He has deliberately chosen to play anti-hero roles, but now Arbaaz Khan dons a funny avatar and promises to make people laugh in "Shootout At Lokhandwala" and "Fool 'N' Final".

"It's not a consciously funny role. In both 'Fool 'N' Final' and 'Shootout At Lokhandwala' I'll make people laugh," Arbaaz told .

After five years of poker-faced spoilsport roles, in Apoorva Lakhia's "Shootout At Lokhandwala" Arbaaz is finally loosening up. He's cast as a cop who provides many light moments.

"My character Javed Sheikh is a bit of a linguistic with a master-command over many languages. He keeps correcting everyone's language. Though he doesn't mean to be, he's quite comical.

"Likewise my character in Feroz Nadiadwala's 'Fool 'N' Final'. I play this gang-lord called Moscow Chikna, who's always in a rage over goof-ups in his organisation. He isn't consciously being funny but comes across as such to those around him."

He shared a great rapport with the whole "Shootout..." team.

"Sanjay Dutt and Suniel Shetty are friends, and actors I've looked up to. I'm on the right side of the law with them whereas most of the actors, who played gangsters, were naturally thrown together.

I had to chase the gangster played by Rohit Roy. So I can't say we got a chance to like each other," said Arbaaz using the funny bones that he has lately discovered.

It was at a dinner with his friends Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapur and director Ahmed Khan that Arbaaz was offered the role of the comic gangster in "Fool 'N' Final".

Recalling the incident, he said: "I was having dinner with Shahid, Bebo and Ahmed when Ahmed said there was a character in his film only I could do. His name was Moscow Chikna. It's hard to keep a straight face when your character has such a name. But in our films, anything is possible."

Arbaaz has the disadvantage of being from a family of celebrities but he feels he has carved a distinct place for himself.

"I've deliberately chosen to be different from the typical romantic-action heroes that Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan and my brother Salman play. I knew I didn't stand a chance in that slot. So, I started as an anti-hero... a slot that other big heroes subsequently adopted.

"I feel I've made a lot of mistakes in my career. Done roles that has finally done me more harm than good. But I've learnt from all my mistakes. Today, I feel more confident. There're so many kinds of films being made. And I fit in comfortably into various slots."