Though the general perception is that those born in Bollywood families have it easy, actor Girish Kumar chooses to disagree. Son of producer Kumar Taurani, who heads a music label and a production house with his brother Ramesh Taurani, the young actor took three years to prepare for his debut, Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013), directed by Prabhu Dheva. It took him a couple of years to pick his next Loveshhuda, directed by Vaibhav Misra. Releasing this Friday, the film is about love stories that begin in bed and end up, well...wherever they rightly should. In this interview, the good-looking boy with a great bod, talks about romance, being a Casanova and his 'complicated' relationship status. Read on...

It's been over two-and-a-half years since your debut Ramaiya Vastavaiya. Why such a long gap before your second film?
After my first film, I guess people wanted to see what I would do next. I wanted to work outside my home banner and got a few offers too, but they were not the right subjects for me. Ramaiya Vastavaiya did well for a film with a newcomer, it was one of the top three-four debut films of that year. It's unfair to compare a Prabhu Dheva-directed film featuring a debutant, to his films starring Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. I think somewhere the industry didn't take me seriously. Thankfully, coming from an affluent family, I didn't need to rush into anything to earn my bread and butter.

How did you cope during that period?
Initially, I thought that like Varun Dhawan, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt, I might have to wait for a year before the next release. It got tough when I didn't get a suitable film for a year and a half. There were times when I went into depression. But I had faith; I prayed and chanted the Hanuman Chalisa. All that brought me peace. Even after I got this film it took me a while to feel good about everything. I was still healing during the first schedule. Now I am happier and at peace.

Is it tougher for a producer's son in this industry, as compared to an actor's son?
Sons of actors and directors have it much easier. For a producer's son, it's way harder. My uncle (Ramesh Taurani) is a producer while my dad handled the music side of the company. So he's not too friendly with the actors. Also, star kids are not part of my social circle. While as an actor I shouldn't be as bothered about another person's investment, as a producer's son I believe you are responsible for the person putting money on you. I'm trying to make a separate identity for myself as an actor, which is beyond our company.

How did Loveshhuda happen?
Vijayji (Galani), who had come to meet my father with Vaibhav (Misra), told me he had a subject he'd like me to hear. I didn't like it and asked if they had anything else. Vaibhav narrated a concept that I liked and asked him to develop it. Three months later, he came back with a bound script. But by then Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania had released and our film had similar traits. So it had to be rewritten, with more focus on the two main characters. Halfway through the new narration, I messaged my dad saying I had got my second film.

Do you think the film's tag line 'Some love stories begin in bed' could keep the family audience at bay?
The tagline is cool and catchy, and in your face. But that's what the film is about and it is something which people will relate to. In this day and age, I don't think it's such a taboo. We are blind if we believe that these things are not happening. The idea is to make a film that is not overtly progressive, but not regressive either. It is about two consenting adults, their life and their bodies. If something happens between them, it's fine. If not, that's fine too. I don't think the concept is too bold; we all have physical needs, and the more we try to suppress it, we will be dominated by it.

On the personal front, you've not shied away from admitting that you've lived the life of a Casanova? Until you got married last year?
No yaar. I haven't got married. Chhodo abhi woh baat.. Let's just say I am loveshhuda, it's complicated.

So you are still a Casanova? Do you use witty one-liners to impress women?
At heart, always. Why not? I don't use lines, but go for the bull's eye. If I like a girl, I approach her directly, and say, 'I think you're hot. Wanna join me for a drink.' Though lines are flattering, everyone knows you're trying too hard. I am also a romantic at heart, but I keep it real and natural, it's my style. It always works. I have a decent sense of humour, which usually never fails me.