"I think I will direct in the near future. I've still
not seriously thought about it but occasionally I do think in
that direction. So maybe in another five years, if I'm still
around, I will take up direction."
In his over 35-year acting journey, Om has given prolific performances
in critically acclaimed non-commercial ventures, beginning with
"Ardh Satya" and moving on to films such as "Mirch
Masala", "Aakrosh" and "Dharavi". He
also acted in English films like "East is East" and
"City of Joy".
As far as commercial movies are concerned, after the success
of "Hera Pheri", the Padma Shri awardee has been mostly
cast in comic roles in films like "Singh Is Kinng"
and "Malamaal Weekly".
Om says he is not happy with the content of today's comic capers
and feels filmmakers need to work more on quality comedies.
"It should have the quality of 'Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron'.
Lots of films have meaningless humour. In the recent past it
was even worse. People used to laugh at the accent of a South
Indian or a Bengali or a Punjabi or on a fat man. That was humour
at the cost of someone else. But humour should be where everyone
can enjoy together," he said.
His next is also a laugh riot called "Teen Thay Bhai"
and Om totally endorses it. "The script of this film is
hilarious. I totally loved it."
The film is a Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra production and helmed
by debutant director Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. It is the story
of three brothers who dislike one another and details how fate
unites them. Slated to hit the marquee April 15, the cast also
includes Deepak Dobriyal, Shreyas Talpade and Ragini Khanna.
Apart from liking the script, the actor agreed to the film
because it was Mehra's project, a filmmaker he deeply admires.
The two have worked together in "Rang De Basanti"
and "Delhi-6".
"I'm a great admirer of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's work.
It's his production though he is not directing it this time
but he chose this project and I want to be in every film that
he is associated with," said Om.
Apart from "Teen Thay Bhai", the actor will be seen
in films like "Life Goes On", "Agneepath 2"
and "Don 2".