Sammir Dattani, Sammir, who is known as megastar 'Dhyaan' in Telugu movie industry, with his first ever Telugu film "Amritha Varsham" And now, Sammir stars in the Kannada comedy "Jackpot"

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Sammir has a multi-lingual career to look after
By Subhash K. Jha, Indo-Asian News Service

Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) Even as he awaited the release of Madhur Bhandarkar's "Corporate", where he played a cameo, Sammir Dattani had a secret up his sleeve - his first
Telugu film "Amritha Varsham" was releasing the same day.

And now, Sammir stars in the Kannada comedy "Jackpot".

"I play an incorrigible skirt chaser who dies and is re-born as a girl and gets a taste of his own chauvinistic medicine," said Sammir who is getting plum offers in Telugu.

"Now I guess I have a Hindi, Kannada and Telugu career to look after."

The advantage of being a multilingual actor is that you can be heard talking in two different languages simultaneously.

Sammir, who is known as megastar 'Dhyaan' in Andhra Pradesh, is all set to crossover with his first ever Telugu film "Amritha Varsham".

"I'd like to think I am the only actor in the world to have two releases in two different languages on the same day.

" 'Amritha Varsham' is actually the dubbed Telugu version of my Kannada hit 'Amrithadhare'. The rights were bought by a prominent banner in Telugu and we shot portions of
the film for 10-12 days in Hyderabad.

"Ramya Krishnan and I had lots of fun doing the film again. Old friend and new language - it was quite an experience. It was positioned like any other mainstream Telugu
film.

"In Hyderabad I was thrilled by the Telugu audiences' response to this passionate and intense love story. This remake is done very professionally. I was confident the
outcome would be positive."

Back home in Mumbai, there was "Corporate" on the same day as "Amritha Varsham" where reviewers were left wondering about his walk-on part.

"But it was always a guest appearance! I did it just to be a part of such a gifted cast. From Bipasha Basu and Kay Kay Menon to Harsh Chhaya and Rajat Kapoor, there
were so many talented actors on the sets that I felt I was in an acting school.

"And after seeing how Madhur handled his actors in 'Chandni Bar', 'Satta' and 'Page 3', who wouldn't want to be in his film?".