This picture was designed for the publicity of a film. Fardeen has been always portrayed as a glamorous chocolate boy; he has a very gora chitta image.

The film had an outdoor shooting schedule in New Zealand. We were on a hilly area and the sunlight was too strong. It was irritating Fardeen. So I told the makeup man to spray water on his face. The guy was very scared and he said, 'baba bhadak jayega.'

But I forced him to do it. Fardeen squinted when water was sprayed on him, and before he realised what had happened, I got the shot with a strong sunlight and watermarks on his face.

This picture has a very sharp profile and an Italian look, with a strong jaw to go with it. It shows his personality on a different scale, rather than a good-looking chocolate boy. I wanted an intense picture.