J P Dutta's next action film has a great role for me: Sonu Sood

The year 2008 has been a rocking one for Sonu Sood. He has been part of two super-successful films—Jodhaa Akbar and Singh Is Kinng. And he will soon be seen in a totally different persona in Sooraj Barjatya's Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi. Playing the quintessential Prem is a new role for him, but Sonu is loves to change tracks often.
In 2009, he will change his look again—this time as an action hero. He has been signed by J P Dutta for his next film.
"I am really excited about the J P Dutta film, which I recently signed. Though dates for the shooting are yet to be finalised, we should be starting early next year," says Sonu, who made his debut as Bhagat Singh with Shaheed-E-Azam six years back. Since then he has been making an impression by working across genres—from films like Yuva (drama) to Aashiq Banaya Aapne (romance) to Siskiyaan (drama).
With Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi seeing him as a solo lead, does J P Dutta's next film also see him holding centre stage? "I don't know about that though I am sure about the fact that the film has a great role for me,” says Sonu. “It is a nice action film though, let me tell you, it is not set in a war zone this time around. I am looking forward to all the action that I will be a part of.
Happy with the way his career is shaping up, especially recently, Sonu says, "I have been lucky to be working with all the big names. In fact, talking about Ek Vivah Aisa Bhi, I never thought that I would ever get into a romantic mode. Yes, I wanted to show another angle of mine, but an opportunity never came my way. This is when I heard about this film from Rajshri."
"There couldn't have been a better outing as a romantic lead than Rajshri. I was waiting for the right scripts, the right kind of films. Also, I mainly wanted to do big banners and somehow the gamble paid off,” he says. “I got working across different genres—historical, action thrillers, full on comedy [Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge, my next film, is a laugh riot]. Now I am able to do different kind of roles and it feels good when I am complimented for the work that I am doing.”