Why did they choose Anushka Sharma, who looks taller, to play the female lead?
"Today, all heroines are taller than me," he grins. "If you notice, they stand behind me whereas the norm is that heroes stand behind heroines. I was doing a song for Billo Barber with Deepika Padukone recently and Priyadarshan (the director) said I should tell Deepika to take off her shoes because she was looking taller than me. I replied that she is taller than me even without shoes."
He says of Anushka, "I have learnt a lot from all these younger actors. I react to their acting. I feel good when I am in young company. My performance is improving after working with these youngsters. I can only say bhagwan ka ashirwad hai that I get a chance to work with these youngsters."
Photograph: Pradeep Bandekar
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