Difficult as it may be to imagine him as a paan-chewing, Bhojpuri-speaking goon, Sidharth Malhotra appears to have pulled off the role with conviction in Jabariya Jodi. Slipping into the part didn't come easy for the actor — Malhotra says he worked with language coach Ajay Singh to perfect the Bhojpuri dialect for the Parineeti Chopra starrer.

"Since Abhay [his character] is from Patna, it was [imperative] that I speak in Patnaiyya Hindi. I had a tutor who helped me pick up the dialect in two months. I have deliberately kept it [the pronunciation] subtle as it's a Hindi movie at the end of the day and people need to understand what I am saying," says Malhotra, excited to attempt a film that is far removed from his previous fares.