Enough crying, now romance!

The Dokha experience wasn't all that pleasant for Muzamil Ibrahim.

But ask him if he's crying over spilt milk.

"Not at all," says the model-turned actor. "I've already moved on, though not from the banner. I'm very much with Vishesh Films and the Bhatts. In fact I'm signed on to do an out-and-out romantic film with them in the middle of 2008."

The Vishesh film will be directed by Mohit Suri.

But the more vishesh baat in Muzamil's career. He has signed on to do a comedy with Sunrise Productions featuring Nana Patekar in the lead.

The film is directed by first-timer Rakesh Narang who has done some topical work on television with Mahesh Bhatt. It looks like the Bhatt connection in Muzamil's life refuses to go away.

Muzamil and Rimii Sen play the romantic lead

Er….Muzamil and comedy?

"Yes I want to try something totally different in my second film. In Dokha I cried, both off and on camera. And the audience didn't even hear me cry in my own voice," he makes a tongue-in-cheek reference to his dubbed voice. "Hopefully this time I'll make myself heard in my own voice."

Isn't comedy a hard genre to crack at such an early stage of his career?

"It is," admits Muzamil. 'But I believe an actor needs to grow quickly. The sooner you prove yourself in a tough genre, the better. I started with a very complex role. But I feel comedy and that too with a seasoned actor like Nana will be really tough. Let's see. I love challenges.And the challenge of working with Nana really grabs me."