India, Sept. 26 -- Bobby Deol is having his moment in the Sun.

The actor just made a rock solid impression as the infallible Ajay Talvar, in The Ba***ds of Bollywood, though his Achilles Heel governs the plot. In an expansive chat with Raj Shamani, the actor reflected on the time in his life when his failures as a commercial hero cost him roles he believed were always his. And one of them, believe it or not, was Shahid Kapoor's role from Jab We Met (2007).

Mighty impressed by the rough cut of Imtiaz Ali's Socha Na Tha back in the early 2000s, Bobby exclaimed, "I was bowled over. I told him I wanted to work with him no matter what". At the time, Imtiaz had already penned the script for Jab We Met, which was initially titled Geet. Bobby t...