. They didn’t tell me that they are going to record the song. They said it is just rehearsals and while I was thinking I am rehearsing the song, they recorded a good part of it and used it in the film.