By Hindustan Times
Actor Sharad Malhotra, who's making his Bollywood debut with From Sydney With Love, says the movie is a fam-com (family comedy), with out a double meaning dialogues. "My upcoming film is filled with comedy, but not with double-meaning jokes. This can be a fam-com. This term hasn't ever been used
before, however it means family comedy as a family can sit together and revel in it," Sharad told IANS.
The actor first earned popularity at the small screen with Banoo Main Teri Dulhan, during which he played the role of a person with the mind of a nine-year-old child.
His film, directed by Prateek Chakravorty, and produced by Pramod Films, is releasing Friday - the similar date as Pooja Bhatt's Jism 2.
Asked whether it can be a tricky competition for his film, Sharad said: "Well, they're big names, but I WILL only say that in the event that they have 'Jism', we have now 'jaan' (soul)."
In From Sydney With Love, the 29-year-old plays a Delhi-based Punjabi boy who goes to Sydney to pursue his studies in Sydney. Sharad says he could relate to the nature very well.
"I play a boy called Rohit Khurana. He's a regular Delhi Punjabi munda (boy), who likes to dance and luxuriate in his life and believes in love to start with sight," said Sharad, who's from Kolkata, but belongs to a Punjabi family in real life.
His first tryst with showbiz came when he was chosen because the Face of the Year in Kolkata in 2003.
In the following year, he participated in talent hunt show Zee Cine Star Ki Khoj. It opened the doors for several advertisements.
He did his first TV show Banoo Main Teri Dulhan in 2006.
After the success of the show, he took a break and went to The big apple Film Academy (NYFA) to review further.
"I am very lucky that my first show was an incredible hit as I entertained people differently and for a very long time. After that I DETERMINED to take a break and visit Big apple for my film studies," said Sharad, who's also a trained dancer, and is keen about horse riding and swimming.
