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Actor Dino Morea is on a Holiday, literally.
For the past month, he has been shooting for Pooja
Bhatt's second directorial venture called "Holiday"
in Goa.
Dino plays a dance instructor who sweeps the elder
daughter of a holidaying family off her feet.
"I've been preparing for this part since September
last year, learning Latin American dance steps,"
says Dino.
"And it's been worth it. Shooting 'Holiday' with
Pooja Bhatt has been one of the most entertaining
experiences. The entire schedule has been a picnic.
Not since 'Raaz' have I been so excited about a
film."
Besides Dino, the film stars newcomer Onjolee
Nair who, according to the film's leading man,
"suits her role perfectly".
"And you've to see how good Nauheed Cyrusi is as
Onjolee's younger sister. She's almost like Poo in 'Kabhi
Khushi Kabhie Gham'. The plot is very Jane
Austen-like, very romantic. The ambience of the film
is very sedate. And there's no sex in 'Holiday',"
Dino says.
He's counting on "Holiday" to be his comeback film.
The other interesting project that Dino will begin
immediately after "Holiday" is in English.
"My first in English, it's a cute and revealing
romantic comedy featuring me and Nandana Sen
tentatively called 'Kaun-fusion'. Farouq Shaikh
plays my uncle and Kitu Gidwani mom. So you see I'm
in really August company, specially since the film
is going to be shot in August in Delhi."
Dino hasn't been too lucky at the box-office lately.
"Assignments I was counting on like 'Gumnam' and 'Deh'
have been delayed. All I need is that one push to be
on the way," he says.
It isn't as though Dino feels handicapped for being
an outsider in the film industry.
"But I do feel the need to have asserted myself more
strongly. After 'Raaz' I don't think I really did
the kind of work I deserved," he says.
"For the first time since that film I'm really
charged up about a project. I feel 'Holiday' will be
a new beginning for me, especially since it's
directed by a lady (Pooja Bhatt). Women have always
been lucky for me." |
