I barely know Dev: Jeet

To comment, that is. But Jeet does know that his ���������Shotru��������� will give some tough competition to ���������Paglu���������
Who is Jeet���������s biggest ���������shotru��������� in the industry?
The world is such a beautiful place to live in. Where is the time to make enemies?
What diplomacy!
Diplomacy and me? I think I am too straightforward.
Or is it a way of saying that you have so many enemies that you can���������t count them on your fingers?
As I said, I don���������t believe in making enemies, as it is a bad practice.
Once ���������Shotru��������� releases, will there be a change in your list of friends and foes?
(Laughs) After each successful release by default, your friends��������� list doubles. So, the ultimate mantra is success.
���������Shotru���������, which was supposed to hit theatres on May 27, is now releasing on June 3. Did you initially postpone the date for fear of ���������Paglu���������?
Fear? For what? I���������m confident about my film. In fact, ���������Paglu������������������s producer told me a few days back that they would release the film on the same day as ���������Shotru���������. The IPL finals are on May 28 and with Team Kolkata playing well, we felt it better to defer the release date so as to not lose out on initial openings at the box-office. I can vouch for ���������Shotru��������� being the Next Big Thing after IPL.
And will it be a bigger hit than ���������Paglu���������?
I am not superhuman; I can���������t predict the future. I am just an actor who gives his 100 per cent so that his performance is well-appreciated and the film does business. Prediction is not my fort������. I don���������t have much idea about ���������Paglu���������, except for the songs, which I���������ve seen on TV. I wish them luck as they are my industry friends. All I can say is that I as Dibakar Singha am confident about this film. The producer, director, music director and technicians have left no stone unturned. The rest is in the hands of destiny and the audience.
But the team of ���������Paglu��������� is going all out to promote the film...
That���������s because ���������Paglu��������� was supposed to hit theatres during Poila Boisakh. ���������Shotru��������� was always planned for a post-IPL release. I have worked with this production house and seen that they pull out all stops to promote their films. I am sure ���������Shotru������������������s publicity and promos will be at par with any other Bengali film.
���������Shotru��������� is more of an action flick, while ���������Paglu������������������s USP lies in the entertainment factor...
Who said there���������s no entertainment factor in ���������Shotru���������? The film has a novelty to it. And just for the record, the film has its dose of romance, emotion and action. ���������Shotru������������������s USP is its speed. Dibakar Singha and his
dialogues will connect with the people.
Dialogues like...
Ami kono ishwar noi je chhere debo, aar rakkhosh noi je mere debo, ami holam police, saala chhara ar marar majhkhane lotke rekhe debo... Then, Singha r ek thaba, bhule jabi ke tor baba...
With Suriya having essayed your role in ���������Singham���������, won���������t there be comparisons?
Suriya is one of the finest actors and I hope, I can deliver even 50 per cent of what he has
delivered. Ajay Devgn, again a brilliant actor, is also essaying the same role in the Hindi version. I feel blessed and it gives me a high when I see that Raj and the production house thought of my name to essay this character in Bengali.
Kaccha chaba jayega?