But what about the strong image that the media has created of the two of you as a couple?

No, I'm convinced that the audience isn't going to take that factor into consideration. My father and I do play father and son in "Sarkar Raj", but we weren't related in "Bunty Aur Babli" in any way. In fact he was hunting me down throughout the film. And yet it was a resounding success.

How much have you evolved as an actor since "Sarkar"?

I would like to think that my character has evolved since the first part and that I have evolved accordingly. But like Jai Dixit could change his looks and clothes from "Dhoom" to "Dhoom 2", I don't think it would look believable to see my character in a T-shirt, jeans and in a clean-shaven look in "Sarkar Raj". As for myself, without sounding arrogant I would like to say that I do think I have evolved as an actor. I am still learning and I will be learning till the day I'm an actor. Look at my father at 65. He continues to evolve. In comparison to him, I have a long way to go. I would like to believe that I'm evolving.