Chose ‘Aksar 2’ as it’s not an erotic film: Gautam Rode

Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) Having often played the good boy onsmall screen, popular TV star Gautam Rode says he agreed to bea part of "Aksar 2" as, unlike its first part, it is not abold film. "Aksar 2" is the sequel of the 2006 thriller whichstarred Emraan Hashmi, Udita Goswami and Dino Morea and hadmany bold scenes. When asked if the sequel will be on the similar lines,Gautam told PTI, "It is not a bold film. It is not an eroticthriller. It is purely character driven…I’ve chosen thefilm because of that. I am not so comfortable with eroticgenre as of now." "Aksar 2", which also stars actress Zareen Khan, will behelmed by Anant Mahadevan who also directed the firstinstallment. The "Saraswatichandra" star says the team of the filmdoesn’t want to promote it as an erotic thriller. "That is why me, the director and the producers are allvery particular about it. We will also be promoting it as asuspense film rather than going on the other side and callingit erotic thriller. There is nothing like that in the film,"he said. Gautam, who has worked in hit shows like "Maha Kumbh:Ek Rahasaya, Ek Kahani" and "Suryaputra Karn", will be seenplaying an investment banker in the film. The 39-year-old actor has already started shooting forthe film, and says "Aksar 2" is not also a typicalhero-heroine romantic movie. "Zareen (Khan) is a good actress and a very goodco-actor to work with. But it is not a romantic film, so itwill not be on those lines which will have romantic scenes.Songs are there, but it is not a hero-heroine film. We all areplaying strong characters," he said. (MORE) PTI JUR GKJCHRDS