Vikram: 'This is my current look for the movie Anniyan (Alien) in which I play three different roles. If you had seen me yesterday, I looked different then too.' - Photo by AZLINA ABDULLAH

MY dinner appointment with Vikram was scheduled for 8pm at the Pacific Regency Hotel’s coffee house in Kuala Lumpur. He turned up on the dot. Wearing a two-toned shirt and jeans, he looked somewhat different from his onscreen persona in the over 25 movies he has acted in so far. Vikram’s hair was long, it had blond streaks and his macho-looking beard and moustache were missing.