As an actor he loves to experiment and as he turns producer with 'Basra', Abhay Deol promises to be high on content. He says the action thriller will not only keep audiences on the edge of their seats but also make them think.
"There are three genres -- romance, comedy and action. They are mainstream inherently; so what I'm doing is taking a commercial genre and within it experimenting a little bit," Abhay told us in an interview.
The film is going on the floors early next year. Abhay has roped in Navdeep Singh of 'Manorama Six Feet Under' to helm the project that will feature him along with Shahana Goswami and another girl whose name has been kept secret.
" 'Basra' is high on content, but a good dose of action sequences will make it edgy and pretty dark as well. In other words, it is a mainstream movie but also has something that will make people think and keep them on the edge of their seats," he said.
"The thing about action films is that they are high on drama in terms of action sequences, have songs and other things, but content is secondary. For me, the idea was to get something that has content so that the action has some meaning. That's when 'Basra' came in," he added.
The 32-year-old was launched by his uncle Dharmendra with 'Socha Na Tha' in 2005. He then went on to prove his mettle with films like 'Ahista Ahista', 'Manorama Six Feet Under', 'Ek Chalis Ki Last Local', 'Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd' and more recently 'Dev D'.
When asked what motivated him to don the producer's hat, Abhay revealed: "I had bad experiences in the past, with 'Manorama...' being the classic example where the director did his job - he made it well, actors gave their level best but when it was the producer's turn to distribute and market the film, it was nowhere to be seen."
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