Adnan Khan: I can romance even a cow

While no one is a stranger to the story of Ashoka owing to several retellings on screen Adnan Khan believes that every actor brings his own flavour to the character His desire to front a period show convinced him to give his nod to Pracchand Ashok In a chat with midday Khan who became a household name after Ishq Subhan Allah discusses how he has curbed his ego to become a better human being and a better performer and his love for romantic showsEdited excerpts from the interviewAfter Katha Ankahee why didnrsquot you take a short break to recharge yourself like most actors doI could have gone travelling but rest was not a concern When you are shooting you feel that after the show is over you will sleep for long hours When the time comes you sleep peacefully one day but on the second day you feel sleep is overrated Itrsquos not every day that you get a show like Pracchand Ashok Irsquove always wanted to work with Balaji How could I let go of this opportunityConsidering Sidharth Nigamrsquos show on Ashoka was widely popular werenrsquot you apprehensive of comparisonsWhen I did Ishq Subhan Allah a lot of people asked me whether my character would be similar to Karan Singh Groverrsquos in Qubool Hai I wanted to do what I enjoy irrespective of what people thought My nervousness and apprehension reduced when I shot the first promo for Pracchand Ashok I have never done an actionoriented period seriesWill there be a lot of action considering the show focuses on the romance between Ashoka and KaurvakiEven if they make me ride a horse Irsquom happy As for doing a romance show I am a sucker for love no other emotion is as supreme I like seeing and enacting loveIs it fair to change someone for the sake of love like is shown in most daily soapsI remember a dialogue from MughaleAzam 1960 one of my favourite films where Dilip Kumar as Prince Salim says ldquoTaqdeerein badal jaati hai zamana badal jaata hai mulqon ki tareekh badal jaati hai sab badal jaata hai magar mohabbat jiss insaan ka daaman thaam leti hai woh kabhi nahin badaltardquo When a person has a block that he himself is not aware of love cleans that out I used to believe human beings can never change but I have seen people in love changing for the betterHave you experienced thisI have seen it as well as experienced it I hope what I felt was true love Every time I have liked someone Irsquove tried to keep it pure Unfortunately I was a douchebag before but I have changedDid you see your personality change during the highs and lows of your careerDefinitely After my first show I realised that I should appreciate the highs but keep myself grounded during my lows I feel I went offtrack for some time because of the importance that was given to me When I saw that it was affecting my work I realised that the outside world had become more important than the work I did It had to go Ego can be the death of onersquos creativityDo you feel you have progressed as an actorNone of my work has made me go lsquowowrsquo Some moments have taken me by surprise but I largely find it difficult to watch myselfComing back to Pracchand Ashok how was your interaction with Mallika SinghShe was wonderful during the mock shoot professional and a good actor I think it will be a longsustaining relationshipDo you think Mallika and you have great chemistryI can romance even a cow Not that I am trying to compare myself to Shah Rukh Khan but it gives me great joy to do romance Besides love there is a fatherson relationship that has been explored in the show too