

I go one year at a time, assess my market value, the trends and then give a go-ahead to a project." It could also be because I don't block my dates for 2-3 years. If I haven't done a project, it's not because it is bad.

See, as I said there are all sorts of people who have made up this world and it is a personal choice to accept or reject something. So has he ever rejected anything unconventional straightaway "Yes, I have. I filter the ones out about which I am most convinced and excited." But then it isn't that I select the most unconventional of the lot and pick and choose only those films. These are guys who have dreamt of making something close to their heart and given everything into their scripts. "No, actually I don't", Abhay says promptly, "There are all sorts of scripts out there with number of people who want to make their kind of films. Now comes Dev D which is an altogether different interpretation of Devdas and one wonders whether he purposely goes around looking for unconventional roles. While Socha Na Tha was perhaps his safest film till date, films like Ek Chalis Ki Last Local, Manorama - Six Feet Under and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! have all looked at exploring different themes. Trust Abhay Deol to feature in some of the most unconventional films to have come out of Bollywood.
