My next is a full-on masala movie: Siddharth

New Delhi: His first two movies in Bollywood have been serious ones with gritty, slice-of-life plots, but now actor Siddharth is all set to go the full blown masala movie way with his next venture.

He caught eyeballs with his role of a disillusioned young man in his Bollywood debut `Rang De Basanti` and went on to play the truth-inspired character of a carrom player from Mumbai`s ghettos in `Striker`, but the actor promises his next film will be a light-hearted one. "The next one is going to be a full-on Bollywood masala movie. It is a big-budget romantic comedy with an A-list director," Siddharth told reporters. "It is time to show the Hindi audience what I do in the Telugu industry, but I can`t reveal much about the film right now," he added. The 30-year-old actor has a loyal fan base in South India, especially Andhra Pradesh, so much so that after his promising debut with `Rang De..`, he took a four-year break to fulfill his commitments in Telugu films. "I had turned down big-budgeted films with solo leads in Bollywood as I wanted to consolidate my position in the Telugu industry, which paid off as I got three big hits there in the past years. Now there will be no gap," Siddharth said. The actor, who has also lent his voice for a track in `Striker`, hopes to carry on with the vocation if the audience likes him. "I will carry on singing if people want me to. It is a good way to connect with the audience. I have been singing with some success in Telugu films as well," said Siddharth. The actor is disappointed with the initial response to 'Striker' which released on February 5, but is keeping his hopes high for the film in its second week. "The initial Box Office collections have been poor, but some centres like Kolkata, Chennai and Hyderabad have had a good response. I'm hoping it picks up pace in the Northern belt too," he said. Even with a big film like 'My Name Is Khan' releasing on February 12, Siddharth is hopeful that the film will still attract audience. "My film is a small release, so I don't think it will be affected. If 'My Name Is Khan' does really well, then the people who don't get tickets will come to see my film," said the actor. The first movie in Hindi to have premiered on Youtube simultaneous to its theatrical release, Chandan Arora directed 'Striker' has received a good response internationally. "The big surprises have come from outside India - we had expected about 30,000 people to watch it on Youtube in the first week, but about 4-and-a-half lakh people have seen it in the first four days. Its massive," said Siddharth. PTI