Ali Zafar might have faced a lot of trouble trying to please Yaami Gautam’s on-screen mother (played by Kirron Kher) in their film Total Siyapaa, but the actress’ real mother is mighty impressed with the actor. Yaami tells us, “My mom keeps asking me, ‘Have you learnt something from Ali? He is such an intelligent, multi-talented guy!’ I say, ‘What do I learn in a month? Singing? Painting? Acting? What else do I need to learn?'”
So, did Ali give her any classes at all on the sets? “She didn’t need any, to be honest,” says a blushing Ali, and a laughing Yaami adds, “I was already a fabulous painter, singer, and actor!”
The film, directed by E Nivas, is a funny take on how all hell breaks loose when Aman, played by Ali meets his girlfriend Asha’s family and they find out he is from Pakistan. Yaami says, “It delivers a message without being preachy.” Adds Ali, “It’s special to me because of the perception one has to face if they’re from Pakistan, albeit in a very humorous way.”
