you are one of the few actors who doesnt concentrate on doing films alone you are equally driven towards sports as well cinema is my passion but the thing is i dont work all the time there are times when im at home with family and i indulge in other hobbies i like having things this way the way i see it i cant be stuck doing movies all the time of course i would like to do a lot more films than i am doing now but then im not hung up about it pursuing other passions normalises you and refreshes you especially if you are from showbiz you are not obsessed about movies or being in the rat race i love sports and when im on the field it clears my head and makes me think better it helps me find a balance in life you said you would like to act in more films than you normally do are you unhappy with the movies offered to you yes for a large part i am dissatisfied with the kind of work coming my way the roles i am offered are either a repetition of what ive done or is something completely opposite of what i would do i dont like to take names but there have been times when movies offered to me end up appalling me more than anything else but i guess every actor goes through this and im no exception but like my contemporaries and those before me i try and find something that excites me so yeah thats the truth of showbiz but once in a while you do go ahead and do an item song like the one you did in joker something that the audience dont really associate you with laughs i want just you from joker happened by chance i wasnt looking at doing an item number because they are popular farah called and said she was doing this song and wanted me to be part of it they were looking for a very indian face to groove in the track and thought i fit the bill none of us had a clue that we would be shooting this song in fact the decision was so last minute that we had only one day to rehearse but i took up the challenge and ended up having a great time bollywood is being criticised for itemising women you stayed away from frivolous roles as it didnt cut it for you as an actor now you have joined the league of top actors who did item numbers how do you justify that do you think hindi cinema portrays women as commodities i did the song in joker because it was something i never did before it was a onetime fun experience see i dont fit the mould of the conventional bollywood heroine so when i got the chance to do something on those lines even though it was for a few minutes i