The long layoff from the studios has done it for him. Suniel Shetty has never stayed away from shooting for so long, all thanks to his chest injury during the shooting of Priyadarshan's De Dana Dan which put him out of circulation for over two months.
After a two-month break Suniel is finally ready to return to the arclights.
"The last I shot was in the third week of December. I'm resuming shooting on Feb 25. For a guy who has never taken a break for more than a few days this has been agony."
And now as Suniel prepares to get back to work he's as nervous as hell. "I restart with Aditya Dutta's Garam Chai where I've to match my comic timing with Chi Chi (Govinda). It couldn't get any tougher for me. I feel in these two months I've forgotten how to act."
It's been a tough two months for the Shettys. "First my chest injury which was really serious. Then just last week I fractured my finger. As though all this wasn't enough my father slipped and fractured his shoulder bone. He can't be operated upon because of his age. He'll just have to rest it out. Luckily he stays with us. So his grandchildren will keep him entertained."
These last few months have made Suniel realize the value of family. "Being bed-ridden I got to spend a lot of time with my family and to see films. I'm so thrilled about the fact that both my children have turned out fully filmy. They watch all the Hindi films without a pause and repeatedly.Yeah I think both want a career in films."
In fact Suneil is already planning a grand launch for his son.