At a time when Hindi films like 'Lagaan' and 'Barfi!' have vied for Hollywood's top honour, the Academy awards, Bollywood actor Sunny Deol says he does not believe in them

"As Indians, our aim should be to entertain audience here," Deol says. "I don't think we Indians need to go to the Oscars. What is the need for Indians to go to Oscars... aren't we happy over here. I don't understand Oscars," Sunny told reporters here during the press conference of his film 'I Love New Year'.

"I think we have to entertain our audience here first. We have over 130 crore people to entertain here," said the actor, who has won the national award twice for his performances in films like 'Ghayal' (1991) and 'Damini' (1994).

"I was surprised when I won national awards," he said. For Sunny it is the love of audience that matters the most. "The love, affection of the audience and their acceptance of actors are the real awards for me. I feel these days everything is manipulated - like people asking to publish news about them in papers, etc," he said.

Sunny would be seen next in 'I Love New Year' opposite Kangana Ranuat, besides 'Singh Saheb The Great' and 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2'.

Comedy, action both are challenging


Actor Sunny Deol, who has entertained the audience with his comic timing and as an action hero, says both the genre are equally challenging

"I enjoy doing comedy films and action as well.

I think both are challenging in their own way. To make people laugh is not easy and to do stunts and action is also not easy," Sunny told reporters here at the first look of his upcoming film 'I Love New Year'. Sunny has done comedy and action films like 'Yamla Pagla Deewana', 'Ghayal', 'Ghatak', 'Ziddi' and others. "I dont know which is easier or difficult.

I think if you are a good actor, you can do everything. All I would say is I want to do different things...try out new kind of films, roles," he said. Sunny has an interesting range of films lined up for release - 'I Love New Year' a rom-com, 'Yamla Pagla Deewana 2' a comedy and action film 'Ghayal Returns'. "All the films that would be coming up are different. I would be happy if the films succeed.

I have worked hard for all of them," he said. The look of his upcoming film 'I love New Year' reminds one of Hollywood film 'Hangover', but Sunny denies any similarity. "Our film is not like 'Hangover'. It is about two strangers, how they meet and things go wrong, and how in that something beautiful turns up," Sunny said.