So, there is nothing 'favourite' or 'not favourite' for me. Versatility should be an actor's USP.

And trust me, I don't sign a film seeing its genre. If the script kicks me, I am game! Most actors say comedy is the most difficult genre.

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Undoubtedly, as it is the MOST difficult thing to make people laugh - and that too intelligently. Comedy by force is the most horrible thing.

Kolar khosay pa pichle pore gele audience-er hashi paye na! But situational comedy always generates laughter. Do you feel one needs to be a powerful actor to make comedy work? One needs to have acting qualities to essay each and every character.

If a top comedian is given a role in a forced comedy, the audience will not laugh. But in a situational comedy, any actor can make the audience laugh, since they're actually laughing at the situation.

Your favourite comedians..

. To me, Johny Lever is THE comedian.

Johor Roy and Robi Ghosh are icons too. Payel said in an interview to TOI that 'Mithunda is a sweetheart'.

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. (Laughs) She is a sweetheart too.

Amar payer upor danriye nachtoh! So, she is a sweet'hurt'! Do you think comedy in films has evolved with time? With time, the concept of comedy has changed. I am a positive person and I see positivity in everything.

I feel comedy films too have evolved. Today's generation might laugh at funny films from the past, but some classic comedies were made then.

What's keeping you busy these days? I am acting in "Zakhme" and in director Niraj Pathak's film. I'm also doing Ashuu Trikha's "Enemy" with Mimoh.

After the success of "Housefull 2", a producer wants to cast me and Akshay Kumar in a film. Maalkori thik moto dile sign korbo (laughs).

Choreographer Saroj Khan says Mimoh is a terrific dancer..

. I feel proud as a father to hear that.

What's happening on the Tolly front? Will you only act in parallel films in Bangla? I am so busy with Hindi films at present that I say no to a lot of offers from Tollywood. To me, there are two types of films - commercial and non-commercial.

A parallel film, which runs successfully at the BO, is a commercial film, right? Commercial films are those that bring back profit to the producers and non-commercial films are those that fail at the box office. And Mithun Chakraborty only acts in films which are commercial (less)