Shetty who started his career in Bollywood as an action hero is happy that his experimentation with roles is succeeding. He added that Chocolate was fun to do because his role was unusual.
"Chocolate is a thriller and I am playing a very different character in this. The mystique of the character is what the film is all about. I play a character called Rocker. We are doing different films. We are doing one film at a time and when we are doing different films at a time, we get more time to work on our character, to play the character and to look the character we want to play.
An actor is all about switching. An actor is playing a different role and different film everyday and that's exactly what an actor looks forward to. I have been there for the past 15 years and I am doing the same thing everyday. I wanted a change and went for it and I will keep experimenting," Shetty said. Suneil Shetty belongs to a business family and had a less than spectacular start in the film industry with inconsequential films such as Balwan, Gaddar and Prithvi.
After a string of miserable flops, Shetty finally salvaged his dwindling career with blockbusters such as Mohra and Border. But, it was Priyadarshan's rib-tickling comedy Hera Pheri that gave his career the much-needed boost.
He now has his own niche in the industry and has worked with the country's top directors and actors.
A known family man, in a lighter vein Shetty joked that he loved working with all the gorgeous actress, but knew his limits.
"I want to work with all of them. They are so gorgeous. I rather be James Bond with all of them working around. My wife (Manya) does not mind at all. She knows she is safe and secure. There is a Lakshman Rekha which I never cross. I respect women tremendously," he added.
Shetty said it was personally satisfying for him to see Indo-Pak relations on the upswing.
"I was the first one who stepped on the soil of Pakistan in Lahore when I went to see India- Pakistan match which really shows that I went with all heart," he added.
Shetty is himself now a successful businessman with a chain of retail clothes and restaurants. He had started assisting his father in business at the age of fifteen and only later caught the acting bug!