Lara Dutta reveals why she loves comedy

She has done drama and action, but Lara Dutta is partial to comedies. And now she is ready with another laugh riot, Housefull, which she says is mad but not mindless.

"It's not a mindless comedy. It has a tight screenplay. So if you are not following because of all the confusion, you might lose the plot somewhere. It's a big entertainer with great music with great comic talent. We hope we entertain," Dutta said.

Directed by Sajid Khan, Housefull revolves around Aarush (Akshay Kumar), who believes his bad luck will disappear if he finds true love. In his quest for love, one lie leads to another and different people from various walks of life come together adding more confusion and resulting in total chaos.

"It goes by the literary meaning of it. There is one house crowded with people. One person has three wives and children. These wives also have some complications. Time comes when all family members are together and confusion takes off, and that's what the film is all about," said Dutta.

Finding a balance

After doing Bhagam Bhaag, Partner and Do Knot Disturb, why did she choose another comedy? "I like doing comedy, so most of the films I do are comedy films. Comedy is something that works. Last year I did Billu, which was in a different space, Blue was an action film and Do Knot Disturb was a comedy. You know you have to pick and find your balance somewhere," she said.

But now the actress plans to try other genres. She said: "I would like to take a break from comedy and do something else. I have already shortlisted what I want to do, but I haven't signed any."

The former beauty queen is mostly seen in multi-starrers but is happy that every character she portrayed has been indispensable for the film.

"You know I like doing comedy and most comedy films have many characters and therefore they are multi-starrer films. But at the same time every role that I have taken in the comedy films, they are very distinct roles. I genuinely feel that if you take away the character from that film then there would be something missing. The characters really added a lot to the films."