You are back in the comic mould in Housefull 5. Would you say comedy is the hardest genre to tackle?

As they say, comedy is serious business and I myself have learnt comedy the hard way through theatre. I remember when I started doing professional theatre, it was with a comedy play and I was not really very good at doing comedy.

Really? That’s hard to believe?

So, you know, I learned after watching a lot of my fellow actors, my seniors in the Marathi industry perform and most of the actors on the Marathi stage especially because they’ve done a lot of comedies and things like that. Their sense of timing, and sense of humour is incredible. So, I’ve learned from some of the best but it has taken time.

Would you say you had to work harder on getting the comedy right as compared with other genres?

It has taken a lot of effort and it is not easy. I think what you need to do is maintain the amount, the kind of innocence and honesty that is required for comedy and if you start laughing, then it just falls flat. But, you know, if you make sure that you’re serious about the whole thing and deliver it with the right kind of innocence and timing, then it starts working. So, it is difficult but it is fun.

To make people laugh is a blessing?

Nevertheless, you know, making people laugh is a blessing and if you’re able to do that time and time again, then you should consider yourself lucky